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IMA India's Podcast offers insights on the Indian economy, politics, business environment and functional areas for CXOs and senior management.
IMA Insights
1w ago
Driven by regulators, customers and investors, ESG represents a unique opportunity for businesses to transform themselves. Getting the ‘green transformation’ right involves building a comprehensive strategy that integrates sustainability into operations; and carefully evaluating the firm’s environmental impact, community engagement and governance beyond numerical targets.
At a recent India CFO Forum session in Delhi, Abhishek Tripathi, Partner – ESG at Grant Thornton, shared insights on how ESG is becoming an imperative mandate for businesses and the Finance’s role in this transition.
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1M ago
The odds of a second Trump presidency are a little better than the outcome of a toss of a coin. It all boils down to 7 swing states, which have over recent history been pivotal. The real issues to grapple with are the likely policy shifts that may take place under a second Trump administration. This could be across the entire spectrum from geopolitics, energy, security, trade and investment, immigration amongst others. These will impact global supply chains (both manufacturing and services) , and consequently, business enterprise, even those operating in India. This podcast presents a perspect ..read more
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1M ago
What does it take to start and grow a business in a sector as challenging as civil aviation, with all its regulatory complexities, infrastructural constraints and price-sensitive consumers? What lessons can other industries draw from the experience of IndiGo, India’s largest and most profitable airline, which, through relentless innovation, managed to carve out a niche for itself? How is the entry of Akasa Air, the ‘new kid on the block,’ reshaping an already turbulent sector?
Aditya Ghosh, a seasoned business leader with over 22 years of experience and Co-Founder of Akasa Air, who previ ..read more
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2M ago
After decades of being burdened with leftist Peronists, Argentina finally elected Javier Milei a self-described libertarian. Mr Milei had campaigned on a promise of small government and a passionate commitment to fixing Argentina’s crumbling economy.
An economic paradox of sorts, in the first few decades of the 21st century, Argentina was one of the world’s richest countries. It is now an economic disaster. Burdened with unsustainable debt and very high inflation, Argentina has consistently defaulted on its commitment to international creditors. Mr Milei brings a fresh promise to fix it ..read more
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2M ago
Simon Kuznets, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, once remarked that there are four types of countries – advanced economies, emerging markets, Argentina and Japan. Japan, which has over the years and despite a series of policy efforts, remained plagued with price deflation and feeble growth.
But a new worry that it is now struggling with is the massive debt burden of its government. With rising interest rates, this may become unsustainable. Also burdened with a declining workforce and possibly a shrinking economy, Japan will tragically lose its influence in Asia. That cannot be construed a ..read more
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2M ago
At a recent, half-day India CHRO Forum meeting in Bangalore, IMA India had sessions on building a high-performance culture, and on identifying and managing unconscious bias - which can be a serious impediment in any business.
Fidelity National Financial (FNF) India stands out within India’s fast-growing Global Capability Centre (GCC) space. It is one of the rare GCCs to have an independent P&L mandate – one that is supported by a high-performance culture that remains solidly employee-centric. This unique mix has allowed FNF to move steadily up the ranks on the Great Places to Work (GPTW) l ..read more
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2M ago
With 2024 around the corner, it is a good time to take stock of the prospects for global – and Asian – growth. China is visibly slowing, part of the eurozone are in recession and America may not be able to hold off a downturn for much longer. Added to this mix, geopolitical risks have spiked and elections are due in India, the US and probably the UK.
At a recent joint online session of the India CEO and CFO Forums session, Richard Martin, Founder and Managing Director of IMA Asia, assessed the risks and opportunities that lie ahead and offered unique insights from an East-Asian vantage p ..read more
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Private equity investor, philanthropist and educator – Ashish Dhawan has worn many hats over the course of his career. He currently runs The Convergence Foundation (TCF), which he set up a few years ago to help drive change at a public-policy level.
At a recent online session of the India CEO and CHRO Forums, he shared insights, drawing on his long and varied career, on how business, education and the not-for-profit sectors intersect in India. He also discussed how he used his learnings from the private sector to help build one of India’s leading educational institutions, Ashoka Universi ..read more
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Over the coming decade, some countries will do a lot better than others. India, for instance, is likely to emerge as the world’s fastest growing large economy just as China’s growth begins to moderate. Businesses will need to realign their strategies under these changing market conditions to seek out opportunities and refigure their supply chains.
The critical question for strategists is the management of risk - is the greater risk the investment committed to tap future opportunities going sour (should they fail to materialise) or is it the failure to tap it and lose both market share or ..read more
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5M ago
India is in the midst of transformative change, economically, geopolitically and in terms of public policy. Savings are moving from fixed assets (real estate, gold) to financial ones. Equally, capital markets are fast replacing banks as a source of growth funding.  ..read more