China’s economic strain: November retail sales growth drops to three year low; factory output misses estimates

China’s November economic data pointed to a continued strain as retail sales fell to a three-year low and both consumer spending and investment weakened. Figures released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that retail sales increased by only 1.3% from a year earlier, marking the slowest growth since the Covid period and…

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Professional CEOs crowd million-dollar-salary club

Mumbai: With uncertainty becoming the new normal in global business, India Inc is increasingly leaning on professional CEOs to steer companies and handing them million dollar pay cheques as they power growth in the era of the unknown.Among CEOs taking home a million dollars (over Rs 8 crore) or more across BSE 200 companies, the…

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Work-life balance push: Right to Disconnect Bill sparks corporate debate; firms say boundaries help but flexibility key

The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 — a private member’s bill introduced in Parliament last week — has reopened the conversation on work-life boundaries, even though experts say it is unlikely to become law anytime soon. The legislation, moved by NCP MP Supriya Sule, proposes giving employees the legal right to ignore work-related communication outside…

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Jewellery sector recovers: Exports up nearly 20% in November; GJEPC says demand returning in China, Hong Kong, Middle East

India’s gems and jewellery exports rose nearly 20 per cent year-on-year to $2.5 billion in November, buoyed by higher shipments of cut and polished diamonds, studded gold jewellery and silver items, according to provisional data released by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), PTI reported.Exports stood at $2.1 billion in November last year….

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Trade boost: 300 Indian products identified for Russia export push; govt maps high-potential opportunity sectors

India has identified close to 300 products across engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and chemicals that offer significant opportunities for Indian exporters to expand their presence in the Russian market, a senior official told PTI. The exercise comes as New Delhi and Moscow work towards the bilateral trade target of $100 billion by 2030.India currently exports…

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Family enterprise growth: 50% of Indian firms post $1–30 billion annual revenues as AI adoption rises, says Deloitte

Nearly half of India’s family-owned enterprises now report annual revenues between USD 1 billion and USD 30 billion, with 36% alone in the USD 1–5 billion band, according to Deloitte Private’s latest Family Business Insights Series: Defining the family business landscape, 2025, ANI reported.The report—based on a survey of 1,587 family businesses across 36 countries,…

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