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The Indian IT industry has demonstrated its coming of age through its resilience in 2013, when global and domestic markets continued to showcase a lack-lustre performance. As per the industry body NASSCOM, the IT-BPO industry, aside from crossing the US$ 100 billion mark in 2012, also clocked a 13% growth in exports and a 9.5% growth in sales in the domestic market in 2013. Further, for the fiscal year 2015, exports are expected to grow at an annual rate of 12.3%, with domestic growth expected to clock 14%.

It used to be accepted practice for businesses to treat environmental factors as ‘externalities’, which couldn’t be accurately priced by themselves or the markets.

Companies are increasingly focused on high-quality strategic transactions, with less time spent on investigating peripheral opportunities, according to our annual tracker of business leader M&A intentions. Despites some familiar challenges and uncertainties, underlying growth is relatively strong in many developed economies, while other key metrics such as interest rates, employment and availability of funding are also positive. The historically cyclical transaction market may well be at a point where the objectives and valuations of buyers are broadly aligned according to our research.

These are the key questions considered by our 2015 women in business report which looks at the barriers and enabler along the path to business leadership. Drawing on a suvey of 5,404 business leaders and in-depth interviews with 20 policymakers, academics and senior decision-makers from inside and outside Grant Thornton, we draw out 12 recommendations for society, government, businesses and women themselves on how to facilitate female advancement.

Union Budget 2015-16 Grant Thornton analysis and insights – Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector

Overview of the Union Budget – 2015-16

Grant Thornton analysis – Union Budget 2015 – Impact on PE and M&A sector

Grant Thornton analysis – Union Budget 2015 – Impact on healthcare sector

Grant Thornton analysis – Union Budget 2015 – Impact on technology sector

Grant Thornton analysis – Union Budget 2015 – Impact on automotive sector

Grant Thornton analysis – Union Budget 2015 – Impact on real estate sector

Grant Thornton analysis – Union Budget 2015 – Impact on BFSI sector

Transportation sector forms a key component of the Indian economy. Over the last few decades, there has been an increased impetus on infrastructure development in India. Today, the country boasts a vast and well-developed network of roads, railways, coastal shipping, and inland waterways. However, the railroad mix with regards to freight movement has developed rather disproportionately in India. The road network in India has failed to install capacity and respond to the growing market needs.

Pre-budget corporate expectations survey-2015: What India Inc. wants?

Managing excess capacity is nothing new. Goods and services have long been traded in mutually beneficial ways, often on a supply-and-demand basis, and resources have been shared to bring costs down.

A struggling auto sector is riding on hopes that many of its wishes, including a cut in excise duty, would be fulfilled in the coming Budget. The Indian auto industry, the sixth-largest motor vehicle producer globally, was impacted by weak economic conditions, increasing interest rates and rising fuel prices.