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Apr 19, 2021 • 5min

Citi's Retail Exit

A few days ago, Citigroup decided to shutter its retail business in India. And while many people have already spoken about it, we wanted to offer a bit more context. So in today's episode we talk about this and more.
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Apr 17, 2021 • 6min

Understanding the Sugar industry

This week shares of sugar-producing companies rallied as much as 10% in a single day and while many people have asked us to cover these stocks, we thought maybe we could start by giving a brief overview on the sector. So in today's episode, we talk about the dynamics of the sugar industry.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 5min

The Vaccine Scaling Problem

A couple of weeks back, the CEO of Serum Institute of India announced that the launch of a new Covid-19 vaccine Covovax developed jointly in association with Novavax is likely to be delayed to September in the country. This came against the backdrop of a US Ban on exports of key raw materials required to manufacture the vaccine. And if the export controls aren’t lifted soon enough, it could upend the global war on Covid altogether. So in today’s episode, we look at why this is such a massive problem and what are the complications involved.
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Apr 14, 2021 • 6min

A $100 Billion IPO for Coinbase?

In today's episode we talk about one of the leading crypto exchanges going public.
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Apr 13, 2021 • 5min

What is China's Digital Yuan?

The Central Bank of China has started rolling out digital yuan in many cities across the country and it's making a lot of people sweat. So in today's episode, we talk about the advent of a Digital Yuan and how they're fundamentally different from other forms of currency.
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Apr 12, 2021 • 6min

The 21-year Crusade against the Ambanis

Last week SEBI slapped a ₹25 crore fine on members of India’s wealthiest family - the Ambanis, over an alleged takeover violation and we need to talk about it.
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Apr 10, 2021 • 8min

An illustrative guide explaining the rise of the Speciality Chemical Segment

In today's episode we discuss a rather elaborate explanation on the rise of the Indian Speciality Chemical Industry.
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Apr 9, 2021 • 5min

The Fault in our Restaurants

A couple days ago, the restaurant association noted that new lockdown measures could put 90% of restaurants out of business in Maharashtra. And while the number does seem a bit exaggerated, it's still pertinent to ask - What's the impact of the new lockdown measures going to look like for the food and beverages industry
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Apr 8, 2021 • 5min

A review of the Monetary Policy Report

The Monetary Policy Committee (good folks responsible for setting interest rates in the country) decided to leave them as-is yesterday (at 4%) after deliberating on the matter for three days. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a story here.  In fact, the Monetary Policy Report — published on the same day, had a lot of new insights on the current state of the economy. So in today’s episode, we will talk about all the interesting bits from the report and more.
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Apr 7, 2021 • 6min

The Greensill Debacle

In today's episode, we talk about Supply Chain Financing and the unravelling of Greensill Capital.

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