Demand for industrial and logistics spaces reached an all-time high in eight major cities last year, with leasing activity increasing by 8 per cent yearly, according to CBRE. According to CBRE’s most recent study, leasing of industrial and logistics spaces increased to 38.8 million square feet in 2023 from 36 million square feet the previous year, […]
The paint industry anticipates a vibrant Q3 amidst changing market dynamics. Amid the soft second quarter two of financial year 2024 (Q2FY23) performance in the paint segment, the players are expecting a positive change in the upcoming quarter three of financial year 2024 (Q3FY24) results fueled by festive season demand. While the market conditions have […]
Hitachi’s Indian arm is aiming to become a major growth engine for the Japanese conglomerate, targeting a USD 20 billion contribution to its parent’s revenue by 2030. This ambitious goal was revealed by Bharat Kaushal, Hitachi India’s managing director, at the World Economic Forum. India’s growing importance as a global hub for component and capital […]
India’s manufacturing sector concluded 2023 with a somewhat uncertain outlook as factory growth decelerated to an eighteen-month low in December, revealed by a business survey released on Wednesday. The HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, produced by S&P Global, dipped to 54.9 in December from November’s 56.0. Nevertheless, the index remained above the 50-mark, indicating […]
Food delivery platform Zomato revealed on Sunday that it has been served with notices from tax authorities in Delhi and Karnataka regarding purportedly insufficient payment of goods and services tax in 2018, amounting to Rs 4.2 crore. Zomato, in a filing with stock exchanges, stated its intention to contest the tax demand notices and emphasised […]
Earnings for the Indian poultry companies improved in H1 FY2024 but commodity inflation could disrupt the momentum in H2, the rating agency Icra has said. The rating agency has maintained its revenue growth expectations at eight to ten per cent for the domestic poultry industry in FY2024. “This will be driven by significant volume expansion […]
With the ongoing wedding season at its peak, jewellery retailers have been witnessing strong demand, momentum and footfalls across their showrooms in India. And they are consistently focusing on capitalising on this demand. “We have expanded our market presence and customer share at a Pan-India level, garnering 35 per cent revenue growth in the first […]
In early Asian trade on Friday, oil prices surged, poised to achieve their first weekly gain in two months, fueled by a positive outlook on oil demand from the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the coming year and a decline in the value of the dollar. According to Reuters, Brent futures experienced a 9-cent increase, […]
India’s gems and jewellery exports experienced a decline of 11.49 per cent, reaching Rs 22,873.19 crore (USD 2,748.01 million) in October, as per data from the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). In comparison, gross exports in October 2022 were Rs 25,843.84 crore (USD 3,134.85 million). Cut and Polished Diamonds (CPD) exports fell by […]
Indian manufacturing has accelerated through the second quarter of 2023-24 and is likely to continue for the subsequent quarters of the financial year 2023-24, notwithstanding the slowdown in developed nations, industry body FICCI’s latest quarterly survey revealed. The industry body’s latest quarterly survey assessed the performance and sentiments of manufacturers for the July-September 2023-24 quarter […]
