Posts Tagged ‘india’

Indian outsourcing 2.0

Bangalore is the centre of the world's IT outsourcing industry, where companies like Infosys help run the back end of many of the world's corporate computer systems.

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Nokia’s mole problem

As soon as Nokia fixes one hole another appears. Now that its Lumia smartphones are picking up, their stalwart basic phones hit further trouble. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Nikki Tait discuss the latest travails of the Finnish mobile phone maker

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UK stagnating – can it catch US?

Britain is on the hard shoulder of the three-speed world. Vicky Redwood, chief UK economist at Capital Economics, explains to Sarah O'Connor, economics correspondent, why the UK is stagnating for now, but still has the opportunity to catch the US. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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India’s new railways

The railway system in India has fascinated and frustrated its users since Victorian times. Nowadays, the Delhi Metro is touted as a beacon of success in a nation that struggles badly to develop modern infrastructure. The FT's Amy Kazmin examines whether other cities will be able to copy that success with their own urban transport projects

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Singh urges optimism from Indian business

Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh told Indian industry leaders to prove "the prophets of gloom as wrong". At the Confederation of Indian Industry he defended the country's long-term growth potential despite the current slowdown.

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From bail-outs to bail-ins

The rescue deal for Cyprus has tilted the balance from bail-outs to bail-ins - from tax payers to investors and which investors take the hit. Olivia Frieser, head of European credit research at BNP Paribas, discusses with capital markets correspondent Mary Watkins the changing landscape for senior investors absorbing losses in the event of a bank failing. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Enders achieves EADS overhaul

EADS' share price is at an all-time high, and at an extraordinary general meeting today chief executive Tom Enders secured a new corporate governance structure. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Vincent Boland discuss the changes and a planned share buyback. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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India’s polluted rivers

From the holy waters of the Ganges in Varanasi to Delhi's Najafgarh drain, India's waterways are filthy. The FT's Victor Mallet travels up the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers to discover for himself the extent of the pollution. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Silent currency warriors

Japan has set off a new round of speculation that the world faces a 'currency war'. But neither the US nor China seem to be worried. Simon Derrick, currency strategist at Bank of New York Mellon, explains to John Authers why this might be.

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US lapping up European IPOs

Mario Draghi's 'whatever it takes' promise to save the euro has lifted demand from investors for initial public offerings across Europe including the UK. Alasdair Warren, head of European equity capital markets at Goldman Sachs, explains to capital markets correspondent Michael Stothard how the easing of volatility and uncertainty related to the eurozone crisis as well as the gradual rotation from bonds into equities bode well for the IPO market. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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