Mar 16, 2017 - The impact of lower oil prices

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Indian economy to pick up once impact of note ban fades: IMF Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8 had announced scrapping of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, pulling out 86 per cent of the total currency in circulation. SBI to raise Rs 15,000 crore capital next fiscal The mode of fund raising would be decided at the "opportune time" subject to approval of the government and the RBI. Deutsche Bank said to be weighing sale of India retail business DEUTSCHE BANK-MOVES/ (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE):EXCLUSIVE-Deutsche Bank names new head of Wall Street business -sources NSDL hopes to launch payments bank by May At least three in-principal licensees -- Tech Mahindra, Dilip Shanghvi and Cholamandalam group -- have opted out. NSDL has not revealed much till now. Digital transaction to touch Rs 4 crore a day this year: Ravi Shankar Prasad Ravi Shankar Prasad said there is a dilemma how to strike a balance between maintaining privacy of data and at the same time using it for providing better service. SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya asks PSBs to improve governance to get investors Out of the Rs 25,000 crore that the government has earmarked for recapitalising its banks this financial year, SBI alone has got over Rs 7,000 crore so far. HDFC bank launches 3-minutes digital loan against securities service Customers can avail a minimum loan of Rs 1 lakh and maximum loan up to Rs 20 lakh under this facility, the bank said. Govt to allow EPF withdrawals to cover down payments on home loans Govt plans to amend EPF scheme to allow EPFO subscribers to withdraw funds for also paying EMIs on home loans Merger talks of ONGC, HPCL on at ministerial level Guwahati, Mar 15 (PTI) State-owned oil major ONGC has said the preliminary discussion for its acquisition of India's third-biggest fuel retailer HPCL has started and is going on at the ministerial level. Tata group sifts data for customer loyalty programme Tata IQ has built a data ecosystem over the past 18 months that allows it to store, process and mine a variety of information in real time. Apple sets out on expansion spree with 100 stores The Apple Authorised Resellers are a format through which the company plans to widen its presence in highrental, high street locations. Kishore Biyani sees big future without investors Three listed entities of the Future Group now have a combined valuation of Rs 21,833 crore, more than that of Shoppers Stop, Trent and Arvind Group put together. Manpasand Beverages: Manpasand Beverages to set up new plant The current situation in Tamil Nadu has benefited the company as they are the only fruit juice manufacturing company with adequate capacity to cater t.. Marks & Spencer pulls out of China, the world's largest retail market Barely a year after British retailer Marks & Spencer opened its 10th store in the country, it is pulling out of China in March.The fashion retailer has already shut down seven of its 10 store LinEngage: LinEngage starts operations in Delhi-NCR The mandate for Gagan is two-fold--set up a team with skills that leverages technology and data to tap Delhi’s Consumer-Tech, Auto, FMCG & Pharma se.. Subway to open 100 outlets in next one year Submarine sandwich restaurant chain Subway is planning to open around 100 outlets over the next 12 months in India targeting new states to expand its footprint.According to a PTI report: Subway, w T'Pot Cafe aims to open 75 more outlets by end of FY18 India is the highest tea consuming country globally and second largest producer of the tea in the world after China. The country consumes 837,000 tons of tea every year, making it the most popular dri After Jio, Micromax plans to launch entry-level 4G VoLTE feature phone The feature is otherwise available only on smartphones and Micromax is hoping to ride demand generated by Reliance Jio Infocomms offer of free voice for life. With Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani shakes up Indian telecom market The race to consolidate has hastened since Ambani sent shock waves through the sector in September when he launched Reliance Jio's 4G network with a free service. TRAI floats consultation paper asking 'how to ease telecom business in India?' In order to “ease” opening of a telecom business in India, telecom regulator TRAI is inviting comments from telcos, service providers and stakeholders asking how the existing regulations could be tweaked. The regulator is looking at simplifying or even tweaking existing license conditions, spectrum Facebook, TLabs join hands to support mobile-based startups in India Facebook and TLabs will build on the knowledge and learnings of in-house senior mentors to engage and educate budding entrepreneurs Airtel officially launches its 4G services in Jammu and Kashmir With the latest launch, Airtel 4G service is now available in all 22 telecom circles of the country. Baba Ramdev wants to take Patanjali products to China Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved wants to set up a production unit in Sahibganj, Jharkhand, and export products to China, Myanmar and Bangladesh Tata group sifts data for customer loyalty programme Tata IQ has built a data ecosystem over the past 18 months that allows it to store, process and mine a variety of information in real time. Manpasand Beverages: Manpasand Beverages to set up new plant in Sri City, invests Rs 150 cr Manpasand Beverages will set up a plant at Sri City in Tamil Nadu at an investm 50% of Indian consumers order wines exclusively by glass: Wine survey Important choice cues used by consumers when choosing wine are familiarity of brand name, country of origin and colour of wine. SastaSundar.com launches range of organic green tea products The company will put forth its products online as well as offline through its 172 Healthbuddy centres. Beverage start-up gets three class X students whopping Rs 3 cr funding- India TV Three Class X students in Jaipur – Chetanya Golechha, Mrigank Gujjar and Utsav Jain – have received a funding of as much as Rs 3 crore for their start-up ‘Infusion Beverages’. Global brands opting for social media influencers Social media experts say there has been a phenomenal rise in such `influencer' accounts and channels in India over the past year. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives India Business Brief | India Retail News | India Food Brief | India Telecom Brief | India Finance Brief | India Software Brief | India Digital Brief | India Ecommerce Brief | India Franchise Brief | India HR Brief | India Logistics Brief | India Construction Brief About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India