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Invite Friends   From the Editor's Desk These 4 Nordic countries hold the secret to gender equality - WEF Nordic countries lead the world at closing the gender gap and, in recent years, have taken root at the top of the global rankings. But why are these nations so far ahead of others? According to the OECD, almost three in four working-age women in Nordic countries are part of the paid labour force, and policy-makers explicitly support gender equality at work, at home and in public. Nordic countries all benefit from a developed welfare state and foster forward-thinking initiatives, which support women joining, or returning to, the workplace. Continued here Advertisers of the day Wharton Business Analytics Team: Wharton's Business Analytics Program (Online) EMERITUS on Behalf of Columbia Business School Exec Ed: Enroll for the two-month Value Investing (Online) program Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails.     Cash is still king for Indians: Study Cash usage recorded on the CMS cash index went up to 117 in October 2018, against 46 in December 2016 Brookfield to buy Leela hotels for ₹4,500 crore The deal will mark Brookfield Asset Management's entry into India's hospitality sector and give a major boost to Hotel Leelaventure, which had a debt of ₹3,799 crore as of March 2018 Clovia to open 75 stores; aims 35 pct revenue from offline channel Find the latest Retail Insight, News & Articles from all top sources for the Indian Retail industry on ET Retail. India vs Australia 2018: India have as many problems as Australia, if not more, says Ricky Ponting India have recalled Hardik Pandya and Mayank Agarwal has been roped after it became clear that Prithvi Shaw won't be able to take part in the series. Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri's roles must be assessed if India don't win remaining Tests: Sunil Gavaskar India lost the Perth Test by 146 runs to allow the hosts to level the four-match series 1-1. India went in with four specialist pacers while Australia picked spinner Nathan Lyon who proved the difference. Pressure from within for BJP as MPs turn up heat over Ram temple Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said the demand for the Ram temple was not a 'communal or religious issue' India tries to build a world-class city from scratch, and looks to Singapore for help French hacker who challenged UIDAI says Indian developers are third class, don't know how to use git The git in the tweet is supposedly the software that is used by developers across the world to track changes in the code they are working on. Explained: What are repo and reverse repo rates? The repo rate or the repurchase rate is the rate at which RBI lends money to banks, when banks face shortage of funds Cisco's global lay-off singes Indian employees too The recent lay-offs at the $49-billion networking major Cisco's home base that saw hundreds of permanent employees in the Customer Success Management organisation and the Cloud Platforms & Sol More glory to Indian CEOs in US: Satya Nadella tops list of best, Sundar Pichai comes third Shortly behind Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who bagged the 6th spot in the list. Why India Will Have to Wait Beyond 2019 To Use 5G Phones 5G equipment and devices are expected to launch in 2019, but India isn’t ready to adopt this technology yet. Samsung's foldable smartphone may get a massive 6,000mAh battery and a lot of memory The Galaxy Fold may come with two batteries that combine to make up to 6,000mAh capacity. The Samsung foldable smartphone may also come with 8GB of RAM Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna's mom Geetanjali Khanna passes away Late Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna's first wife, Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna's mom Geetanjali Khanna passed away at the age of 70 at the family's farmhouse in Maharashtra's Raigad district. Akshaye and his mother were at their farmhouse this weekend when she complained of uneasiness on December 15th evening. She was taken to the hospitalRead More Manohar Parrikar Inspects Bridge In Goa With Doctors By His Side Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who has been unwell for some time over a pancreatic condition, inspected a half-constructed bridge on Mandovi river on Sunday in his first public appearance since he spent months in hospital in Delhi. He had a tube in his nose and appeared to be walking with support. The dark chocolate rises Confectionery brands are expanding their portfolio as premium chocolates find takers. But it's a bittersweet growth curve. Edelweiss PE leads ₹225 crore funding in Pizza Hut franchisee Pizza Hut franchisee Sapphire Foods will use the funding from Edelweiss PE, Goldman Sachs and others to scale up and eventually go for an IPO Kalyan Jewellers plans pan-India growth to double revenues in five years Kalyan Jewellers, one of the leading jewellery chains in the country, is planning to more than double its turnover and number of showrooms within the next five years. What slow rabi crop sowing tells us about Agriculture in India Rabi crop sowing is worryingly lagging in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Micromax launches Infinity N11, N12 in India with dual rear camera, 4,000mAh battery Edelweiss PE leads ₹225 crore funding in Pizza Hut franchisee Pizza Hut franchisee Sapphire Foods will use the funding from Edelweiss PE, Goldman Sachs and others to scale up and eventually go for an IPO Politics No More A "Dirty Game" Under Modi Government: Union Minister Politics was earlier seen as a "dirty game", but the situation has "changed" after the BJP was voted to power at the Centre in 2014, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Wednesday. Patanjali in China! Baba Ramdev tells how desi company plans to take global leap Homegrown consumer goods maker Patanjali Ayurved plans to go global soon, said co-founder Baba Ramdev on Wednesday at an event in Mumbai. Milkbasket gets $7 million funding from Mayfield, others Milkbasket will use the funding to improve its technology infrastructure, hire new hands and expand its services to at least one new city, says CEO Anant Goel Here Is Why PepperTap Failed as a StartUp Started in 2014 in Gurgaon, PepperTap was a startup that was founded as the brainchild of Milind Sharma and Navneet Singh. Here is the full story. Aquaman nears the 300 million dollar mark worldwide even before US release In China, Aquaman is set to eventually cross Avengers: Age of Ultron's 240 million dollars and Venom's 270 million dollars. It will then end up as the second biggest Hollywood movie in China behind Avengers: Infinity War's 359 million dollars. Online Sellers Group Asks Centre To Widen High Court Ruling On Fakes To All Etailers AIOVA has demanded that the Centre set up a regulatory body to monitor the trade practices of ecommerce players Asia is leading the global digital retail market Retail executives looking to understand the future of retail should take a close look at Asia, where retail is booming as Asia is leading in terms of South African restaurant chain Barcelos to add 12 restaurants in India by FY'20 South African restaurant chain Barcelos is looking to add 12 more to its kitty in India by the end of 2019-20 as part of an expansion plan, a senior TGI Fridays' Indian partner to raise funds for expansion Housing sales seen up 25% in 2018; supply down 22% in 9 cities: PropTiger The nine cities tracked by PropTiger are -- Mumbai, Pune, Noida, Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. Mindtree founders resist as Siddhartha exit sparks M A jitters India Business News: Siddhartha, through multiple entities, owns about 21% in Bengaluru-based Mindtree, while its founders — Subroto Bagchi, N S Parthasarathy, Krishnakuma Mindtree founders resist as Siddhartha’s exit sparks M A jitters India Business News: Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, through multiple entities, owns about 21% in Bengaluru-based Mindtree, while its founders — Subroto Bagchi, N S Par The sops Arun Jaitley will have to design now could test him to the limit Jaitley has templates available if he wants to dole out sops this budget. But how far can he really go? Best Bollywood films of 2018 From Stree to Tumbbad, this was the year of small films that packed in a big punch. Here's our pick of the top 5 Bollywood films of 2018. Indias Ecommerce Draft Policy To Look At Regulating Deep Discounts, Flash Sales Read full articles, watch videos, browse thousands of titles and more with Google News. HNIs and ultra HNIs are shifting to financial assets. Should you? One of the advantages of financial assets over physical assets is the convenience of buying and selling. For example, if you want to buy equity shares, you open a broking account and simply give an order to buy from exchanges Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 crosses Rs 700 crore mark 2.0 box office collection: Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 continues its winning streak even in the third week. The film has crossed the Rs 700 crore mark worldwide. After 25 years in India, Coca-Cola is getting ready to reinvent itself Twenty-five years on, Coca-Cola is involved in a new search - that of a new identity to bolster its presence among consumers in the country James Wan: Aquaman is a superhero who can actually talk about the environment Filmmaker James Wan is getting plaudits for adding his touch to the fantastical story of Warner Bros project Aquaman, which released in India on December 14. Taking a character from the DC Extended Universe, Aquaman traces the origins of how half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) embraces his identity as the superhero. E-commerce: Watchdog unlikely; discounts may go What consumers need to know While the policy has clearly barred such discounts by e-tailers, the perception has been that the designated agencies –RBI and Enforcement Directorate – have been lax in enforcing it. Delhi govt approves much-awaited Phase-IV of Delhi Metro Briefing reporters about the decision, Sisodia said, "The cabinet has approved the Phase-IV of Delhi Metro. It will boost public transport in Delhi." FAA keeps India's aviation safety rating at category 1 This was after the ICAO, a UN body, gave it a low safety score after an audit in November 2017, placing it below Nepal, Pakistan and other nations. Redesigning HR in the era of disruptive technologies The third edition of FICCI HR Conference2018 debated and reviewed as to why a successful digital transformation sits at the heart of HR and how can the HR function be an evangelist for seeding cultural changes within organizations and embrace the future looking technologies to successfully ride the wave of digitalization After record FDI in 2018, retail sector gears up for more M&As in new year With the lines getting blurred between organised brick-and-mortar model and new-age online platforms, retail sector is ending the year 2018 with a record level of FDI and is gearing up for more mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and other deals in the new year. Amway India to invest Rs 200 million on digital platform from next year Amway India had posted Rs 17.85 billion turnover in calendar 2017 Drug regulator says report on Johnson Johnson baby powder "under consideration" J&J said on Monday it planned to buy back up to $5 billion of its stock, after the Reuters report wiped about $40 billion from its market value. Major Brands India Looks To Double Store Count In Five Years The franchiser of brands like Charles and Keith and Aldo looks to double its store count over the next five years to 500. Govt-RBI relationship like of 'husband-wife', says Ex-PM Manmohan Singh There will be hiccups, but ultimately they must be harmonised in a manner that the two great institutions can work in harmony," Singh said. 2018 was a big year for mergers and acquisitions in India. Here are the top deals This year proved to be quite a robust one for mergers and acquisitions for Indian corporates. Buoyed by the recently-implemented Insolvency and Bankruptcy Lenskart: With an eye on growth ​Lenskart wants to grab a 50% market share, aims to become the Maruti Suzuki of the Indian eyewear industry. ​Lenskart: With an eye on growth ​Lenskart wants to grab a 50% market share, aims to become the Maruti Suzuki of the Indian eyewear industry. TGI Fridays Indian partner to raise funds for expansion Bistro Hospitality, which operates an existing network of 11 TGI Fridays outlets in the country, has appointed Centrum Capital as its investment banker. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India