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The value of announced mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deals involving Indian companies reached US$20.1 billion, a 12.3% increase from the first half of 2012. In the second quarter of 2013, overall Indian M&A totaled US$15.3 billion, a 214.3% sequential increase from the first quarter of 2013 driven by a US$5.4-billion pending acquisition of Hindustan Unilever …
Vivek Sahasrabudhe, Analyst – Research and Real Estate Intelligence Services, Jones Lang LaSalle India The economic slowdown has affected industries throughout the country. Indicators in 2012-13 such as GDP and the Index of Industrial Production signify weak performance for the Indian economy, but a recent reduction in the inflation rate and monetary easing offer some …
‘International Leadership Symposium on Ethics in Business’ was conducted for the first time in United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, by World Forum in Ethics in Business on July 1, 2013. Organized in partnership with International Association for Human Values, World Bank Institute and Global Partnerships Forum, the International Leadership Symposium on Ethics in Business, which had …
1st July, 2013 : Comments by Amar Ambani, Head of Research, India Infoline What a start to the week! After enjoying a fantastic Friday, the Indian equity market continued its winning streak on Monday with the Nifty ending a shade below the 5900 mark. The Sensex managed to close above the 19,500 mark at 19,577, …
In India’s largest cities – namely Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bangalore – luxury and ultra-luxury residential projects have witnessed ten-fold appreciation over their launch prices over the last decade, implying more than 100% annual returns on investment. Most of these projects saw encouraging pre-sale activity and were sold out completely very quickly. In fact, demand …
Around the world, when the growth stories of China and India are recounted, Indians routinely take pride in singing paeans to our democratic order, claiming that our growth is much more surefooted. Perhaps, but look what the same democracy is doing to us now. With the economy attacked on both the domestic and international fronts, …
27th June, 2013 : Comments by Amar Ambani, Head of Research, India Infoline In the June series, the Nifty plunged 7.3% while the Sensex declined 6.7%. The Indian equity market ended the June series today on a bright note with investors perhaps relieved that the series has ended. The June series had it all, a …
26th June, 2013 : Comments by Amar Ambani, Head of Research, India Infoline The Indian equity market which traded in a tight range for most part of the day, shed away its gains in the last half an hour of trade. Fears of a weaker rupee further impacted India’s precarious current account deficit once again …
The Central Government Cabinet approved the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill on 5 June 2013. The aim of the bill is to create a Real Estate Regulatory Authority and an Appellate Tribunal that will act as a watchdog for the housing sector, primarily towards protecting consumer interests while creating an alternative redress mechanism for …
There are many variables that can have a negative effect on one’s property investments. Being aware of these is an inalienable part of successful property investment. The Rising Cost of Money Increasing inflation is the first factor that inhibits the profitability of a real estate investment. While investing in any kind of property, one should …