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Oct 21, 2024 • 29min
#416 FPIs In Full Blown Selling Mode, Unload $10 Billion Of Stock
On Episode 416 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to entertainment industry journalist and author Vanita Kohli Khandekar as well as Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of the International Solar Alliance.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take
(05:09) FPIs in full blown selling mode, unload $10 billion of stock
(06:46) Rupee hits record close, gold prices are up 32% this year
(07:44) Chinese steel production drops, dumping could increase
(09:15) India is revving up solar power, but is also dependent on Chinese imports
(21:18) A serum company buys a film production house, why could that be?
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Oct 20, 2024 • 31min
#415 Markets Receive Fresh Set Of Positive Cues
On Episode 415 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Srivastava, Founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) as well as Shankkar Aiyar, veteran economic journalist and columnist.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take
(06:07) Markets receive fresh set of positive cues, will they respond
(08:37) Oil prices soften once again
(09:25) Gold hits fresh record. Safe haven is back
(10:35) A Donald Trump presidency means tariffs could go up, as promised. What does that mean for Indian industry?
(19:31) Making sense of a slowdown
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Oct 18, 2024 • 34min
#414 "Where Are the Jobs?” Why India’s Youth Struggle to Find Jobs in a Growing Economy
Only 1 in 2 youth in India are employable, leaving over 443 million young people lacking the skills needed for today’s workforce, according to the 2024 Economic Survey. But why is that the case of an economy that remains one of the fastest-growing at a rapid clip of 8.2%?
In this edition of The Core Report, Financial Journalist Govindraj Ethiraj gets a bird’s eye view of the many challenges of skilling India’s next generation.
Siddharth Sahani, Co-Founder & Executive President of ATLAS SkillTech University, discusses the importance of soft skills and why IIT graduates may excel in hard skills but struggle professionally.
Arindham Lahiri, CEO of the Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) talks about the intertwining of AI and data analytics with automotive systems and its impact in spearheading data-centric innovation in the industry.
Shantanu Rooj, Founder & CEO of TeamLease EdTech, shares his insights on the "earn while you learn" model and the growing opportunities in entrepreneurship and global freelancing that are making conventional job opportunities less attractive to the youth.
Know how industries can collaborate with academicians and universities to better equip India’s graduates for the workforce. Learn all about the most sought-after academic disciplines (AL, ML, design, and cybersecurity to name a few) in 2025 that can help you make the right career moves. Understand why corporate mentorship will be huge in the coming years.
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Oct 17, 2024 • 21min
#413 Markets Lose Further Ground
On Episode 413 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vishesh Dora, Chief of Staff at Bizom.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take: The Hyundai IPO Flop
(03:53) Markets lose further ground
(06:48) Hyundai IPO scrapes through
(07:09) ECB cuts rate for third time
(08:06) RBI Cracks down on more NBFCs, including leading app-based ones
(11:26) High prices are slowing down festival sales
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Oct 16, 2024 • 27min
#412 Why India’s 11-Month Market Rally Is At Risk
On Episode 412 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Andrew Holland, Mumbai-based CEO at Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies as well as Dwarak Narasimhan, Partner at Price Waterhouse & Co LLP, India.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take: Whose Data Is It Anyway?
(05:00) Markets fall further as cues disappear
(05:53) Hyundai Motors IPO is in second gear
(07:08) Why India’s 11-month market rally is at risk
(17:54) Rewriting the Income Tax Act, 1961
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Oct 15, 2024 • 32min
#411 Markets Slip Again
On Episode 411 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Gulam Zia, senior executive director at Knight Frank as well as Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Bank of Baroda.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take
(04:21) Markets slip again, Hyundai IPO partly subscribed
(06:03) Oil slides again, below $74 a barrel after touching $80 a few days ago
(11:34) Is Nariman Point making a comeback?
(22:50) Why did the Nobel Prize for Economics go to its winners?
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Oct 14, 2024 • 27min
#410 Markets Rise And Stabilise
On Episode 410 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Amit Pabari, founder and managing director at CR Forex as well as Tarun Pathak, director of Counterpoint Research.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take
(04:31) Markets rise and stabilise
(05:34) The rupee hits a lifetime low. Why is the RBI not defending it?
(14:37) Retail inflation jumps to highest level at 5.49% in 2024, WPI follows
(15:52) What are mobile phone sales trends telling us about consumer behaviour?
(24:56) Nobel prize in economics goes to academic work on inequality between nations
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Oct 13, 2024 • 28min
#409 Markets Search For Footing Even As Wall Street Hits Highs
On Episode 409 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Jay Kothari, senior vice president at DSP Mutual Fund as well as Amit Prothi, director general of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take
(04:41) Markets search for footing even as Wall Street hits highs
(06:57) FIIs sell close to $8 billion in 9 sessions. The China fear factor
(14:14) Banks get ready for climate & disaster resilience
(24:33) Noel Tata takes over as head of Tata Trusts
(25:33) Air fares are falling in peak season
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Oct 12, 2024 • 44min
#408 Remembering Ratan Tata
With the recent passing of legendary Industrialist Ratan Tata, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj takes a trip down memory lane to rediscover the entrepreneurial qualities of the man that made him so influential on Indian business. Joined by S. Ramadorai, former CEO and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS); Ravi Kant, former Managing Director of Tata Motors; Sudhir Sethi, Founder and Chairman of Chiratae Ventures India Advisors; and Roger Pereira, communications expert and former advertising professional who worked closely with the Tata group, this episode serves as tribute to Mr. Tata, who will remain an icon of business.
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Oct 10, 2024 • 21min
#407 Markets Rise
On Episode 407 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Abhishek Gaoshinde, deputy vice president of research at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) The Take
(04:12) Markets rise
(05:06) Oil prices fall as stockpiles increase
(06:04) TCS results are out, net profits down marginally QoQ
(14:17) Inflation set to rise for last month
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