The environment for foreign investments in India started improving a short time before Narendra Modi was elected prime minister on a business-friendly reform agenda in May 2014. United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Airwas acquired a stake in India’s largest corporate carrier, Jet Airways. As a result of this deal, the U.A.E....
Disney Ties-Up With Vodafone in India
The entertainment giant Walt Disney Co teamed-up with the telecom operator Vodafone to launch games and apps in India. Disney India's interactive business will power Vodafone's games and apps on both feature and smartphones. "Our endeavor has always been to provide engaging games to existing and new users in India through multiple...
Will Cameron score over Obama?
The British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting India now, at least three months before the scheduled visit of U.S. President Obama. Cameron is distinctly focused on commercial ties. Especially with his recent interest in containing expenses at home, India seems to be on the forefront for business engagement. In...
India tops Global Project Finance list 2009
The global financing storm hurt some more than others. According to Project Finance International he world's top Initial Mandated Lead Arranger of project financing in 2009 was the State Bank of India's SBI Capital Markets which loaned almost $20 billion for domestic financing projects. IDBI Bank of India was ranked...