Vittana Applies The Kiva Model To Help Finance Education In Developing Countries
The microfinance model has proved to be a valuable way to raise funds for entrepreneurs all over the country, as exemplified by the suc...

Facebook To Open Office In Hyderabad
Popular social-networking site Facebook will open an office in India, joining a long list of international firms that have looked to ta...

China's CIC to Boost Investment in Coal Sector
The Coal industry has been basically ignored by investors until recently when Goldman Sachs upgraded a few premium names in the sector....

Godrej Consumer Products Buys Nigerian Brand Tura
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), a leading player in FMCG space in India, is acquiring an African beauty company, Tura, for an undi...

MFI Funds Widen Focus To Cover New Social Sectors
India's microfinance-focussed private equity fund managers are now diversifying their investment base into newer areas of social invest...

India Market Monday Wrap-Up: Volatility Impacts the Indices
It was a highly volatile trading session on the bourses today. While markets traded in the red in the morning session, strong buying ...

Lazard Freezes India Private Equity Plans
Investment banking major Lazard, which was looking to raise an India-dedicated fund, is freezing its private equity plans in India. Laz...

Facebook Opens India Office To House More Sales And Operations Staff
Earlier this morning, social networking giant Facebook announced on its blog that, one week after it said it would be opening an office...

Rajiv Shukla To Manage Healthcare Equities At Morgan Stanley Fund
Former ICICI Venture honcho Rajiv Shukla is going to manage emerging market healthcare equities at FrontPoint Partners, the $7-billion ...