Emerging trends to watch out for in 2008
SundayET explores the new frontiers which could propel growth and attract attention of both Indian and foreign investors. Jet Aviation's Flying Palace I Business Humour
By Team SundayET , TNN |
NEW DELHI: If India’s growth story has been music to ears, plug into the power play, right here, right now. And why not? The solid fundamentals of the year gone by have already provided the platform to kickstart a fresh round of action and look forward to achieving greater heights.
And folks, the party seems to have begun in the right earnest, with stock markets already scaling newer peaks in 2008. Well, we never had it so good....
But even as you raise the toast and get started, here’s how and where to catch the action as it unfolds. In fact, in an attempt to help you get the first-mover advantage, SundayET explores the new frontiers (read sectors) which could propel growth, the outperformers and the dark horses, and attract the attention of both Indian and foreign investors.
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The special section picks on collective minds of experts and industry watchers to provide you with the most incisive lowdown on how and where to place your investment bets, besides thought-provoking articles by eminent guest writers on the key challenges facing the important sectors.
Taking off from the hot sectors of 2007 such as SEZs, real estate, telecom and retail, we have now thematically woven the action around the infrastructure space. We check out the future business outlook, particularly in the backdrop of the government’s estimates that India should spend $100 billion in building roads, railways, ports, airports, telecom network and others in 2008 itself and around $500 billion in five years.
Another sizzling story has been building around the business of education, with much headroom left for 2008 and beyond. Quite a class apart, if you catch the pace of development in the sector, more start-ups listing on the bourses, rising investment levels, global expansion and growing public-private participation in vocational institutes. So is education a big bet for investors in 2008? We read out the corporate scorecard to help you take the right decision.
Microfinance is yet another space which could bring in big opportunities for social entrepreneurs, thanks to the interest being shown by private equity players and venture capitalists in this space. We take a snapshot of the future opportunities and challenges in the sector.
SundayET further ignites your imagination with a special feature on the business of alternative energy and how it promises to charge up the investment horizon. Coming in the wake of climate concerns, the report explores the emerging business outlook and what they mean for you.
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