You may want to take a fresh look at business opportunities and investments in India, if a new World Bank report is to be believed. In November 2001, Goldman Sachs published a landmark paper where they identified India, along with Brazil, China, and Russia as the four “BRIC” economies that...
Dassault Brings Largest Defense FDI to India
"Dassault will emerge as the single largest FDI investor in the defense sector. The cumulative FDI in the defense sector in India till date is $6 million," Rajesh K. Dhingra, president, Reliance Defense & Aerospace, said at an interview with the Economic Times. France's Dassault will manufacture a significant part...
'Make in India' Attracts Business from Italy
On a three-day business mission to New Delhi, India in April, a delegation led by Italy's deputy minister for economic development, Ivan Scalfarotto, aimed to strengthen bilateral ties and make the most of the plentiful business opportunities that India has on offer. The platform, promoted by the Italian Ministries of Economic...
Smartphones Change Lives of Rural Women in India
28-year old Manisha Badekar runs a design and tailoring shop in Supane, a village in India's western state of Maharashtra. Though she is well-versed in basic tailoring, Badekar has never been to a design school. Yet, her advanced design learning has been via a smartphone, which she uses to look...
Saab Commences Transfer of Missile Technology to India
Sweden's Saab Group and India's Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd., gear up to win the Indian Army's $2 billion surface-to-air missile contract. Even though the joint venture between the two companies has not yet been finalized, the transfer of technology has begun for the air defense missile system called the BAMSE...
Ferrero Rocher to Double its Investment in India
In an interview with the Economic Times, Roberto Grasso, India managing director of the Italian Ferrero Rocher brand of candies, outlined his company's growth and said that the company will double its investment to $256 million in the next few years. Ferrero entered India a decade ago, and: Has an...