In the September release of the Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) that are designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said India is expected to see “firming growth”. As reported on their Website, the CLIs signal stable growth...
Netflix to Launch Video-on-Demand Services in India
I was in Delhi last week and wanted to continue watching an episode of Scandal on my laptop. But I was blocked because Netflix looked at the Indian IP address of my hotel and said Nope. So I am releived to learn that according to the Times of India, Netflix...
Big Brother China Being Filmed in India!
Although production is taking place in a former industrial factory outside Mumbai, viewers will not be able to tell that the all-Chinese version of the global hit reality show Big Brother wasn't made in Shanghai or Beijing, says The Hollywood Reporter. The decision to shoot in India was “driven by...
Global Grocery Markets Set to Grow between Now and 2020
Food and consumer goods research firm IGD forecasts that “the vast majority of global grocery growth will come from Asia, Africa and Middle East supported by increasing affluence, urbanization and rising populations,” according to GlobalMeat News. Rank Country 2020 $Bn 2015 $Bn % Change in Value 2015 - 2020...
India’s Commerce Minister Reports 48% Increased FDI
Minister of State for Commerce Nirmala Sitharaman, said that since the launch of the ‘Make in India' initiative in September 2014, there has been a 48 percent increase in Foreign Direct Investment inflows for the period October 2014 to April 2015 as compared to the corresponding time frame of the...
California's Uber to Invest $1 Billion in India
Uber will spend $1 billion over the next nine months to expand its presence in India, which is one of its biggest global markets. The company currently operates in 18 cities in India and offers services unique to the market, such as UberGO (on-demand hatchback vehicles) and UberAUTO (which supports...