Bloomberg reports that Asia dominates an exclusive list of economies expected to sustain growth rates of 7%. According to a research report by Madhur Jha, Standard Chartered’s India-based head of thematic research, and Global Chief Economist David Mann, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines along with Ethiopia and Cote...
BD India To Certify Hospitals in Patient Safety
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based Becton, Dickinson (BD) in partnership with the Oakbrook, Illinois-headquartered Joint Commission International (JCI) launched a new patient safety program for hospitals, called Preventing Risks of Infections and Medication Errors in Intraveneous Therapy (PRIME) in India. PRIME is a programmatic approach toward patient safety which will be...
Indian Equities Attract Biggest Foreign Investments since 2012
Indian equities attracted the biggest foreign investment in seven years in March, receiving a major chunk of inflows into Asia. Overseas investors bought $4.96 billion worth of Asian shares in March, data from stock exchanges in South Korea, Taiwan, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesian and Vietnam show, of which Indian stock...
India's OYO Enters America's Budget Hotel Market
Having raised $1 billion from the Japanese investor SoftBank, India's hospitality unicorn Oyo entered the U.S. market by opening an office in Dallas, and is testing the market with OYO Townhouses in Austin, Texas. The company generates most of its demand directly, and its customers book rooms via its mobile app. Oyo focuses on the...
UNCTAD: India Is a Leading Exporter of Creative Products
According to the second edition of the periodic Creative Economy Outlook: Trends in International Trade in Creative Industries report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s creative goods exports increased nearly threefold from $7.4 billion in 2005 to $20.2 billion in 2014, making it one...
10 ASEAN Leaders to Be Chief Guests at India's Republic Day Celebrations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established in 1967 with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand as founding members. Later, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia joined the group making up what is today the ten member states of ASEAN. Its purpose is to accelerate economic growth,...