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Can SVB’s Collapse Manoeuvre Capital Towards Indian Markets
Advertisements On 10 March 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), one of the biggest in the US and a specialist in technology company lending was closed by California regulators because of concerns over its balance sheets. This marked the biggest banking… Read More ›
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Growth of Indian Origin Firms in the UK
Advertisements The UK boasts one of the most competitive business environments in the world that ranks consistently in the top 10 in the world for ease of doing business. Indian-owned companies operating in the UK have multiplied in 2022, up… Read More ›
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Why UK Investments are Gaining Marketshare in India
Advertisements India and the United Kingdom share a modern partnership bound by strong historical ties. The UK is the 6th largest investor in India and has invested USD 32.82 bn in FDI inflows between April 2000- September 2022. There are… Read More ›
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Strategic Investments led by UK-based ESG funds for expansion of Climate Finance
Advertisements The United Kingdom government has claimed it is still delivering its five-year £ 11.6 billion ($13.1 billion) commitment to international climate finance, after advocates raised concerns about the safety of the pledge. Once viewed as a concept as likely… Read More ›
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Investment and Trade Expansion of Indian companies in the UK Economy
Advertisements According to Grant Thornton’s India meets Britain Tracker, the launch of Free Trade Negotiations at the start of the year and the prime minister’s official visit last month has led to Indian companies continuing to make a “significant contribution”… Read More ›
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Emergence of Innovation Hubs and Employment as an Impact of UK-India bilateral trade
Advertisements According to Bain & Company’s India Venture Capital Report 2022, in 2021 global VCs led more than 90 mega-rounds of over USD 100 Mn in funding compared to approximately 20 in 2020. VC funding reached a total of USD… Read More ›
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British International Investment Onboards Manav Bansal To Lead India Operations
Advertisements British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has announced the appointment of Manav Bansal as its new Head of India and Managing Director, effective 1st July 2022. Bansal will oversee the DFI’s ambitions… Read More ›
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Providing Capital and Credit To The Indian MSME Sector
Advertisements India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector is expected to rebound with a 15% to 17% growth in revenues for the financial year ending 2022 amid the country’s economic recovery and an increase in consumer demand. The report,… Read More ›
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Investment Themes That Continue to Gain Traction for Venture Capitalists
Advertisements The Indian government’s budget for 2014-15 is clearly an investor-friendly one with a slew of provisions and funds earmarked for start-ups in India. Also, a start-up fund worth Rs 10,000 crore is being mulled by the government. The beneficiary companies are… Read More ›
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How ESG Investing came to a reckoning
Advertisements The acronym ESG dates back to 2004, when a report commissioned by the UN called for “better inclusion of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions”. In the wake of corporate scandals such as Enron and… Read More ›
