Page 11 - Q&a

Triggers for rating upgrade won't be met over 12-18 months: Moody's exec

Moody's senior vice president Christian de Guzman speaks about the rating agency's upgraded ratings outlook for India and more.

Growth slowdown can be a bigger risk than liquidity: BNP Paribas' Tikekar

'The company's structural drivers need to be in place for investor sentiment to stay bullish', said Tikekar

There's growing interest in mediation in India: Singapore law minister

'Singapore and India are also collaborating closely in mediation', said Shanmugam

No privacy concerns with health ID, patient consent must: R S Sharma

"The health ID will become popular not because it is compulsory or not but because it will offer huge facilities. The systems will be interoperable", says Sharma

Number of PE deals in India rose 60% over last 5 yrs: McKinsey's Akash Lal

In a Q&A, the Senior Partner at the Consultancy firm also says banks will need to increase productivity by 25%-30% to reach pre-Covid levels of profitability

We hope to manage $1 bn in seven years: Jupiter Capital's David Abikzir

'Jupiter Capital invested in multiple industries with each investment providing a stellar performance', said Abikzir

Globally news related queries form just 2% of search: Kate Beddoe

'News is one of the most powerful ways of answering some of the questions that people come to Google for', said Beddoe

Companies enthusiastic about PLI scheme: Heavy industries secy Arun Goel

'There are many components of ICE vehicles that are not made in India and those will be incentivized', said Goel

Film submissions at TIFF were higher than pre-Covid numbers: Cameron Bailey

'People still want to experience movies; they want to discover new films', said Bailey

ToneTag is a sound business: Co-founder and CEO Kumar Abhishek

'ToneTag has been able to showcase that we can put an identity to your voice', says Abhishek

There is no room for a reinsurer to pass on the risk: Munich Re India CEO

'A reinsurer is the last end of the chain in the insurance business', said Hitesh Kotak

We will be more active in fintech ecosystem: PayU's Anirban Mukherjee

'We want to build a platform that can be used by others as well', said Mukherjee

Working capital can be collateral-free, says CashFlo's Ankur Bhageria

'A lot of MSMEs which are suppliers to large companies have working capital challenges', said Ankur Bhageria

Teaching can't be business as usual once schools reopen: Bikkrama D Singh

'The teacher needs to alter behaviour and do flexible, iterative work', said Central Square Foundation's co-managing director

I-T dept must not operate in isolation: CBDT chairman J B Mohapatra

'There is always a time and context when an amendment is brought in', said J B Mohapatra

'IBC is a road under construction,' says IBBI chairperson M S Sahoo

Referring to the pre-pack scheme of insolvency resolution for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), he says it takes three-six months for the market to understand a new framework

We will have 50 internet exchanges in India in 18 months: Nixi CEO

In an interview with Business Standard, Anil Kumar Jain talks about the non-profit's role in building infra for broadband in India, and how it is helping the country to become a digital society

Time to cut weight in mid-, small-cap stocks: Samir Arora, Helios Capital

'I see the second half of 2021 as more of a consolidation period at the index level', said Samir Arora

We will put our cross-border platform into play, says Tide India CEO

'The Indo-UK trade involving SMEs is now at around a few billion pounds annually', says Gurujodpal Singh

Will invest in firms that reflect India's growth: Temasek Dy head, India

'India's public market has matured to accept new-age tech firms', says Promeet Ghosh