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Guess which high-end global brand has the largest presence in India?
In the last five years, India's retail market has seen a significant shift in retailer attraction and selecy luxury brands like Mango, LV, Herms, Forever 21 and Gucci have gradually preferred to enter the Indian market to meet the rising demand for their brands.<br />
Did you know 85% of candidates lost their deposit money in 2009 elections?
Despite the deposit loss, there is no stopping the independent candidates
Making urban India's voice heard, is that AAP's real success?
If Arvind Kejriwal's success is anything to go by ( AAP won 28/70 seats in its maiden outing), promises to fix civic amenities, like interrupted water and power supplies, and battle corruption can go a long way to get urban voters to actually cast their ballot.<br />
These two charts show why FMCG firms can't count on rural demand anymore
A recent Barclays report shows that rural wage growth and credit are showing signs of slowing down, an interesting development in light of the fact that the government has reduced allocation to rural employment guarantee schemes.<br />
'Elections will help India's economy.' Wrong, says Credit Suisse
A Credit Suisse report points out that the elections will have no effect on the Indian economy and it won't restart investments
An amazing fact: BJP, Congress have a whole bunch of crorepati candidates
Close to 70 percent of all the candidates fielded by the Congress Party and up to 50 percent of the candidates of the Bharatiya Janta Party are Indian rupee millionaires (crorepatis)!
Here's one area where India is getting soundly thrashed by China
The US had 25 million internet users in 1995 (9% penetration) - the same number of users as India in 2004 and China in 2000. In 2013, India had 213 million internet users, the same as China in 2007.
Data: Meet the richest candidate in India's 2014 elections
The Association for Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch combed the declared financial assets of 188 candidates to be fielded by the Congress and the BJP, as announced until 8 March, 2014.
These five cities have the most vehicles in India. Mumbai isn't one of them
A growing urban population means rising incomes which translates into a burgeoning number of vehicles on the road. In 2012, Delhi has the most number of cars in the country at 7.35 million, followed by Bangalore (4.1 million) and Chennai(3.7 million).
Did you know that more than 50% of India's foreign investments are in tax havens?
Tax havens such as the Netherlands and Singapore that have attracted most of the outward foreign direct investments from India
Chart: This is how exuberant Indian stock markets are feeling versus rest of the world
According to a recent Macquarie report, stock markets gain 5-10 percent in the past five elections, so the current surge in enthusiasm should come as no surprise.<br />
Gujarat, TN top economic freedom index; Chhattisgarh moving up the ranks consistently
Many states are improving their economic freedom rankings; but, ironically, the centre is beginning to encroach on their ability to improve further.
Chart: 4 reasons why Goldman Sachs believes Nifty will hit 7600
Goldman Sachs upgraded Indian shares to "overweight" from "marketweight" and raised its target on Nifty to 7,600, citing reduced external vulnerabilities, including a narrowing current account deficit, and potential for gains ahead of elections that conclude in May.<br />
Chart: Goldman Sachs gave a thumbs-up to India. Look how the Sensex jumped
Indian equity markets today hit record highs after Goldman Sachs turned upbeat on India, as well as on expectations of a Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance forming the government at the centre after next month's elections.<br />
India has potential to become world's largest aviation hub: KPMG report
India, which is currently the ninth largest aviation market in the world with a fleet of over 400 aircrafts, is expected to acquire third position by 2020 with the fleet size likely to stand over 1,000 planes.<br />
The real estate crisis will devastate state finances - time to prick the price bubble
States are increasing their dependence on revenues from real estate. The current stagnation is bad news. The only way to revive sentiment is to adopt policies that deflate the bubble
Investors may be rooting for BJP, but solutions to economy issues lie with babus, not netas
The BJP appears more industry friendly and hence the likely favourite of the equity markets
India's online spend to see eight-fold increase to $16 bn by 2018, mobile plays big role: Forrester
Off late, it seems like India's ecommerce companies can do no wrong, with Flipkart crossing the the $1 billion sales mark, last year, a year ahead of schedule and eBay leading a consortium of investors, pumping in about Rs 830 crore into homegrown Snapdeal.<br />
Why companies need to market - and not just sell - to existing customers
For technology and service providers, especially those that target other businesses (B2B), making or missing quarterly sales goals often comes down to whether a few key "new name" prospects sign deals in that period.
PC shipments to fall by 6% in 2014 and decline through 2018: IDC
2014 will remain a challenging year for PC vendors in Asia as a cautious economic outlook means consumers will prioritise device purchases.
Server market grew 2.1% in shipments, while revenue decreased 4.5% in 2013
The outlook for 2014 suggests that modest growth will continue. These increases will continue to be buffered in the enterprise by the use of x86 server virtualisation to consolidate physical machines as they are replaced.
It's all about the numbers: Why WhatsApp is a Moneyball, even at $19 bn
The answer lies in the numbers revealed in Facebook's investor presentation.