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A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Aug 19, 2023 • 7min
Can Adidas breathe new life into Bata?
Today's episode explores the unusual collaboration between Adidas and Bata India, discussing the unique selling proposition, potential benefits, and investor excitement. It also mentions Metro's revenue from distributing Crocs and other brands, as well as Bata's struggles and the possibility of partnering with Adidas.

Aug 18, 2023 • 7min
Is this China's 'Japanification' moment?
This podcast discusses the current economic crisis in China, analyzing key issues such as deflation, high youth unemployment, and the housing crisis. It explores the government's efforts to conceal the severity of the situation and factors contributing to the crisis like the collapse of the real estate market and crackdown on the tech sector. It also explores China's reliance on lockdowns and mass testing during the pandemic, the concerns of economists regarding a possible balance sheet recession, and the challenges faced in reversing the drop in consumption and deflation.

Aug 17, 2023 • 8min
RBI is firefighting cash
This podcast discusses the Reserve Bank of India's approach to managing liquidity and how they use repo and reverse repo rates. It also addresses the liquidity problem in the banking system and the additional cash reserve ratio requirement imposed by the RBI.

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Aug 16, 2023 • 8min
3 brands and their Partition story: A post-Independence Day Finshots Special
Explore the challenges faced by brands like Parle and Hamdarth during the partition of India. Discover the historical significance of Roo Afsa, Dalda, and Hindustan Unilever and their subsequent growth and success in challenging circumstances. Learn about the evolution of Dalda, from Unilever to different owners, and the challenges it faced in the vegetable oil market.

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Aug 14, 2023 • 9min
WeWork is bankrupt?
In today’s episode for 14th August 2023, we chronicle the rise and fall of co-working giant WeWork and see if it can possibly claw its way back.
Note: We'll be taking a day off tomorrow for Independence Day. Don't miss us too much because we'll see you on Wednesday!
If you're a person who is great at communicating and are enthusiastic to join our team, Ditto is looking to recruit new Insurance advisors. You don't even have to know about Insurance, we would train you from scratch and you can enjoy working remotely with a great team. If you're interested in this or know someone who is please click this link - bit.ly/3rnVoKv

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Aug 12, 2023 • 9min
A TVS IPO after 29 years and an NSDL IPO that could be coming soon!
In today’s episode for 12th August 2023, we dive into two stories. The first one is a video explainer on the NSDL IPO and the other one on TVS Supply Chain Solutions whose IPO is just around the corner.
If you're a person who is great at communicating and are enthusiastic to join our team, Ditto is looking to recruit new Insurance advisors. You don't even have to know about Insurance, we would train you from scratch and you can enjoy working remotely with a great team. If you're interested in this or know someone who is please click this link - bit.ly/3rnVoKv

Aug 11, 2023 • 6min
Why glamourise film incentives?
In today’s episode for 11th August 2023, we tell you why India’s looking to sweeten film production incentives.
If you're a person who is great at communicating and are enthusiastic to join our team, Ditto is looking to recruit new Insurance advisors. You don't even have to know about Insurance, we would train you from scratch and you can enjoy working remotely with a great team. If you're interested in this or know someone who is please click this link - bit.ly/3rnVoKv

Aug 10, 2023 • 8min
3 things about the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
There’s a lot that has already been said about the latest edition of the data protection bill. So in today’s episode for 10th August 2023, we pick 3 non-obvious bits from the bill that have created a flutter.

Aug 9, 2023 • 6min
PC Jeweller: From shining star to insolvency?
PC Jeweller has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Last October it defaulted on a massive ₹3,400 crore loan. And now, SBI one of its lead lenders wants it declared insolvent.
So in today’s episode for 9th August 2023, we dive into where it all went wrong for the jeweller.
If you're a person who is great at communicating and are enthusiastic to join our team, Ditto is looking to recruit new Insurance advisors. You don't even have to know about Insurance, we would train you from scratch and you can enjoy working remotely with a great team. If you're interested in this or know someone who is please click this link - bit.ly/3rnVoKv

Aug 8, 2023 • 6min
What's 'Direct-To-Mobile' that everyone's talking about?
In today’s episode for 8th August 2023, we try and make sense of India’s efforts to beam TV channels directly onto mobiles phone without the need for internet data.


