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India’s Affordable Housing Challenge

Ut World July 11, 2018 0

                As citizens of a developing country, the people of India have always confronted the fundamental economic problems of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment and poor health. The lives of a large proportion of our countrymen continue to be so Continue Reading

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Microfinance rises again, yet challenges remain

Ut World June 12, 2018 0

It was in 2006 that Muhammed Yunus and his Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance that aimed at creating economic and social development from below. However, it is fair to say that India’s financial sector woke up to the promise and potential of microfinance […]Continue Reading

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India’s insurance sector is poised for take off – V.P.Nandakumar

Ut World May 14, 2018 0

Over the last couple of years, I find that I am asked a lot of questions about the performance of Manappuram’s new business ventures such as microfinance, home and vehicle loans, SME loans etc. The curiosity is understandable. Manappuram Finance Limited was for long known as a gold loan company because that was what we […]Continue Reading

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The rise and risks of passive investing

Ut World April 13, 2018 0

Up until the end of January 2018, stock markets around the world were scaling new heights and setting new records at regular intervals. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record when it closed at 26,616.71 on January 26, 2018.  In India, the BSE Sensex set its own closing record at 36,283.25 on 29 […]Continue Reading

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Are interest rates poised for reversal?

Ut World March 13, 2018 0

An important development for the Indian economy in recent years has been the remarkable success achieved in lowering interest rates. This came about because the RBI had been steadily cutting its key policy rate since January 2014 when the repo rate had peaked at 8 percent. By August 2017, the repo rate had come down […]Continue Reading

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OUTLOOK FOR GOLD IN 2018 – V.P. Nandakumar

Ut World February 15, 2018 0

    Now that 2018 is here, it is time again to take a look at gold prices, how they have moved in the year gone by, and what is likely to happen in the current year. Making predictions about gold prices is never easy because unlike other commodities where prices are driven by demand […]Continue Reading

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Mr. M P Ramachandran wins MBA award 2018

Ut World January 28, 2018 0

Jyothy Laboratories’ Managing Director and Chairman Mr. M P Ramachandran felicitated with the eighth MBA award, which is given to those socially responsible business personalities who have two thousand crore Indian rupees or more worth asset. MBA Award is a highly exclusive business achievement award organized by Pegasus Group in association with Unique Times, Premium […]Continue Reading

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M P Ramachandran to receive Manappuram M B A award

Ut World January 27, 2018 0

Jyothy Laboratories’ Managing Director and Chairman M P Ramachandran is set to receive the eighth M B A award, which is given to those socially responsible business personalities who have two thousand crore Indian rupees or more worth asset. The MBA award function is organised by the Pegasus Event Production company. Pegasus founder and chairman […]Continue Reading

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India’s GST Reform

Ut World January 11, 2018 0

  At the stroke of midnight on June 30 2017, India launched one of the most far reaching reforms in its tax structure since independence. The introduction of Good and Service Tax (GST) is meant to enforce the principle of ‘one tax one nation’, by subsuming the multiplicity of indirect taxes levied at different levels. […]Continue Reading

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Ajit Ravi wins honorary doctorate degrees

Ut World December 21, 2017 0

The chairman of renowned event production company Pegasus, Ajit Ravi, has been conferred with honorary doctorate degrees by the Open International University for Complementary Medicine and the Kings University, situated in Hawaii in the United States of America, for his brilliant entrepreneurship, generous philanthropy and for his commitment in social work. The Kings Continue Reading