Covid-19 is an endemic, not pandemic: Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the Biocon chief, feels hospitalisation and not infection count matters in the fight against Coronavirus.
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Dovish MPC opts for status quo
While the Reserve Bank of India kept policy rates and its accommodative stance unchanged, additional monetary measures have been brought in to fight the second wave of Covid-19.
Life and death beyond networks
Indians have always trusted personal networks and connections more than public goods and governance. Covid-19 should shake that belief.
When the rich fall ill
The second wave of Covid-19 is a moment of truth for India’s rich, and upwardly mobile middle classes.
RBI holds rates; unveils new measures
The recent surge in Covid-19 infections, the central bank says, adds uncertainty to the outlook on domestic growth as restrictions could dampen demand improvement and delay the return of normalcy.
Way ahead: A tech-savvy makeover for retail banking
The Covid-19 disruption has ignited a new era of value-based customer-centric banking. It has also given rise to platform and data-driven approaches, signalling a radical change in retail banking.
Has Covid-19 made PSBs more vulnerable?
While Indian banks' improved financial metrics do not fully reflect the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the under–capitalised PSBs are likely to remain risk averse and lose market share.
The ‘new normal’ for financial services
According to a Capgemini Research Institute survey, while the pandemic propelled digital adoption, physical channels continue to remain significant for financial services consumers.
Watch: Radhika Gupta on the need for gender diversity
In a chat with Fortune India, Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, talks about how the fallout of the the Covid-19 pandemic can be used in a positive manner, among other things.
Gold ruled 2020. Will it reign 2021 too?
Gold exchange traded funds added a record 877 tonnes during 2020, nearly 231 tonnes more than the 2009 record of 646 tonnes. Experts argue much of gold's growth drivers will continue in 2021 too.
