Page 7 - Q&a

PFC eyes new infra, net zero value chain: Chairman & MD R S Dhillon

'PFC and REC have sanctioned close to Rs 2 trillion covering 36 discoms', said Dhillon

Trying to be prudent in this macroeconomic environment: Flipkart CEO

'We have focused on compliance as a very key and fundamental pillar of the company for the last several years', he said

Rs 7K-crore NPA sale to NARCL by Q4: IDBI Bank MD & CEO Rakesh Sharma

'We have identified accounts worth Rs 11,000 crore, of which Rs 4,000 crore is technically written off', said Sharma

'Risks to global markets could arise from central bank rate actions'

Market is building an earnings growth of 10-12 per cent for FY23, which seems achievable given the present earnings momentum and economic outlook, says Sanjay Chawla of Baroda BNP Paribas MF.

Want our protection segment to be in double digits: Kotak Life MD & CEO

'We believe there is a huge opportunity in the protection and annuity segments', said Balasubramanian

J&K Bank to increase exposure to corporate borrowers, PSUs: MD Prakash

In a Q&A, Baldev Prakash said the lender will also target Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune and Mohali through tie-ups, and hold campaigns for retail asset/liability products in order to improve its CASA

Limited data a challenge for accurate weather prediction: M Rajeevan

This is why IMD provides an assembled forecast, which is given as a probability

Aim to strike balance between secured, unsecured loans: Ujjivan SFB CEO

'The retail deposit mobilisation is our focus right now. We'd like to grow the retail base - all our branches are working towards it'

Banks could consolidate with NBFCs as valuations looking sensible: Girotra

'I feel more positive about the NBFC sector than I did in the last three years', said Manisha Girotra

NRIs can make bill payments for family members via BBPS soon: CEO

'I feel UPMS will change the way BBPS operates today', said Noopur Chaturvedi

Lot of hesitancy and scepticism among retail investors: Centrum Broking ED

'If the market movement remains positive for an extended period, flows would become healthy once again', said Anil Sarin

Reasonable to expect positive FPI flows will continue: Abhiram Eleswarapu

"It is encouraging to see nearly $5 billion of FPI inflows this month into India after a long period of sustained outflows", he said

Focusing on non-motor, non-health space: Future Generali India Insurance MD

"There is a need to invest more in distribution, products, and marketing", said Rau

For streaming to be same size as TV, discipline is must: Sameer Nair

'We have released 40 shows to date. There are 15 in-production and we have produced eight movies', said Nair

Embassy REIT has delivered 50% total returns since listing: Vikaash Khdloya

"Our overall philosophy on co-working has been that it is an amenity for our business parks and occupiers", said Khdloya

I do not see any significant downside to markets, says Vikas Khemani

"The Indian economy is far more insulated and better placed than most global markets", says Khemani

Soft PoS will empower merchants in a big way: Worldline (India) CEO

"Demonetisation provided the biggest boost to PoS machines", said Ramesh Narasimhan

The NBFC sector is on a strong wicket: SCUF MD & CEO Y S Chakravarti

"Even if you look at the single-party exposure, there is a great deal of leeway for us to go to banks and borrow"

We have got seven bids for Sterlite Copper plant: Vedanta's Anil Agarwal

"The world does not want India to produce. Today, 70% of our money is going into imports"

'We had two options: Complex law or start with clean slate': MoS IT

'Non-personal data is the raw material for AI. If you start having a regulator sit on top of it, it will impact the growth of the sector', said Chandrasekhar