Jun 1, 2017 - Emerging markets see 6th straight month of net foreign investor inflows: IIF

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Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk We've all heard the 80-20 rule or the Pareto principle, i.e. 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. In 2013, 8.4 percent of the world population controlled 83.3 percent of the world's wealth. In 2015, one search engine, Google, received 64 percent of search queries. Why does this happen? Why do a few people, teams, and organizations enjoy the bulk of the rewards in life? James Clear suggests that the process of accumulative advantage is the hidden engine that drives the 80/20 rule. Small differences in performance can lead to very unequal distributions when repeated over time. This is yet another reason why habits are so important. The people and organizations that can do the right things, more consistently are more likely to maintain a slight edge and accumulate disproportionate rewards over time. 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The Indian economy finally bares its demonetisation scars Very low GDP growth in the fourth quarter indicates that the slowdown is likely to persist in the current quarter as well Changing colours of bank lending to the corporate sector With over 10% of banks’ loan book ravaged by bad assets, banks are now cherry-picking bond issuances of better-rated companies to ensure timely repayments Who uses P-Notes anyway? While FDI inflows have surged in recent years, that shouldn’t be an excuse for lax policy when it comes to foreign investors investing directly or through P-Notes 10 start-ups that struck it rich A look at 10 Indian start-ups that hit the mark—either with massive funding rounds (Flipkart, Paytm) or profitable acquisitions by larger start-ups (TaxiForSure, Myntra, redBus) Uber's finance head leaves; company's quarterly loss narrows UBER-RESULTS:Uber's finance head leaves; company's quarterly loss narrows Assessing the new rules to solve the NPA problem Banks will be under pressure to close the transactions soon and this could lead to under-pricing of loans Private investment to lead India GDP growth in 2018-19, says World Bank Private investment will pick up 2018-19 to overtake private consumption as the main driver of economic growth, says World Bank in its ‘India Economic Update’ report Large global investment funds driving consolidation in telecom tower sector Consolidation in the telecom sector had impacted the tenancy ratios of several mobile tower companies, and as a result many of them are in high debt, say analysts Quintype's Amit Rathore setting up two new funds for US, India investments Quintype founder Amit Rathore, along with two other US-based investors, has launched Higher Order VC which is launching the two new venture capital funds Will invest in networks, payment and lending businesses: Rahul Chandra Chandra shares the investment thesis for Unitary Helion in an interview Icra downgrades Oriental Bank of Commerce citing weak financials OBC has sold Rs 6,700 crore worth of bonds to domestic fund houses and institutions, which would be now sitting mark-to-market losses amid fear of missing repayments. Pfizer to acquire Neksium brand of drugs from AstraZeneca for Rs75 crore Drug firm Pfizer signs pact with AstraZeneca to buy Neksium brand of drugs in India for Rs75 crore to expand presence in gastrointestinal therapy segment GTPL Hathway to float Rs600 crore IPO in June GTPL Hathway, which offers cable TV and broadband services, plans to raise around Rs600 crore through initial public offer (IPO) in June IOC, partners in talks to buy stake in Russia’s Vankor field IOC, Oil India and Bharat PetroResources (a unit of BPCL) are looking at buying 49% stake in Russia’s Vankor cluster oilfields in the Arctic region NIIT Tech’s arm to acquire 55% interest in US firm RuleTek NIIT Tech’s arm Incessant Technologies says it will acquire 55% interest in RuleTek, in a bid to boost its digital integration capabilities and expand North America footprint Chola MS General Insurance raises Rs 100 crore of Tier 2 Capital The NCDs have been assigned a credit rating AA+ (Outlook: Stable) by rating agencies CRISIL and ICRA. The NCDs will be listed in National Stock Exchange of India Limited. Bad bank a bad idea? Five reasons why India needs a durable solution on NPAs A stable and sound banking system is required for a healthy growth of an economy. But ballooning non-performing assets problem is the biggest impediment that chokes Indian lenders' effective operations. Here are the top Indian banks and the amount of NPAs they had on their accounts as of March quarter. India's big bad loan problem: Banks with highest NPAs Myntra is turning Jabong into a platform for private labels “Jabongs team is not happy as the private brands dont sell much but they (Myntra) are forcing Jabong to list private brands,” said a senior official. B2C e-commerce exports by MSME clusters pegged at $26 million FICCI-IIFT study urges recognition of retail e-commerce exports as an industry Brick and mortar retailers to step up capex by 15-20%: Crisil - Revenue growth expected to improve to 14-16% annually over the next two years as e-commerce goes slow on discounting Huawei in talks with top Indian telcos for narrow-band IoT technology deployment The technology rollout will involve a simple software upgrade to telcos’ existing 4G base stations Worried over repayments, bankers look to nudge Reliance Communications into debt restructuring Attempts at reviving RCom, the most-leveraged Indian telecom service provider, have started gathering pace with the lenders of the company, under the aegis of SBI, working on a plan to rejig the debt of the beleaguered telecom major. Nokia 3310 review: Living with this feature phone, is it really for you? Nokia 3310 review: The old classic is back once again, ready to woo us with its candy-bar design in colourful options, and a battery that will last 22 hours. But is this feature phone really meant for everyone, and how practical is it? Here's our review Layoffs rile India's flagship IT sector Experts say automation, a failure to keep up with new technologies and US President Donald Trump's clampdown on visas is creating industry-wide upheav.. How Indian smartphones are losing out to China With over 50% share, Chinese smartphones have run roughshod over their Indian rivals. How did this happen and what next? Telecom Sector Reels Under Pricing Pressure, Competition From Jio RCom's short- and long-term debt was also downgraded to default by local ratings companies Care Ratings and ICRA on Tuesday. Anheuser Busch Pushes Into Craft Beer Market With New Acquisition It’s congressional athletic competition season and Anheuser-Busch wants to get people in the bipartisan spirit. Tobacco kills 10 lakh Indians every year, here's how 40 NGOs plan to tackle this Mumbai city news: As much as 4% of children aged between 13 and 15 smoke cigarettes How well do you know your breakfast cereal? Make sure it doesn't contain these artificial chemicals Don't be fooled by the 'whole grains' claim, rather check the complete nutrient content. India the second largest consumer of tobacco and tobacco products globally New Delhi, May 31: If you think smokeless tobacco or sheesha is not harmful to your health, think again. According to statistics, about six million people in India die every year due to tobacco consumption and approximately 163.7 million users consume only the smokeless variants. The country is also estimated to be the second largest consumer … India leads the growth in consumer sentiment around the world One of the reasons for the consumer sentiment and the purchase of premium products is the e-commerce boom in India. Products That Helped Patanjali Become India's No. 2 Consumer Goods Maker Patanjali Ayurved replaces ITC to become number two FMCG player.  Nestle India to make Maggi noodles healthy, cuts down on salt and adds iron The plan to cut down salt content in Maggi noodles is part of Nestle’s global strategy to reduce sodium, saturated fat and sugar. Snapdeal-Flipkart merger talks stretch over fate of smaller units Snapdeal's valuation has come down from $6.5 bn to less than $1 bn over the past year Jabong consolidates logistics with Myntra, targets 50% growth in FY18 The company plans to consolidate logistics with Myntra and grow revenues by 30 percent during the financial year, Jabong head Gunjan Soni tells Moneycontrol Flipkart sold 180x iPhone 7 on a single day during its Big 10 Sale Mobile as an overall category has seen 15x sales. Paytm eyes 3X growth in train ticket bookings this year "Paytm is booking over one million train tickets in a month and has become India's largest platform for train tickets booking, after IRCTC," it said i.. Mexican retailer Walmex picks new chief financial officer Gonzalez will assume her new role on July 1, replacing former CFO Pedro Farah Flipkart CTO on Preparing for Big Sales, and Why It's Still Using Its Own Cloud Flipkart CTO says that its tie up with Azure doesn't take away from the work on it's private cloud, and shares insights about how the company is using AI, ML. What does the future hold? Deal ya no deal The company, founded as a daily deals site by two friends Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, later pivoted to ecommerce and snagged a list of marquee invest.. 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