Leveraging automation for economic recovery
AI and automation will have a critical role to play in helping businesses recover from the Covid-19-led economic downturn.
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Covid-19: The art of survival
Maintaining cash balances that allow you to survive many months of significantly lower revenues and perhaps no profits will be the key to survival.
Covid-19: Lockdown extended till May 17
The extension, which takes the total day-count of the lockdown to 54, will add to the challenges that the economy was already facing before Covid-19 took the shape of a pandemic.
Covid-19 takes a toll on alternative assets outlook
Though investors are revising their commitments to alternatives in 2020, most are not adjusting their longer-term plans, says Preqin.
RIL’s credit rating could be upgraded
Facebook’s $5.7-billion investment in RIL’s subsidiary will help both companies monetise their digital platforms; it will also aid in deleveraging RIL’s balance sheet, says Fitch Ratings.
Asia to see 0% growth in 2020, says IMF
Chang Yong Rhee, director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, also wrote in a blog that the current crisis from Covid-19 is like no other, worse than the Global Financial Crisis.
The build-up to RBI’s ‘bazooka’
Minutes of RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting highlight that members were divided on the space for future rate cuts.
Covid-19: 400 mn workers in India may fall into poverty
Millions of workers are vulnerable to income loss and layoffs, says ILO; the ongoing nationwide lockdown has further pushed workers in the informal sector to the brink.
Motilal Oswal: Taking the long view
Market maven Motilal Oswal expects Indian markets to remain strong in 2020, notwithstanding headwinds. He sees opportunities for long-term wealth creation.
Markets accord red welcome to FY21
Day 1 of the new fiscal saw benchmark indices in the red all through the day; they closed 4% lower.
