Growth returned to the cement industry in Jul-Sep’20 quarter

Growth in the cement industry came back in Jul-Sep’20 quarter, as can be seen from the results of India’s top 2 cement companies. From the investor deck of India’s largest cement company Ultratech Cements: Cement demand rebound in Q2 FY21, with most regions reporting YoY growth. Volume growth was 8%…

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Should India withdraw from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a new multi-lateral lending institution that came about in Jan 2016. AIIB is a Chinese baby. It was proposed by China; it is headquartered in Beijing. A Chinese, Jin Liqun, is the current President of AIIB. Below him, there are 5 vice presidents,…

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Trade as a bargaining chip with China won’t work

After the Galvan incident, where China appears to have encroached into Indian territory, and subsequent confirmed deaths of 20 India soldiers, there are lot of calls in India of reducing imports from China. While as a strategy it may have its merits – you don’t want to depend on imports…

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