Budget 2014: Ramesh Damani says markets will rally until elections
P Chidambaram's interim budget lived up to predictions that it would be a non-event for markets, with the BSE's Ramesh Damani saying the numbers are nothing to scare the market, especially since there were no new populist schemes announced.
Fed draws criticism from abroad as emerging markets still reeling
The Federal Reserve's decision to keep trimming its economic stimulus drew fire on Friday as the Reserve Bank of India's chief said Americans should be more attuned to the global impact of their policies, and the IMF called for vigilance given strains in financial markets.
For companies, a rocky road ahead in emerging markets
International companies are taking steps to mitigate the effects of the turmoil in emerging markets, including hedging foreign currency exposure more aggressively, reducing some investment plans, cutting costs, and raising prices frequently.
Rate hike to fight inflation, not global sell-off: Rajan
Preserving in the domestic context means bringing inflation under control. Once we do that, we believe investor confidence naturally follows," he said.
After scary-sell off, emerging market investors find some places to hide
After a scary sell-off in emerging markets in the past week, investors who specialize in the sector are looking for places to hide while also looking for opportunities to benefit.<br /><br />
Wall St falls as emerging-market concerns rise
US stocks dropped on Friday following a selloff in emerging market assets, growth concerns in China and expectations that the Federal Reserve will further cut stimulus.
Davos a non-event: No govt bashing or too-big-to-fail failures this year
Davos is quieter this year than most - but that's probably because business and political leaders know recovery is a long hard road to walk.
Gold rush over? Recovery in West takes shine off emerging mkts like India
Executives in Davos said they remained committed to tapping into rising middle classes from Shanghai to Lagos, but some are pulling back and redeploying resources in particularly difficult, low-margin regions.<br /><br />
No more 'fragile': India and other emerging markets may rebound in 2014
Given the uncertainties of a big election year, going bearish on emerging markets may have become the consensus call. But strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch expect "a modest rebound" for emerging markets.
GSK's $1 bn India plan implies it is betting long on emerging markets
With the latest India deal, GSK is set to spend close to $2 billion in roughly a year to increase its holdings in two listed Indian companies, its biggest incremental investment in any country in that period.<br /><br />
Twitter to be available on mobile phones without Internet
Twitter Inc is tying up with a Singapore-based startup to make its 140-character messaging service available to users in emerging markets who have entry-level mobile phones which cannot access the Internet.
Twitter to be available on mobile phones without Internet
Twitter Inc is tying up with a Singapore-based startup to make its 140-character messaging service available to users in emerging markets who have entry-level mobile phones which cannot access the Internet.
Foreign money is draining out, emerging mkts reach out to savers back home
As a decade's worth of easy foreign money starts to ebb away from emerging economies, their governments are renewing efforts to deepen domestic savings pools - even if change is painfully slow.<br /><br />
Not India but China stocks to lead emerging market rebound: HSBC
HSBC Global Asset Management expects emerging market stocks to play catch-up with those in developed economies, with China's relatively cheaper shares well positioned to lead the rebound.<br /><br />
Unilever sales dip 1.8% due to slide in emerging markets' currencies
It had already warned in September that a slowdown in markets such as Indonesia, Brazil and India had accelerated and it expected quarterly underlying sales growth of only 3 percent to 3.5 percent.
Maintain peace on border, enhance co-operation, PM tells China
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today exhorted both India and China to enhance their economic co-operation to strengthen emerging market economies and resist the increasing western protectionism in a muliltpolar world.<br /><br />
WeChat, Line use marketing might to upend rivals like WhatsApp, Viber
In the battle to become the global messaging app of choice, China's WeChat and Japan-based Line have brought out some large marketing guns - TV ads featuring soccer star Lionel Messi, for instance - that have powered promising bursts of overseas growth.
WeChat, Line use marketing might to upend rivals like WhatsApp, Viber
In the battle to become the global messaging app of choice, China's WeChat and Japan-based Line have brought out some large marketing guns - TV ads featuring soccer star Lionel Messi, for instance - that have powered promising bursts of overseas growth.