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Banks need not fear startups

International Finance Desk
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How data science can save traditional banking and insurance from GAFA Florian Douetteau December 12, 2016: In 2016, there are very few industries that big tech players (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – or GAFA) don’t have their hands in. The finance industry is no exception; after having recovered from the global economic crisis of...
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Economy

Business lessons from British companies

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Four firms give out tips that can help a business grow August 3, 2016: Business classes can only teach you so much about being successful. In the end the very best advice will come from those who have been there and have learned along the way. There are some things you just won’t find in...
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Fintech

Tech veterans to promote product startups

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by International Finance Desk
Introduce Rs 125 crore fund called Ideaspring Capital IFM Correspondent April 27, 2016: In order to promote home-grown product startups, angel investors Naganand Doraswamy and Prashant Deshpande; T V Mohandas Pai, co-founder of venture capital firm Aarin Capital; Rajiv Mody, managing director of Sasken Technologies; and Amit and Arihant Patni, founders of Nirvana Venture Advisors...
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Fintech

Startups opting for co-working spaces

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The concept is catching up in India Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya March 28, 2016: For a long time Nitesh Gupta, who resides in India’s startup capital Bengaluru, was in fix as to what to do with the big ancestral house that he owned in one of the hotspots in the city. Though he converted the house...
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Economy

PM wants Australia to move from mining to startups

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by International Finance Desk
Prompted by downturn in mining industry Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya March 1, 2016: Every country at some point or the other goes through a transformation phase where it decides to explore a new industry or a sector. Currently, Australia is in that phase. It is no secret that Australia for long has rested on wealth from...
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Economy

Union budget: Startups give a thumbs up

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by International Finance Desk
Rural India and agriculture sector also get a boost IFM Correspondent February 29, 2016: India, it seems, is all set to promote her ‘startup destination’ image — at least that is what looks from the budget speech of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Jaitley introduced a slew of measures to promote a healthy and vibrant...
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Economy

Amid unrest, Egypt’s entrepreneurs fueling revolution of their own

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The north African nation is in the race to be the fastest growing entrepreneurial hub in the world Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya    February 6, 2015: Back in 2013 when majority of Egyptians were busy revolting against the then president Mohammed Morsi, there was a parallel revolution going on in Egypt involving the young from the...
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