Page 9 - Interviews

Followed due process to get fair valuation for amalgamation: Tata Steel CFO

In a Q&A, Koushik Chatterjee, says the decision to merge seven group firms is a priority for Tata Steel and the entities involved. He adds that rupee depreciation will influence steel prices

Can Roche stay ahead of the competition in the next 125 years?

Pharma giant Roche believes, its ability to reinvent itself through innovation was behind its success. Business Standard's Sohini Das and Nivedita Mookerji spoke to the members of its founding family

India's Covid vaccination programme stunning: Roche's Hoffmann, Duschmale

'They (the next 125 years) look more challenging than the past 125 years. The world has changed. We have to make quicker decisions'

We should go public when the time is right: OYO Hotels' Steve Albrechts

'There are many factors and parameters that we are going to weigh', he said

After IL&FS & Covid, NBFCs have ceded space to pvt credit funds: N Dhedhi

Nilesh Dhedhi, head of structured credit, Avendus Finance explains the nuts and bolts of these investment vehicles which are aimed at sophisticated investors

PFC eyes new infra, net zero value chain: Chairman & MD R S Dhillon

'PFC and REC have sanctioned close to Rs 2 trillion covering 36 discoms', said Dhillon

AI has moved from experiment to adoption: IBM Research AI's Sriram Raghavan

Raghavan talks about how AI is evolving, its use by governments as well as bad elements, and the significance of IBM Labs India

We are being penalised far more than we should have been: Byju Raveendran

In growing fast, we would have overlooked a few things and that's why we are being penalised a lot more than we should have been

Want our protection segment to be in double digits: Kotak Life MD & CEO

'We believe there is a huge opportunity in the protection and annuity segments', said Balasubramanian

DIIs have been circumspect about market rally: Aditya Birla MF CIO

"Correlation of Indian markets with Chinese equities has fallen sharply in recent months", says Mahesh Patil

What drives Suman Mishra, a woman leading the charge in male bastion

Mishra, the first professional CEO in an industry that's largely been a male bastion, talks to Shally Seth Mohile about things that drive her

Existing players will join once penetration crosses single digits: ONDC CEO

In a Q&A, T Koshy, dwells on the network's national road map, challenges in onboarding small retailers, and the value proposition for customers

Banks could consolidate with NBFCs as valuations looking sensible: Girotra

'I feel more positive about the NBFC sector than I did in the last three years', said Manisha Girotra

'Entrepreneurs must have courage to continue', says Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl

From Snapdeal's birth and evolution to his faith in startups and possible lessons from upcoming IPO, Bahl has a freewheeling conversation with Nivedita Mookerji

NRIs can make bill payments for family members via BBPS soon: CEO

'I feel UPMS will change the way BBPS operates today', said Noopur Chaturvedi

India must invite component makers first before OEMs: R C Bhargava

Foreign investment will come readily if the supply chain already exists, says Maruti Suzuki chairman

Reasonable to expect positive FPI flows will continue: Abhiram Eleswarapu

"It is encouraging to see nearly $5 billion of FPI inflows this month into India after a long period of sustained outflows", he said

Manipal Cigna seeks 30% growth in health insurance: CEO Prasun Sikdar

High claims for Covid-19 a challenge for the industry, says the senior executive

We will embrace rising power of individual journalism: Semafor co-founder

For readers, breaking news and opinion separately are important, said Smith

Retail protection demand should come back in H2 of FY23: HDFC Life MD & CEO

Vibha Padalkar talks about the company's performance in Q1 and its growth plans going forward