After studying law I vectored towards journalism by accident and it's the only job I've done since. It's a job that has taken me on a private jet to Jaisalmer - where I wrote India's first feature on fractional ownership of business jets - to the badlands of west UP where India's sugar economy is inextricably now tied to politics. I'm a big fan of new business models and crafty entrepreneurs. Fortunately for me, there are plenty of those in Asia at the moment.
Indian bond yields rose to a 7-month high as the RBI's plan to conduct open market operations and rising oil prices hit sentiment. Image: Shutterstock
Indian bond yields at 7-month high
Indian bond yields rose to a 7-month high as the Reserve Bank of India’s plan to conduct open market operations and rising oil prices hit sentiment. The RBI has said that it plans to conduct bond sales to absorb excess liquidity in the banking system. Oil prices have also surged to $88 a barrel on fears that the Israel-Palestinian conflict could draw in more countries.
(Financial Express)
Manu Jain joins as Indian CEO of G42
Manu Jain, who headed Xiaomi’s operations in India, has joined as the CEO of G42, an artificial intelligence and cloud computing company. The announcement came via a LinkedIn post. Prior to Xiaomi he had founded fashion portal Jabong and said it was time to build something new.
(Mint)
FIR against Hero MotoCorp
The Delhi Police registered an FIR against Hero MotoCorp for issuing fake invoices of Rs 6 crore and claiming tax credits against forged bills. Hero MotoCorp issued a statement saying the matter is sub judice. The company has said in the past that this case relates to a disgruntled vendor.
(Economic Times, Mint, Business Standard, Financial Express)
Microfinance sector sees 21 percent portfolio growth in Q1FY24
Microfinance companies in aggregate saw their loans grow 21 percent to Rs 357,000 crore at the end of Q1FY24. The total disbursement was up 30 percent year on year to Rs 76,274 crore against Rs 58,809 crore. The market share of NBFC MFIs stood at 41.28 percent while banks had a share of 31.98 percent.