Page 2 - Q&a

Q3 results in line with expectations, banks only outliers: Anand Shah

'Banks were an exception, as they exceeded expectations on all fronts'

Slippages will gradually dip every quarter: PNB chief Atul Kumar Goel

In a Q&A, the lender's MD & CEO says the bank's NPA ratio could improve further as it doesn't have any large loan that needs to be regarded as bad

Pass-through of fall in commodity prices not clear: RBI MPC's Bhide

'In the past two meetings, the size of the rate increases have come down'

New private capex cycle has well and truly begun: Axis Bank's Rajiv Anand

'We are seeing a fair amount of activity in renewables, city gas distribution, and roads'

F-35 fighters have been discussed since 2010: Boeing's Heidi Grant

'Boeing exports 40 per cent of India's aerospace and defence exports, which is quite significant'

Norms for celebrity endorsements carry the weight of law: Rohit Kumar Singh

'We are working to modernise the grievance redress mechanism and bring it up to international standards'

Royalty costs for benefit of all shareholders, not just Unilever: HUL CEO

'Mom-and-pop stores will remain the most dominant channel even after a decade, and in a highly digitised form'

Whole premise of the Budget is around skilling: Atul Kumar Tiwari

'PMKVY is an agile, market driven scheme as it provides short term training and recognises prior learning as well'

We continue to be selective on corporate loans: Indian Bank MD & CEO

Our margins in the first quarter was 3.1 per cent, while it was 3.2 per cent in Q2 and 3.7 per cent in Q3, says Shanti Lal Jain

Long-term investors can bet on multi or flexi caps: Nippon India MF's Bhan

'Indian markets offer potentially attractive medium-term opportunities available across various sectors and size categories'

Skoda making in India for the world, says MD & CEO Piyush Arora

'We are looking at 2023 with great expectations. Our aim is to score double-digit growth'

Robust broader capex cycle to accelerate corporate loan book: BoB MD & CEO

'We have made investments in terms of making sure our savings banks franchise is strengthened'

Our new mantra is to bring back growth: Cognizant India CMD Rajesh Nambiar

We have added advanced solution capabilities, programme management and project management capabilities and it is important for us, says Rajesh Nambiar, chairman and MD, Cognizant India

Budget proposals don't change our long-term preferences: Abhiram Eleswarapu

'Consensus forecasts call for a 16 per cent earnings compounded annual growth through FY25, with margin expansion baked in across most sectors', said Eleswarapu

Our becoming bank rests on regulatory intent for NBFCs: Piramal Finance MD

In a Q&A, Jairam Sridharan dwells on his company's proposed retail thrust and the challenges facing the NBFC sector

'Fluff of high valuations' has settled for firms: Padmaja Ruparel

Entrepreneurial expectations have become more realistic, says co-founder of India's largest group of angel investors

We aim to be one of India's top CDMO, API players: Advent's Shweta Jalan

'Suven alone has multiple engines of growth across all segments and a strong pipeline of Phase 3 and late Phase 2 molecules'

India can't afford yet more disruptions to supply chains: Ficci President

'What is most unfortunate is that countries are looking to finance their transition to a green economy by taxing others'

2022 corrected markets midway, valuations still high: UTI AMC's Ajay Tyagi

In a Q&A, Tyagi says 2023 could be a year of consolidation because the market is trading at a 15-20% premium to long-term averages

Expect MF AUM to cross Rs 80 trillion by 2028: Amfi CEO N S Venkatesh

'Strong regulations are crucial for the orderly development of the market. Even a slip-up can break the trust of investors. We welcome the Sebi regulations'