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Investment Opportunities for Israeli Companies in India

The Indian Government’s ‘Make in India’ scheme is leveraging India’s natural resources and human capital to attract FDI and foreign expertise to boost the GDP growth rate in the long and short run.

India Pesticides Market is Growing. But is it Growing Fast Enough?

Despite large scale agricultural reforms, basic farming tools such as pesticides and fertilizers remain underutilised

What Goes Where: How GST Impacts Automotive Sector

The new GST reforms set to be launched by July 1 2017 promises a mixed bag for the automotive sector. While the price of some class of vehicles may get cheaper, some others may get more expensive, as per the indications of the GST council. Here is a comprehensive look at the automotive sector and t

What UK election outcome means for Brexit and the economy

A short look at how the Conservatives and Labour are different in their macroeconomic perspectives and approach

Impact of GST on India paints market

Abhijit Roy of Berger Paints predicts no major changes to the status quo in India paints market, given no major change in effective rate of taxation under the GST regime.

India-China Fast Emerging as Battleground for BMW, Mercedes

BMW and Mercedes, the two premium car companies globally are looking for countries to saturate in a bid to become the number 1 premium car maker. India and China seem to be the likely targets

RBI Keeps Key Rates Unchanged in June Monetary Policy Meeting

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.25% while cutting Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 50 basis points to 20%. Next review is set to take place in August 2017

Impact of UK general elections on IT industry

Will universal high speed internet, cracking down on cybercrime and boosting the digital economy be enough to offset a post Brexit UK IT industry?

What Organic Dairy Products Can Teach us about ‘Dementia Tax’?

The so-called ‘Dementia Tax’ proposal is symptomatic of prolonged illness in the British healthcare sector affecting FMCG companies. An illness not adequately explored in the general election campaign.

The Crucial Role of Robots and Automation in the Labour Market

Growing market for robotic vacuum cleaners underlines the two sides to the automation argument: first the advantage of cheap and efficient labour capable of handling repetitive tasks but second is the fear of smart robots becoming job stealers.

India Radio Taxi Services Market Analysis

Organized radio taxi services were introduced in India in early 2005, and by 2010, almost all radio taxi service providers in India operated through the owned assets .

Digital Oilfield Services Need of the Hour as Oil Prices Set to Fall Further

Member countries of OPEC concluded their May 2017 meeting by agreeing to cut oil production for another 9 months; despite that the oil prices tumbled and some industry experts have predicted a further decline in oil prices over the long term in lieu of capacity build-up.

Clariant-Huntsman Announce Merger in a Deal Worth $20 Billion

Clariant International Ltd. and Huntsman International LLC on Monday, 22 May 2017, announced a definitive agreement meant to merge and create a $20 billion global speciality chemicals company. The new entity will be called HuntsmanClarient.

Recently unveiled Anti-Dumping Duty and National Steel Policy on steel products to benefit tonnage market of Industrial gases in India

India is one of the few countries which have remain unaffected through global overcapacity and slowdown in metal sector during 2014-16 period.

Gardener Denver Gets Listed on New York Stock Exchange

Gardener Denver Holding Inc., a leading US based organization involved in the manufacturing and distribution of industrial equipment, technologies and other parts services globally, has completed the procedure to list its shares at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Ransomware raises alarm in global cyber security market

Ransomware has emerged as the most terrible threat to IT security for organizations across the world. It is believed that, on 15 May 2017, ransomware hit almost 150 countries including all the major economies such as US, UK, China, Japan, India, Germany, Spain and Russia.

Chinese Solar PV Module Manufacturers Dominate the Global Solar PV Module Market.

Global photovoltaics market is forecast to exhibit a CAGR of over 15% during 2016 -2022, due to various reasons such as their eco-friendly attributes, minimum maintenance, and cost saving.

China Prolongs Anti-Dumping Duty on Imported Rubber

Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in China has extended the anti-dumping duty rates on chloroprene rubber imports from Japan, the US and the EU.

Real Estate Regulatory Act: A Major Growth Driver for India Construction Chemicals Market

Implementation of the long awaited Real Estate Regulatory Act is expected to bring a paradigm shift in the functioning of India real estate industry.

Industrial Gas Market: Linde-Praxair Merger to Change the Game

The merger of Praxair and Linde would change the dynamics of industrial gases business in the Indian subcontinent. India Industrial gases market is forecast to exhibit a CAGR of over 12% during 2017-2026