The Core Report

On this episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Bharat Shah, Executive Director, ASK Group. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Bombay and a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He has been on the Board since 2008. He has over 24 years of experience in the field of investment management and has previously worked at Birla Capital International AMC Limited and Asian Paints (India) Limited.

In this conversation you will gain insights into business practices, stock markets, investing, risk, and a whole lot more.

TCR: Weekend Edition with Bharat Shah on Youtube

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Indrani Bagchi, CEO of foreign affairs think tank Ananta Centre and also former Diplomatic Editor of Times of India.

SHOW NOTES

• [01:00] Foxconn returns to the table after breakup with Vedanta, to tie up with STMicroelectronics NV for a semiconductor plant.
• [04:48] Stocks Stay Up, Morgan Stanley predicts a 10% run up in markets to elections.
• [06:57] A Veg Thali is now 24% more expensive, falling tomato prices help
• [08:42] What Does G20 Have In Store for India? with Indrani Bagchi, Ananta Centre
• [16:49] Stockpicking in a heated market, should one buy loss making companies? with Bharat Shah, ASK Investment Managers

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Peter McGuire, CEO of XM Australia as well as Dr Rashmi Hegde, Executive Vice President, Medical Affairs at GlaxoSmithKline.

SHOW NOTES

• [00:50] India accounted Almost Half of the global real-time payments in 2022: RBI
• [06:50] Crude prices hit $90 a barrel, fears of $100 sweep the markets.
• [13:04] Rupee hits an all time low against the dollar, again.
• [15:43] A vaccine for Shingles leads the way to more vaccines as preventive cures.

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Manish Raj Singhania, President of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) as well as Crisil Chief Economist DK Joshi.

SHOW NOTES

• [00:50] SEBI says 1-hour trade settlements could come by March 2024.
• [04:28] Nominate heirs to your fortune and your bank deposits, says the finance minister
• [05:54] SUVs push car sales to  a record high in August with Manish Raj Singhania
• [15:43] Delayed monsoons are now increasing anxiety levels with DK Joshi

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Atul Chaturvedi, Chairman of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance as well as Chairman of Renuka Sugars as well as Sudhir Sethi Founder and Chairman of Chirate Ventures, one of the oldest venture firms in India (formerly IDG Ventures).

SHOW NOTES

• [00:50] Indian manufacturers brace for festival seasons
• [05:08] Edible oil imports cross 2022 full year levels as El Nino and other fears kick in.
• [14:38] India’s new venture capital foray: upstream manufacturing.
• [28:33] Delhi starts shutting down for G20. No online delivery services except essentials.

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Hemindra Hazari, A commentator with a specialisation in banking and economy research as well as Siraj Hussain, former Agricultural Secretary to the Government of India.

SHOW NOTES

• [00:46] Prime Minister Modi highlights inflation as a global challenge
• [03:52] Uday Kotak steps down as CEO of Kotak Bank.
• [15:23] Countries are growing food to export to India 
• [23:36] As Jio Finance flexes muscles, Bajaj Finances announces expansion

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On this episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vineet Nayar, former CEO of HCL Technologies and Founder of Sampark Foundation. Vineet Nayar is recognised as one of the world’s foremost voices on human potential management and workplace transformation, thanks to his ground-breaking Employees First, Customers Second philosophy. Vineet’s implementation of EFCS at HCL Technologies, where he was appointed CEO from 2007-2013, was a noted phenomenon in the business world; Fortune described the company as the “world’s most modern management”. His book on the same subject, titled 'Employees First, Customers Second', has sold 100,000+ copies worldwide and is a Harvard Business Press bestseller. Under Vineet's leadership, the innovative management practices at HCL Technologies were taught as case studies at the Harvard and London Business School.

For the last 5 years, Vineet has applied his time and energy on solving India’s quality education challenge, through the application of his EFCS philosophy.

In this conversation you will learn about the state of the IT industry, why India is losing talent in IT, the potential of the sector, his management philosophy, stories from HCL, the Sampark Foundation and more.

TCR: Weekend Edition with Vineet Nayar on Youtube

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist at rating agency ICRA as well as Vivek Rathi, Director of Research at Knight Frank. 

SHOW NOTES

• [01:00] India’s first quarter GDP is at 7.8%, below most forecasts.
• [08:49] An investigative journalism report points more fingers at Adani shareholding.
• [14:21] Mumbai sees record property sales in August, as prices set to rise further
• [21:46] Why is Indian IT sounding despondent while global banks are stepping up spending. An excerpt of The Core Report Weekend Edition

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to T Koshy, CEO of Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) as well as ICICI Securities strategist Vinod Karki.

SHOW NOTES

• [00:50] Pace of Road construction in India, could go up 25% by next year, says Crisil Ratings. 
• [02:22] How Taxi & Auto Unions Are Driving Adoption of  ONDC by the thousands. 
• [10:52] India’s traditional industries like iron and steel lead the pack in gross value add or GVA contribution to the economy.
• [18:01] 32 Companies Apply to Make Laptops in India.

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On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Pramod Kumar S, the President of the Roller Flour Millers Federation of India and also director of the Bangalore based Sunil Agro Foods as well as Amit Tandon, founder & MD of Institutional Investor Advisory Services.

SHOW NOTES

• [01:26] Companies feel pressure as regulators force them to disclose more information.
• [12:39] Flour milling industry says allow packaged atta exports for NRIs as chapatis can’t be made with other wheat.
• [18:13] Disney goes the Jio way, will offer free streaming on mobile for the upcoming World Cup Cricket. 
• [21:52] LPG Cylinders to get Rs 200 subsidy.
• [22:41] Uber says drivers have earnt Rs 50,000 crore on its platform in 10 years

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