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Shishir Baijal - Chairman & Managing Director, Knight Frank India
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Slashing Corporate Tax a Milestone Effort to Kick Start the Economy: Shishir Baijal, CMD, Knight Frank India

We are delighted with the Honourable Finance Minister’s announcement this morning on restructuring the corporate tax regime. It is a milestone effort towards kick-starting the Indian economy and boost production. This substantial direct tax reduction will allow more liquidity for the corporates that are currently assuming drastic measures to protect their profitability. This reduction in

  • September 20, 2019
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Harish Nair, Executive Director & Head CBRE Consulting at CBRE Asia Pacific
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Understanding UDAN’s Impact on Real Estate

The symbiotic relation of aviation and realty benefit the economy at large Harish Nair Air transport in India has demonstrated long-term flexibility, becoming an essential means of connectivity and in turn generating economic growth, jobs, and international trade and tourism. Hospitality, healthcare, real estate, logistics, automotive, education and all other sectors perform better when air

  • September 7, 2019
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JLL APAC, Smart Cities Report
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Smart Cities Risk Curtailing Potential by Prioritising Technology over People: JLL

A human-centric approach to developing smart cities, innovative financial solutions to attract the private sector, and elimination of bureaucratic bottlenecks will lead to Smart City Mission’s success, reports JLL Smart Cities initiatives in the Asia Pacific will not reach their potential if they focus on delivering cutting-edge technologies without paying enough attention to the needs

  • September 6, 2019
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Subhranshu Pani, MD – Retail Services and Stressed Asset Management Group
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Relaxation in FDI Norms to Support Growth of Retail Sector

Single brand retailers will now be able to start online sales before they set up brick-and-mortar stores but will need to open these within two years. The two-year period, however, may not be enough for retailers to set up stores at prime locations Shubhranshu Pani  A positive consumer-centric move, it will bring the Indian market

  • August 30, 2019
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Shobhit Agarwal, MD and CEO at ANAROCK Capital
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Government Relaxes FDI Norms for Indian Retail Sector

Shobhit Agarwal The government is on a roll and is making concerted efforts to bring India’s economic growth back on track. In line with overall demand, the government yesterday relaxed FDI norms in single-brand retail and expanded the definition of mandatory 30% domestic sourcing norms. This is excellent news for foreign retailers giants like IKEA

  • August 29, 2019
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Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri
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Realty Sector Should Focus on Corporate Governance, Says Puri

Industry can expect more conducive environment but should clean up its act Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has asked the real estate industry to put its house in order by addressing corporate governance issues. “There can be no bailouts unlike in the past,” he asserted while addressing industry leaders at the

  • August 28, 2019
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