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With short-term bond yields having come down significantly since the announcement of the long-term repo operations (LTROs) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the eventual contracting of the spread between the repo rate and short-term yields, the bond market will have very little to gain by participating in any further possible LTROs, say experts. Market participants, however, are of the view that a second tranche is highly likely.

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India, home to one of the world’s worst piles of bad debt, once again finds itself defending the stability of its financial system after the biggest bank failure in its history.

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Till about 6pm on Thursday, Yes Bank Ltd did what many thought it could not: Avoid lending restrictions that the central bank typically imposes on capital-starved banks owing to deteriorating asset quality and capital buffers.

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The G-7 conference call is over and the central bankers have not delivered any concrete policy action, it is a statement of intent – “Given the potential impacts of COVID-19 on global growth, we reaffirm our commitment to use all appropriate policy tools to achieve strong, sustainable growth and safeguard against downside risks”.

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The G-7 conference call is over and the central bankers have not delivered any concrete policy action, it is a statement of intent – “Given the potential impacts of COVID-19 on global growth, we reaffirm our commitment to use all appropriate policy tools to achieve strong, sustainable growth and safeguard against downside risks”.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday said that foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from Mauritius would continue to be eligible for FPI registration with increased monitoring as per Financial Action Task Force (FATF) norms. The clarification comes after market participants expressed their apprehensions about whether the inclusion of Mauritius in the grey list would affect the registration of FPIs from Mauritius.

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There is a palpable sense of relief on the campuses of some of the leading business schools across the country. Campus placements this year have gone off well despite apprehensions.

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One of the world’s first known flight simulators was crafted more than 100 years ago and was essential for sending today’s pilots to the sky. Simulations help pilots learn by doing, developing and practicing key skills that can eventually be used in a real situation. And simulations have many applications beyond the cockpit. “Simulations are starting to get widely adopted by leading universities,” said Vasant Sivaraman, professor of strategy and finance at S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research. “This is the right time to deepen skill-based pedagogy in business courses.”

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In today’s complex business environment of cross-disciplinary competence, it has become imperative for students to understand and learn beyond the hardcore textual knowledge. Traditionally an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree is usually only connected with finance and management that deals with numbers and business.

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Before joining this year’s batch at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Shubhanshuk Sarkar was the founder of Blupot Games, a mobile game development startup that released its first offering last August.

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Artificial intelligence and robotics are making their way into management curriculum of the country’s business schools, including Indian Institutes of Management, even as machine intelligence and Internet of

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SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) has introduced a compulsory credit course in management and liberal arts as part of its full-time MBA programme, with an aim to help develop critical

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Did you know corporate India loses almost 50 per cent of the women in its workforce by the time they reach a mid-management level? According to a recent online survey, India is supposedly home to the highest number of over-educated and overqualified housewives in the world.

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While advances in health care in the developed world often emphasize new technologies, in developing lower- and middle-income countries simply expanding the reach of basic primary care services is crucial to improving health. By providing ready access to basic health services and coordinating care with more specialized

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Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran may rationalize portfolios of large Tata companies, like Tata Steel and Tata Power, and merge smaller ones to increase efficiency

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Parle Platina will help save marketing and distribution costs, writes SANGEETA TANWAR. Taking a leaf out of carmaker Maruti Suzuki, which set up Nexa showroom to launch

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Indian homes and its digital citizens have experienced one of the fastest penetrations of media and entertainment (M&E) in the world. It is a well-known fact now that the M&E industry has never seen such unprecedented action and exciting times before. Opening up of foreign capital participation in the economy has only made things further more exhilarating for the media and entertainment sector.

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GlaxoSmithKline, a science-led global healthcare company, has announced the appointment of Bhushan Akshikar as its Managing Director for Pharmaceuticals in Nigeria.

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Helping find a work space for his sister, who was planning on starting a gems and jewellery business, turned out to be a far more cumbersome a task than Himanshu Bindal had anticipated. “I did not know that acquiring a work space could be so immensely difficult— particularly for a startup

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