As part of Forbes’ 100th anniversary celebrations, the publication unveiled its special centennial issue, which incorporates essays, lessons, and ideas for the next 100 years from the world’s renowned living business thinkers. "The list speaks to a century of entrepreneurial capitalism compiling the doers who have created, disrupted, and innovated...
Forbes List Adds a Billionaire from India Each Month
The number of Indians on the Forbes billionaire list rose to 101 from 84 in 2016, and Fakhri Ahmadov, managing director at Ahmadoff & Company, a U.K. based wealth advisory firm, says, "Eevery 33 days brought a new Indian billionaire to the list last year." Forbes says India had 36...
India's Largest Bank Gets a Female CEO
Arundhati Bhattacharya is the first woman Chair-Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI) in its 208-year-history, and she holds one of the most powerful positions on the Asian subcontinent. SBI is India’s most important financial institution controlling a fifth of India’s bank assets. It is India's largest lender...
Forbes Names 5 India Firms on 50 Most Innovative List
Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Sun Pharma have made it on Forbes magazine’s list of world’s 50 most innovative firms. L&T led the list as 9th place, followed by HUL (12th), Infosys (19th), Tata Consultancy Services (29th) and Sun Pharma (38th). Note that Hindustan Unilever...
Mumbai, Delhi spawn India's Richest Persons
According to the latest tally of India's richest persons by Forbes Magazine, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is home to 45 of the 100 most wealthy Indians, including Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India. In my book I noted how almost 40 percent of India's personal income taxes are collected in...