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Finshots
A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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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.

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

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.

Apr 7, 2021 • 6min
The Greensill Debacle
In today's episode, we talk about Supply Chain Financing and the unravelling of Greensill Capital.

Apr 6, 2021 • 4min
The Absurd Exercise of Taxing Gift Cards
In today's episode we talk about gift cards and how this country struggled for years trying to tax these annoying little things

Apr 5, 2021 • 5min
Is India weaponising its oil purchase program?
In today’s episode we talk about weaponizing our dependence on oil, and see if there's merit in pursuing such a program

Apr 3, 2021 • 7min
Understanding the rise of Dixon Technologies
In this episode, we talk about contract manufacturing, Dixon Technologies and why the company has been making all the news of late.

Apr 2, 2021 • 5min
To trade or not to trade
In today's episode we talk about trade relations between India and Pakistan and why it's been so difficult to normalize relations in the recent past.

Apr 1, 2021 • 5min
No Country for Western Brands
In today's episode we talk about the H&M, Xinjiang and the Chinese boycott.
To know more about the Uighur Crisis in Xinjiang click here

Mar 31, 2021 • 6min
Explaining the biggest stock market event of the year
In today's episode we talk about Archegos Capital and how the seemingly innocuous fund sent shockwaves across the globe.


