Sudip Bandyopadhyay

Covid-19 way beyond Black Swan Event

Covid-19 way beyond Black Swan Event

New models for life and livelihood will evolve in the post-pandemic world and those will again seek to find antifragile structures even under global pandemic scenarios.

Reverse Migration: A Boon to E-commerce

Reverse Migration: A Boon to E-commerce

During the festive season in October 2020, two of the largest online retailers in India reported a surge of new shoppers from smaller cities in the first two days of festive sales.

Transition to Online Marketplaces and Malls

Transition to Online Marketplaces and Malls

Generally, consumer habits and trends follow an evolutionary curve. But the global pandemic changed all that in one fell swoop. Consumer behaviour flipped very rapidly

Micro Finance Institutions

Level playing field for MFIs in the offing

The role and significance of the Non-Banking Financial Company – Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) has been increasing over time. As of the end of September

Need for an Overhaul in Distribution Models

Need for an Overhaul in Distribution Models

It revealed that with the pandemic accelerating, digital adoption in rural areas was strengthening. Restrictions on travel and social distancing norms nudged people in rural areas, who are equipped with technology and connectivity, to rely more on digital services for their day-to-day activities.

Future Hangs on How Virus Behaves in Long Run

Future Hangs on How Virus Behaves in Long Run

With unemployment rates going through the roof, there has been a phenomenal crash in demand.  In such a scenario, focusing almost solely on liquidity measures can be only as good as applying some plaster. Only time will tell, but it does make one wonder whether, without demand being stimulated, these policies will ever be enough.

Investment Magnet Sectors in 2021

Investment Magnet Sectors of India in 2021

Although some industries, like manufacturing, will revert to physical workspaces, there is likely to be a greater tendency to hybrid models that blend working from home and trips to the workplace, once the pandemic is behind us.

Investment Magnet Sectors for FPI & FDI in 2021

Investment Magnet Sectors for FPI & FDI in 2021

These investment flows are expected in two streams – Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), which will be driven by the above-mentioned developments, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which could result from shifts in supply chains of multinationals.