Page 5 - Q&a

Robust broader capex cycle to accelerate corporate loan book: BoB MD & CEO

'We have made investments in terms of making sure our savings banks franchise is strengthened'

Our new mantra is to bring back growth: Cognizant India CMD Rajesh Nambiar

We have added advanced solution capabilities, programme management and project management capabilities and it is important for us, says Rajesh Nambiar, chairman and MD, Cognizant India

Budget proposals don't change our long-term preferences: Abhiram Eleswarapu

'Consensus forecasts call for a 16 per cent earnings compounded annual growth through FY25, with margin expansion baked in across most sectors', said Eleswarapu

Our becoming bank rests on regulatory intent for NBFCs: Piramal Finance MD

In a Q&A, Jairam Sridharan dwells on his company's proposed retail thrust and the challenges facing the NBFC sector

'Fluff of high valuations' has settled for firms: Padmaja Ruparel

Entrepreneurial expectations have become more realistic, says co-founder of India's largest group of angel investors

We aim to be one of India's top CDMO, API players: Advent's Shweta Jalan

'Suven alone has multiple engines of growth across all segments and a strong pipeline of Phase 3 and late Phase 2 molecules'

India can't afford yet more disruptions to supply chains: Ficci President

'What is most unfortunate is that countries are looking to finance their transition to a green economy by taxing others'

2022 corrected markets midway, valuations still high: UTI AMC's Ajay Tyagi

In a Q&A, Tyagi says 2023 could be a year of consolidation because the market is trading at a 15-20% premium to long-term averages

Expect MF AUM to cross Rs 80 trillion by 2028: Amfi CEO N S Venkatesh

'Strong regulations are crucial for the orderly development of the market. Even a slip-up can break the trust of investors. We welcome the Sebi regulations'

Rising cost of raw materials a challenge for drug firms: Cipla's Hamied

Companies will have to manage work to match India's National List of Essential Medicines but it will be worth the endeavour, she says

We see growth fuelled by all our business domains: Brigade Group MD

'If there is an IT slowdown, we see demand consolidating with branded, listed players like ours as a flight to quality'

Expect 25% slippages from restructured book: South Indian Bank MD & CEO

The bank is targeting double digit growth, Murali Ramakrishnan, MD & CEO of South Indian Bank said

Invest 80%, keep rest of corpus aside for corrections: Mirae's N Surana

Indian markets are holding on despite ongoing global chaos, thanks to supportive cyclical and structural factors, says Surana

Time has passed when offer price of Rs 170 for a share was good: IHH's Loh

Will start rebranding Fortis as Parkway shortly: Fortis chairman Ravi Rajagopal

We expect more cyberattacks driven by nation-states: Microsoft's Tom Burt

'Microsoft believes that mandatory reporting of security incidents is a good idea'

Without science and technology, Indian agriculture cannot prosper: Pental

'We have been asked to go for coordinated trials to be conducted by ICAR'

Price hike is the last thing on our mind: Dabur India CEO Mohit Malhotra

'We are very reluctant because price rise has an impact on the demand as well as the volume growth', he said

Rising rates may result in moderation in home sales growth: JLL India CEO

The increase of 190 basis points (bps) in the repo rate resulted in a surge in mortgage rates with a transmission of 130-140 bps in the effective home loan rates: Radha Dhir

Financial results in H2FY23 will be better than first half: JSW Steel's Rao

In a Q&A, the Jt MD and CFO of the company says the worst is over as higher volumes, better demand and lower raw material cost play out in the coming quarters

We're in good position to grow indigenous capability for India: Ted Colbert

'The F/A-18 Super Hornet is right in front of us from a go-forward perspective'