The leading Swiss wealth management group expects that just like it did after the global financial crisis, discretionary spending will recover after Covid-19 abates.
In India there are many factors at play which makes the office critical for companies and employees. That said, Covid-19 has irreversibly changed the way companies and people view the office.
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.
Covid-19 hit movie halls hard, and PVR—India's largest multiplex chain—was no exception. Talking to Fortune India, Ajay Bijli, its chairman, opens up about his business, and what keeps him going.
As several reports attest, India is seeing a rise in gig economy jobs, both in the blue-collar and white-collar segments, with the pandemic accelerating this trend.
With the economy bouncing back, co-living and PGs are witnessing a revival. But the pandemic has changed the rules of the game. And this sector needs to imbibe newer learnings to stay afloat.
The pandemic, ultimately, was unsuccessful in denting the country's capital raising confidence, as India Inc. raised over ₹1.88 lakh crore, beating the record of over ₹1.75 lakh crore raised in FY18.
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.
