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The Core Report
Every Monday to Saturday, tune in as financial journalist and host Govindraj Ethiraj gives you the latest news in business, economy and technology
Episodes
The Core Report#190 Markets Focus On Q3 Numbers, Tech Companies Under Microscope
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Tarun Pathak, research director at Counterpoint Technology Market Research based in…
The Core Report#189 Indian Oil's Diverse Energy Horizon with Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
Indian Oil is diversifying its energy portfolio, with renewed focus on renewables like solar and wind. Watch Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman IOCL, on the core…
The Core Report#188 Indian Markets Find A Footing, Lead A Global Recovery
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Gulam Zia, Senior Executive Director at Knight Frank.SHOW NOTES(00:00) Stories Of The…
The Core Report#187 Stock Markets Brace, Search For New Triggers
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj covers the top stories in business. We also feature an excerpt from a Core Report Special Edition on…
The Core Report#186 Optimism With Caution, The 2024 Business And Markets Outlook
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to economic writer, veteran journalist and author Shankkar Aiyyar and we also feature an…
The Core Report#185 Family Business And Succession with Farhad Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall
On This Special Edition of the Core Report this week, we take a look at family businesses and succession. Many Indian conglomerates next year will witness…
The Core Report#184 Tech A Mainstay In Consumer Behaviour In 2023: Tony Saldanha
There’s a lot of curiosity in terms the way business is done, and how companies more importantly, can use artificial intelligence. But first, the more…
The Core Report#183 The Roadmap From COP28 To A Greener Future with Dr. Mekala Krishnan
On this edition of The Core Report, finance journalist Govindraj Ethiraj is in conversation with Dr. Mekala Krishnan, partner with the McKinsey Global…
The Core Report#182 Marketing & Advertising Trends in 2024 with Dheeraj Sinha
On this edition of The Core Report, we discover probable trends that form the basis for advertising and marketing communications in the year 2024. What is the…
The Core Report#181 Reflections on 2023 and 2024: Macroeconomic Insights with DK Joshi
On today's episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist at CRISIL about aspects of India's macroeconomic…
The Core Report#180 Getting Used To Living With Allergies? In Conversation With Ameera Shah, MD Metropolis Healthcare
What are people perpetually worried about most in terms of their health? Their hearts are under pressure; their lungs are not healthy due to the pollution…
The Core Report#179 India’s Rice, Wheat, Onion Export Bans Could Lead To $5 Billion Hit
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vijay Jindal, Chairman of the Garment Exporters and Manufacturers Association as well as…
The Core Report#178 Stock Markets Crack, Lose Max In Single Session In 9 Months
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to nfectious diseases expert and AIDS Society of India president Dr. Ishwar Gilada as well as…
The Core Report#177 IPL 2024 Fever Is On, Auctions See New Record Prices For Players
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to S. Irudaya Rajan, Chair of the International Institute for Migration and Development, India…
The Core Report#176 Foreign Investors Pump In $5 Billion In December
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Rakesh Singh, Managing Director of A-Sree Shipping and Secretary of the ICC Shipping…
The Core Report#175 The Week That Broke Several Records In The Stock Markets
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Karan Taurani, Senior Vice President and Entertainment Analyst of Mumbai-based Elara…
The Core Report#174 Solar Powered Wisdom with Dr. Ajay Mathur, ISA Director General
On today's episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), which is one of…
The Core Report#173 Record Day At The Stock Markets Again, 70,000 And 21,000 Breached For Close
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Gaurang Shah, SVP of Geojit Financial Services as well as Mayur Karmarkar, MD of The…
The Core Report#172 COP28 Concludes With First Agreement To Phase Out Fossil Fuels
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Anindya Banerjee Head of Research for Forex at Kotak Securities. SHOW NOTES(00:00) Stories…
The Core Report#171 High Food Prices Take Inflation Up To 5.6%
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist and Head of Research at ICRA Ratings as well as Sheetal…
The Core Report#170 Sensex Hits 70,000 As Markets Pause For Breath
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Viktor Katona, lead crude analyst at Vienna-headquartered energy research firm Kpler as…
The Core Report#169 Foreign Investors Reverse Course, Pump Over ₹25,000 Crore In December Alone
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Kapil Kaul, CEO of aviation research and consulting body CAPA India. SHOW NOTES(00:00)…
The Core Report#168 RBI Raises India GDP Growth Projection To 7%, Leaves Rates Unchanged
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vivek Kumar, economist at Mumbai-based QuantEco Research. SHOW NOTES(00:00) Stories Of The…
The Core Report[Rebroadcast] India's Export Challenges: Policy Reforms & Growth Prospects with Arvind Panagariya
On this rebroadcast of the Core Report Weekend Edition, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Economist Arvind Panagariya. He is the Jagdish Bhagwati…
The Core Report#167 Oil Falls To 5 Month Low Despite Threats Of Supply Cuts
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Surendra Mehta, secretary general of the more than a century old India Bullion & Jewellers…
The Core Report#166 Stock Markets Continue To Hit Record Highs On Political Continuity
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Uday Bhaskar, Director General of the Hyderabad-based Pharmaceutical Exports Council of…
The Core Report#165 Stock Markets Hit Record Highs On BJP’s Election Wins
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Somasekhar Vemuri, Senior Director at CRISIL Ratings.SHOW NOTES(00:00) Stories Of The…
The Core Report#164 Stock Markets Set To Continue Solid Run On Election Results
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj brings you the latest headlines in business and manufacturing. We also feature an excerpt from the…
The Core Report#163 ‘Reconnect Not Revenge Travel’: Jyoti M, President, Travel Agents Association of India
What are some of the emerging trends for travel within and outside India? For Indians, the ambitions seem to be sky-high. 86% of Indian travelers plan to take…
The Core Report#162 India’s GDP Comes In At A Surprise 7.6% For Q2
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dr Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of the Council for Energy, Environment and Water as well as well…
The Core Report#161 BSE Listed Firms Cross $4 Trillion In Market Capitalisation
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to veteran market analyst and investor G. Chokkalingam of Mumbai-based Equinomics Research as…
The Core Report#160 Indian Rupee Among Best Performing Currencies In The World This Year
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Sydney-based Peter McGuire, CEO of XM.com, an Australian markets research and forex trading…
The Core Report#159 S&P Hikes GDP Projections For India From 6% To 6.4%
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks about the latest in Oil & Gas, India’s GDP, the stock market, travel & tourism, along with an…
The Core Report#158 Industrial Stocks In India Record $125 Billion Rally, Outpace Consumption Ones
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajit Velonie, Senior Director at CRISIL Ratings as well as Sanjog Gupta, CEO of Disney-Star…
The Core Report#157 'India’s Transfer Pricing, Aggressive': Dinesh Kanabar, CEO, Dhruva Advisors
Taxation is an important component to consider while doing business. Is manufacturing attractive in India? What happens when the duty on the components of a…
The Core Report#156 Foreign Portfolio Investment Levels In India Hit A 10 Year Low
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to ICICI Securities equity strategist Vinod Karki, Bimal Kothari, Chairman of the Indian…
The Core Report#155 RBI Governor Says NBFCs Must Reduce Dependence On Banks
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Tamal Bandyopadhyay, consulting editor to Business Standard, veteran banking journalist and…
The Core Report#154 Strong Jewellery Demand Drives Titan Stock To All Time High
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Jaspreet Bindra, founder of Tech Whisperer Ltd and consultant and speaker on AI…
The Core Report#153 Goldman Sachs: India GDP Growth Will Slow With General Elections Next Year
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vivek Iyer, Partner & National Leader for Financial Services Risk at audit firm Grant…
The Core Report#152 Personal Loans Will Get Expensive, Will That Solve The Problem?
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Manisha Kapoor, CEO of Advertising Standards Council of India(ASCI).SHOW NOTES[00:00]…
The Core Report#151 ‘Government Attracting Investments’: Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General & CEO, FIEO
In this edition of The Core Report, Financial Journalist Govind Ethiraj caught up with Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General & CEO of the Federation of Indian Export…
The Core Report#150 RBI Tightens Rules For Personal Loans, Credit Cards As Demand And Risk Rise
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Probir Roy, co-founder of B2B payments company Paymate and columnist on payments issues as…
The Core Report#149 Indian Markets Follow Global Signals On Low Inflation, Sensex Rises 742 Points
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Akshay D’Souza, Chief of growth and insights at Bizom.SHOW NOTES[00:00] Stories Of The Day…
The Core Report#148 Retail Inflation Hits 4-Month Low, Down To 4.87%
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Mukesh Butani, co-founder and chairman of BMR Advisors as well as sports writer and…
The Core Report#147 Personal Tax Collections In India Are Up Almost 30%
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Nanavati, Chairman of Quantum Advisors, who previously ran 3M (the brand that makes…
The Core Report#146 "Days Of Linear Headcount Growth In IT Services Are Behind Us": Ravi Venkatesan, Founder, GAME
Ravi Venkatesan is the Chairman of The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) launched at COP26 with USD10 billion of committed capital to…
The Core Report#145 India Vulnerable To Recurring Food Price Shocks: RBI Governor
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Kunal Sodhani, Vice President, Global Trading Center at the Korean Shinhan Bank in Mumbai…
The Core Report#144 India Inc Are Building Almost 40% Of The India's Renewable Energy Capacity
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vinay Rustagi of CRISIL Research and earlier MD of Bridge To India Energy.SHOW NOTES[00:00]…
The Core Report#143 Middle East Tensions Have Little Impact On India: CRISIL
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco, in an excerpt from a more in-depth interview featured on the The…
The Core Report#142 Rating Agency Fitch Upgrades India GDP Target To 6.2%
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Manish Raj Singhania, President of FADA (Federation of Automobile Dealers Association) as…
The Core Report#141 Risk Premiums On Crude Oil Are Receding Sharply
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of the Council for Energy, Environment and Water or CEEW as well as…
The Core Report#140 ‘Industry 4.0 Helping Evade Unplanned Downtime’: Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco
Listen to Satish Pai, MD of Hindalco Industries, in conversation with Financial Journalist Govindraj Ethiraj as he breaks down how ‘Industry 4.0’ is aiding…
The Core Report#139 Abu Dhabi May Bring In $50 Billion Of Investments Into India
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Harsh Binani, co founder of SmartWorks, one of India’s largest managed workspace platform…
The Core Report#138 GST Collections Are At Second Highest Level So Far
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Prithviraj Kothari, president of the India Bullion and Jewellers Association as well as…
The Core Report#137 India’s Q2 GDP Will Surprise On The Upside, Says RBI Governor
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vivek Rathi, Director, Research at Knight Frank.SHOW NOTES[00:00] Stories Of The Day…
The Core Report#136 Markets Adapt To Israel Invasion And Bet On Limited Impact. Oil Below $88 A Barrel
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Tushar Jani (in an excerpt from the weekend edition), founder of Blue Dart Express Ltd and…
The Core Report#135 Markets Wait For Cues From The Middle East
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Economic journalist and author Shankkar Aiyar. SHOW NOTES[00:00] Stories Of The Day[01:00]…
The Core Report#134 Tata Ownership of Air India Will Change India: Tushar Jani
On this episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Tushar Jani, business entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and the founder of Blue Dart…
The Core Report#133 Indian Markets Face Worst Brunt Of Middle East Tensions
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to veteran market analyst Ambarish Baliga as well as Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of…
The Core Report#132 Anxiety Grips Indian Stocks But Global Markets And Oil Steady
On today’s episode, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to M S Mani, Senior Partner at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells. SHOW NOTES[00:00] Stories Of The…