Page 4 - Q&a

We are focused on our users, competitors on us: Ola Electric's Aggarwal

We have disrupted the traditional business model of OEMs and the traditional cosy business relations that this industry has had, says Bhavish Aggarwal, Ola, Co-Founder & CEO

Lenovo will end FY23 with over 5 mn made-in-India products: MD Katyal

'For smartphones, India became the second largest market in the world around five years ago'

We hope RBI will opt for a pause on rate hikes: CII president Sanjiv Bajaj

Inflation is coming under control. You've got all the right tailwinds for growth. And so we hope that RBI will take a pause on rate hikes, says Sanjiv Bajaj, President, CII

Indian markets won't enter bear territory anytime soon: Nischal Maheshwari

Profit margins for Indian companies are likely to improve as input costs have stabilised since last year, says Nischal Maheshwari, CEO of institutional equities at Centrum Broking

When India invests in Aus, it will secure own supply chain: Madeleine King

We want to work with like-minded partners like India, who is a strategic partner through QUAD, says Madeleine King, Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia

Keeping cash handy, expecting better buying opportunities: Aniruddha Naha

'In the latest quarterly results, one thing that stands out is the banks' improved asset quality'

We hope to capture 5% of the market by 2025: Skoda's Piyush Arora

We project an automotive growth of 6-7 per cent a year in the next decade and electrification growing between 15 and 25 per cent in that time

No slowdown in FY24 tractor sales even if El Nino hits: John Deere's Jagtap

The India head of the US farm equipment firm feels overall tractor sales might see a slight dip in FY23, after a good FY22

India is a key country for our regional strategy: Ivanhoe Cambridge MD

India is a key country for our regional strategy as we aim at steady growth in the Asia-Pacific region, says Chanakya Chakravarthi, MD, Ivanhoe Cambridge

Q3 results in line with expectations, banks only outliers: Anand Shah

'Banks were an exception, as they exceeded expectations on all fronts'

Slippages will gradually dip every quarter: PNB chief Atul Kumar Goel

In a Q&A, the lender's MD & CEO says the bank's NPA ratio could improve further as it doesn't have any large loan that needs to be regarded as bad

Pass-through of fall in commodity prices not clear: RBI MPC's Bhide

'In the past two meetings, the size of the rate increases have come down'

New private capex cycle has well and truly begun: Axis Bank's Rajiv Anand

'We are seeing a fair amount of activity in renewables, city gas distribution, and roads'

F-35 fighters have been discussed since 2010: Boeing's Heidi Grant

'Boeing exports 40 per cent of India's aerospace and defence exports, which is quite significant'

Norms for celebrity endorsements carry the weight of law: Rohit Kumar Singh

'We are working to modernise the grievance redress mechanism and bring it up to international standards'

Royalty costs for benefit of all shareholders, not just Unilever: HUL CEO

'Mom-and-pop stores will remain the most dominant channel even after a decade, and in a highly digitised form'

Whole premise of the Budget is around skilling: Atul Kumar Tiwari

'PMKVY is an agile, market driven scheme as it provides short term training and recognises prior learning as well'

We continue to be selective on corporate loans: Indian Bank MD & CEO

Our margins in the first quarter was 3.1 per cent, while it was 3.2 per cent in Q2 and 3.7 per cent in Q3, says Shanti Lal Jain

Long-term investors can bet on multi or flexi caps: Nippon India MF's Bhan

'Indian markets offer potentially attractive medium-term opportunities available across various sectors and size categories'

Skoda making in India for the world, says MD & CEO Piyush Arora

'We are looking at 2023 with great expectations. Our aim is to score double-digit growth'