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Supply chain challenges can be met by exploring other markets: Birla at WEF

He was speaking during a session on 'Balancing globalisation and resilience in a time of crisis' at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022.

Singapore sees GDP at lower end of forecasts amid war, supply chain woes

The Southeast Asian financial hub is often seen as a bellwether for global growth as international trade dwarfs its domestic economy

Best of BS Opinion: Global supply crunch, India's urbanisation and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Global supply crunch

Food prices will remain elevated in the near term

Star MNC: Strong comeback for PGHH despite challenges posed by Covid-19

The company delivered profitable double-digit growth

From sneakers to Teslas, China lockdowns upend global supply chains

While "supply-chain disruption" is emerging once more as the most repeated phrase of corporate earnings season, the impact goes beyond multinationals' profits

Companies marred by payment delays suggest China's slow economic recovery

Firms in 9 out of 13 sectors reported an increase in payment delays, led by agri-food, which recorded the largest increase of 43 days, followed by wood, transport, and textile.

IPO to make our brand more visible and powerful: TVS SCS' Ravi Viswanathan

"Having an international investor like Exor or Gateway increases the confidence in the market because of the strong governance," said Viswanathan.

China's Covid curbs disrupt global supply chains, add to inflation risks

As manufacturer to the world, the disruptions in China are weighing on the global economy and add another risk to the inflation picture.

New testing rules to hamper 5G roll-out, say telecom gear makers

Telecom companies say that operators prefer to use radios, base stations and other products which work seamlessly for both 4G and 5G networks

Supply chain plan: Japanese government selects six Indian projects

These projects will be implemented by March 2023

Global smartphone market shrinks 11% in Q1, China badly hit: Report

The Chinese market caused nearly half the worldwide decline, mainly due to seasonal weakness, according to market research firm Canalys

Supply chains flare up again, endangering global economy's recovery

Some observers say now is a good time to focus on different metrics than traditional measures of employment, prices and gross domestic product

Supply chain, higher staff, fuel costs, Ukraine add up to hurt Amazon stock

After a surge during the Covid-19 pandemic, the e-commerce giant saw expenses swelling as it offered higher pay to attract workers

Flipkart arm eKart to offer end to end supply chain solutions across India

With its externalisation, eKart will now offer brands, platforms, and businesses end-to-end supply chain management

Unilever hikes prices by more than 8% as cost pressures build

LONDON (Reuters) -Unilever beat first-quarter sales forecasts as the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream hiked prices by more than 8% to offset higher supply chain and energy costs, more than outweighing a dip in sales volumes.

US not in talks with Russia about lifting sanctions: White House advisor

US Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh said Western sanctions will have profound impact on Russia's supply chains and its productive capacity over time, including military industrial complex

Chip manufacturing push timely amid global supply woes: HCL co-founder

India's manufacturing push is timely and positions the country strongly to grab a massive opportunity in the electronics hardware space, said HCL co-founder Ajai Chowdhry

Rising input costs, supply chain woes headwinds: MG Motor India prez

Increase in raw material costs and semiconductor prices, coupled with supply chain disruptions could become headwinds for the auto industry, says MG Motor India President Rajeev Chaba

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai Covid cases rise

Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a central Chinese manufacturing area that includes Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, announced a 14-day lockdown on Friday "to be adjusted according to epidemic situation"