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Don’t bet the house on cash…The future favours Cryptocurrencies
We’ve recently lived through some turbulent...
Miracles don’t happen without Fundamentals…Just take a look at India
Last month, Narendra Modi’s BJP Party delivered a...
Beneath the Twitter radar…India emerges, quietly, as an economic superpower
It’s a funny old world: Saudi Arabia defeated...
Energy Reduction isn’t Energy Efficiency… But Emerging Technologies are a good start
What do we mean by energy efficiency, and how...
The Ground Beneath our Feet…Why Globalisation and Emerging Technologies go Hand in Hand
Why does globalisation matter…and why does it...
Spotting India’s Future… Cheetahs Start to Prosper
India has such an iconic and distinctive natural...
Seventy Five Years on, and Indian Infrastructure is a Global Success Story
In 1923 the British Raj made it illegal for any...
The Chocolate Cake War…with a Digital Dividend for the Subcontinent
If you don’t want your children to eat too much...
Charting a Brighter Course in Darker Days…India still has a steady hand on the tiller
You’ve probably noticed this already; how could...
Care Homes for Carbon…Stepping up to a new Modular Paradigm
Think of a building, any building (flats and...
A lesson worth learning and an issue worth raising…Modular Technology in our modern world
As you may have noticed, Rishi Sunak is in the...
Reaching the Tipping Point…Emerging Technologies are now unstoppable
What do we mean by a Tipping Point? Well, I...
Beating a path to India’s door…That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone
They say time flies when you’re enjoying...
Designing disassembly for the long run…It’s time to plan for a modular future
Fail to Design…Design to Fail: I’m offering that...
Embracing the Future of Fintech…Bricks and Mortar Banking won’t cut it anymore
For hundreds of years, banks have been building...
No Laffing matter…India is still ahead of the curve
Most economists think Arthur Laffer was a bit of...
Playing its part on the world stage…This is Modular’s moment
Nothing succeeds like success: according to ...
Not so much bouncing back, as never been away… Indian real estate is on the up
At last, it feels the worst is over: after two...
Don’t bet against a bounceback …Bitcoin disruption is a short term thing
When Wall Street crashed catastrophically in...
The evolution will be digitised…Fintech and disruptive change on the subcontinent
Revolutionary change can be so painfully slow:...
Living Nowhere…Building back slower has a long term social cost
Building back better now means building back...
Sustainable, Resilient, and Better all Round…There’s Light at the end of the Tunnel
Ok, take your pick, short term stimulus or long...
Insidious to sustainable growth…But India knows how to deal with inflation
There’s no inflation in a junkyard, and India is...
The power of Emerging Technologies…How the world changed in the blink of an eye
The World has changed so much in one short...
Joining the dots on FDI…Indian Real Estate has rich pickings
Just ask Vladimir Putin, no modern economy can...
Punch Drunk but Back in the Ring…The Reserve Bank goes another round with reality
You’d think they’d have learned by now: barely...
So goes Uttar Pradesh, So goes the Nation... But where does it leave India?
If Uttar Pradesh was a country, it would be the...
Fuel, the Future and Better Healthcare…All brought closer by Modular Technologies
With a cruel war raging in Ukraine, and oil...
The Days of Sulphur Coloured Skies are Numbered…Starting in Delhi
Last month was officially the least polluted in...
Charting a Steady Course…Stability is the Guiding Star for Indian Real Estate
If, like most of us, you’re still struggling to...
Soaring ambitions and a world away from boxes…Modular building for modern times
Scarred with bombsites, and scattered with bricks...
Who will weep for the horses?… It’s time to embrace emerging technologies
Just in time for Christmas 1913, Henry Ford...
Take a Bow Ms Sitharaman… A timely boost for Indian Real Estate
For as long as COVID has maintained its icy grip...
Reaping India’s whirlwind… Cryptocurrencies come in from the cold
Trading in global cryptocurrencies will be worth...
Future proofing the Indian Economy…How does it get from here?
For 2000 years India was the world’s largest and...
Half baked and badly made…It’s time to re-set the dial on construction
Suppose I’m planning on taking up baking as a...
Bears beware, this is the year of the bull… Strength and confidence come together in India
Summoned by bells and fireworks, the New Year...
Faster and further every day… the energised world of emerging technology
Since the industrial revolution first flickered...
Matching ambition to need…India’s £470 billion housing behemoth
No one could mistake the ambition and reach of a...
Santa Claus is coming to town…You’d better not doubt, I’m telling you why
Good news for all good children (the naughty...
Waking up for Christmas…Just listen to Jamie
Waking up on a Christmas morning, with cold stone...
Out of the sandbox, into the light…Digital Rupee is set to outshine Britcoin
Things just got serious: having launched the...
Nothing new under the sun…Emerging Technologies have deep roots
Signal processing and connectionist modelling...
It doesn’t have to be this way…Waking up to ESG
With all the hype and hoopla of COP26, we’ve...
Planning for the long run...Modular construction offers more than temporary solution
“In the long run we’re all dead”: so often right,...
Zeno’s puppy and the lumbering cart of climate change…India has the answers
Zeno knew a thing or two about global affairs:...
A summer of floods and fire… It’s time to escape the prison of the past
It’s been another summer of floods and fire, and...
Lost assurance and new hope…everyone’s a winner with Modular Construction
Builders used to build with assurance, and this...
Trading by numbers…The magic of financial markets
I remember speaking with a (highly) successful...
The birth pangs of progress mean new opportunities for cryptocurrencies
China banned crypto currency transactions last...
Affordable housing matters…Managed delivery has the answers for India
Relatively few people in India, in fact just 30%,...
Commercial growth requires commercial hubs...and Modulex makes them possible
I’ve seen them before but mostly in ones and...
A resilient platform for growth...India’s fundamentals are stronger than ever
We’ve already got a Playbook for recovery, and...
A Highway to Prosperity…Indian Infrastructure hasn’t gone away…its stronger than ever
Macroeconomic policy is all about joining the...
Disruptive digital innovation is driving Indian real estate markets…Watch out for what comes next
Disruptive change is a curious and powerful...
Getting smarter to beat a growing crisis... Homelessness is all about time
Across the Globe last month 244,358 people died...
What's so special about India... arbitrage and a perfect storm for growth
How times change: when lockdown restrictions were...
Clean Technologies and Climate Responsibility... where are we going next?
New Technologies provide the vital DNA for our...
It's not just about Money... Property Markets have deeper roots
This is a true story: a few years ago, well...
The Drift from China…India will benefit, and no one should be surprised
Nobody moves house if they don’t want to, or...
A Sure Start out of Lockdown...The Subcontinent Challenges Received Wisdom
India launched its first Subsidised Housing Scheme
Inflation Rears its Head...Indian Equity Markets and the New Equilibrium
Inflation is a cornerstone of modern economic...
What's so Artificial about Artificial Intelligence?.... Changing our world responsibly
There’s not much artificial about Artificial...
Red Ribbon Fund Management appoints Anthony Frieze as new Managing Director to develop its product structuring services
Anthony Frieze has been appointed as Managing...
Reading Between The Lines...Rail Infrastructure And Indian Real Estate
In 1843 the Governor General of the East India...
Indian Monetary Policy post COVID...Fiscal Stimulus and Sustainable Growth
However bad it looks right now, however tough,...
Indian Monetary Policy post COVID...Fiscal Stimulus and Sustainable Growth
However bad it looks right now, however tough,...
Should I be investing my Pension in Bitcoin... and what's the long-term outlook for Cryptocurrencies?
No matter how lucrative they might be, the UK...
Building up Demand by Building Back Strong: How Indian Real Estate is Planning for a Post COVID Future
Minute by minute, day by day, we’ll all end up...
Planned Sustainability: The Reserve Bank of India is Building for Growth
In both senses of the word, ESG stands for...
Bubble or Boom…Bitcoin goes through the roof, but what does it mean for the Global Economy?
In three short months, four hundred years ago, a...
A Time to Build and Buy…Indian Real Estate is facing a Perfect Storm of Opportunity
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck,...
Building in Sustainability…Modular Construction has long-term answers for the Planet
What can you do with a broken brick, clotted with...
Sitting at the Planet’s Heart, India is set to deliver new Supply Systems and Distributive Technologies…The Economic Revolution starts here, right now
When Donald Trump told us, as he did a lot, that...
Can Unprecedented Demand Create a Slump in Property Prices…Of course not, Global Real Estate is as Strong as Ever.
Buying an average London house would have set you...
A Distribution Hub for the World… India will be a Global Focus for Change as we emerge from COVID
As the Subcontinent emerges from lockdown, it is...
2021 is Blockchain’s Year … Starting here and right now, with Emerging Technologies in India
We can already see the future…According to...
All Set and Ready to Lead…India will be at the Head of the Pack for Post-COVID Growth
In last month’s Asia 2021 Outlook(...
Housing Markets are Broken…We can fix them with Modular Technologies
“Our Broken Housing Market is one of the greatest...
Voting with Their Feet…Indian Migrant Workers are Redefining the Subcontinent’s Housing Market
India’s migrant workers are voting with their...
Better Connected than Ever? - How Connectivity boosts Indian Real Estate.
All roads lead to other roads: a dizzying...
Growing Better by Being Smarter… Sustainability and Economic Growth go Hand in Hand
According toNASAfigures (and who’s going to...
The Drift from China…India will benefit, and no one should be surprised
The Indian Government publishes an annual ...
Defeating COVID with pace and conviction...Major new hospitals are part of the story
Health Authorities across the globe have been...
Not so much a Policy Imperative as a Crisis…Modular Construction has the Answers
Best estimates are nearly 250,000 people left...
We know what the answer isn’t… So what’s the question?
If short term thinking isn’t the answer (and it’s...
Facts are Facts…The Truth about the Moon and Modular Construction
Samuel Shenton lived an otherwise unremarkable...
The Challenges of COVID 19 will leave us better equipped to deal with Global Warming
COVID 19 is presenting us with ever more complex...
How will the pandemic downturn end …And what will the future look like?
AJP Taylor asked an interesting and counter...
How will the pandemic downturn end …And what will the future look like?
AJP Taylor asked an interesting and counter...
Mr Bezos goes to Hollywood… by way of Hyderabad
Mr Bezos goes to Hollywood… by way of Hyderabad
...
The Trouble with REITS…Making on the Carry is fraught with danger, but India has the answers
Two Loans don’t make a REIT: you need more than...
Look at what the Government’s doing, not what it says
India’s Electronics and IT Minister, Sanjay...
A Scattering of Bricks and Girders…The Indian Government is stiffening some spines
A Power Station that’s only nine-tenths built is...
Pandrah Minats of Fame…India’s Real Estate has its Minsky Moment
Hyman Minsky finally got his fifteen minutes of...
Another Year, another Union Budget…A Tweak and a Tune will do for India’s Economy
Its that time of year again…another Union Budget,...
No Big Bong but a Bigger Bang…What does the Withdrawal Agreement mean for Britain?
Some of the facts about Brexit are simply...
India is already a Technology Super Power…as it prepares to step up a gear, imagine what’s coming next
Over the past year the Subcontinent’s IT Services...
It’s not all Beijing and Brexit …India’s Markets are forging ahead too
Immediately after UK General Election results...
India gets an early Christmas Present…and it may well be the gift that keeps on giving
India currently has 11.09 Million vacant housing...
Binance Eyes up India…and this will be a transaction to remember
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange is...
It’s never as bad as it looks…India’s fundamentals still leave Western Economies in the shade
Every year more than 12 Million Indians join the...
Prohibitions only delay change… India’s Blockchain Revolution is now inevitable
“Making prohibitions work is like getting water...
Unicorns are feeling at home in India… And India’s making sure it stays that way
Cowboy Ventures is one of the very few Venture...
No Siberian Ducks were harmed in the making of this economy…India’s new climate of compliance
Sukhna Lake is man made and stunningly beautiful:...
Good things come in fours…Blockchain and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
You might have missed the Second and Third and...
Who on Earth is Kristalina Georgieva…and why does she make Positivity India’s watchword?
Shares on India’s financial markets have been...
Unaffordable Housing and a Bubble Waiting to Burst…It’s a Tale of Two Cities
The average price of a home in London is now ...
Fundamentals Worth Paying Attention to…India and the Inverted Bond Yield
Suppose I ask you to lend me £1000, just for a...
Slower than expected but faster than the rest…the IMF needs to look more closely at India
As a wise man once said, there aren’t any fleas...
More than Roughly Right… Contrasting Fortunes of Infrastructure in the UK and India
Nobody believes the HS2 Rail Project can (or...
Giving up the Goose… The Reserve Bank’s Attempt to Block Cryptocurrencies is Bound to Fail
Before the UK’s Malicious Communications Act ...
Modular Construction moves Centre Stage…And Here’s Why
Within a year of assuming office in 2015 Prime...
India reinvents blockchain for the 21st century
Imagine the Government had decided to ban rubber,...
India is building a new modular construction paradigm
Mark Twain had nothing bad to say about the...
A Threshold Moment …DLT, Blockchain and India’s Digital Revolution
The entire text of India’s Regulation of Digital...
Indian Real Estate and Habitat Home Furnishings
Nirmala Sitharaman must have been having a bleak...
Right Time, Right Place… Innovation’s White Heat burns more brightly in India
The Duke of Devonshire was at his wit's end by...
Blockchain… it’s never been easier to predict its future in India’s financial markets
“The iPhone will get no significant market share…...
The Wolves of Wall Street aren’t coming to London…they’re heading for Mumbai
Most people would accept their fate more...
Tales of Failure and Success, half a world apart
Even a dead cat bounces, but the UK Construction...
A Union Budget for Growth… Investing in India has never made more sense.
The London based Institute of Chartered...
From Cannonballs to E-Mails… The next leap forward is Blockchain
Like a lot of tourists, Walter Raleigh brought...
The Subcontinent’s Soft Growth Revolution…More Water and less Smoke
Think Economic Growth and most of us conjure up...
Safe as Houses: It's the fundamentals that matter and India has got them right
Safe as Houses? Not quite. Even without the...
Why Donald Trump’s Twitters mean more Infrastructure Investment in India…and soon
There’s a good reason why global financial...
Why Donald Trump’s Twitters mean more Infrastructure Investment in India…and soon
There’s a good reason why global financial...
Setting up the Sandbox…India’s Blockchain Technologies take a leap forward
The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) might still be...
Anyone for Brexit?...Why India and Commonwealth won’t be coming to the rescue.
It's a big IF, but if the United Kingdom manages...
Who is J Christopher Giancarlo anyway, and why is India the future of Blockchain?
Just when we were waiting for Theresa May to...
Less Means Too Much: the Sustainability Paradox and India’s Eco Hotel Sector
Neil Armstrong will be remembered for his small...
It’s Modi by a Mile…and here’s why it matters.
If you felt tremors under your feet this week,...
Kaam, Daam...thank you Ma’am: Indian Housing Policy and the Congress Manifesto
As the World’s largest democracy rumbles towards...
India’s appetite for alternative, eco-friendly tourism provides strong economic support
India’s growing middle classes are emerging as a...
How modular construction supports advances in technology
Technology is central to the ability of the...
Climate Change recognition and energy inefficiencies
Climate change and carbon emissions feature in...
How to benefit from India’s construction boom
India’s construction needs are no secret, nor are...
Government continues to support technological innovation in construction
The Government continues to strive to achieve its...
Government continues to support technological innovation in construction
The Government continues to strive to achieve its...
Interest in blockchain technology across India grows despite lack of regulatory guidance
While India’s Supreme Court demands an answer on...
India's eco-friendly position on plastic pollution reduction
Action against pollution is growing and India is...
Why modular construction is the perfect fit for every want and need
Modular construction has been growing in...
India’s economic growth outlook remains positive despite weaker-than-expected GDP
An initial glance at India’s third fiscal quarter...
Affordable housing and slum redevelopment
Slum dwellings across India’s urbanised areas...
Affordable housing and slum redevelopment
Slum dwellings across India’s urbanised areas...
Saving Time, Money and the Environment through Modular Construction
Saving Time, Money and the Environment through...
Broad-based planning supportive of India’s economic ambition
It may be a New Year, but in many countries, old...
How Eco Hospitality provides a double benefit for India’s economy
How Eco Hospitality provides a double benefit for...
India’s economic fortunes in the 70 years since gaining independence
India’s economic fortunes in the 70 years since...
Modular Construction: The Answer to Housing Needs
Modular construction is the answer to housing...
How Eco-Tourism is generating economic boost for India
How Eco-Tourism is generating economic boost for...
The place to be: 10 reasons to invest in India
India’s economy and business landscape are...
The Eco Hotel Phenomenon and Donald Trump’s observations
What turns a run of the mill, resource hungry...
Time matters with India’s Real Estate revitalisation
KPMG reported last month that Indian Real Estate...
Time matters with India’s Real Estate revitalisation
KPMG reported last month that Indian Real Estate...
Modular Construction: the answer to the shortage of skills in India
Most Indians work in agriculture but next comes...
A Crypto Kind of Year: Regulating India’s e-Retail Markets
Arun Jaitley is having a crypto kind of year....
An Ambition for Growth: The Roots of India’s Economic Miracle
Currently locked in a peculiar species of death...
An Ambition for Growth: The Roots of India’s Economic Miracle
Currently locked in a peculiar species of death...
Better Smart than Big: India’s Eco Hospitality Sector
The problem with global conglomerates is that...
Affordable Housing for India: A Perfect Storm of Opportunity
Mumbai’s skyline has, of course, been...
Hospitality with Responsibility: The Explosive Growth of India’s Mid Market
Jawaharlal Nehru famously championed “hospitality...
A Sense of Understatement: Modular Construction and Indian Real Estate
A Sense of Understatement: Modular Construction...
Modular Construction: A Global Construction Solution
Lets get straight to the point: the UK...
The Economic Legacy of Atal Vajpayee: A Solid Foundation for Growth
The boy from rural Gwalior had given up studying...
Eco Hospitality as part of India’s Climate Change Agenda
What exactly do we mean by Eco Hospitality? ...
India as Blockchain Capital of the World
In June this year at the London Business School,...
Interest Rates: What the Reserve Bank of India can teach the Bank of England
Inflation, as it happens, is also attracting...
The Best Exits: Innovations in India’s Private Equity Market
How do you spot a Private Equity Investor at the...
India’s Infrastructure Partnership: “A Huge Footprint all over Society”
Roger Bootle brilliantly described him (or her)...
No Carillion for India: The Subcontinent’s Tough New Audit Regime
English Law requires an Auditor to be a guard dog...
Walmart Flipkart's Acquisition: A Paradigm Model for India’s Consumer Boom
Like Facebook, the founders of Google hatched...
Going Green: India’s hotel sector is changing its complexion
On average the phrase “Eco Hotel” is searched at...
What Goes Around Comes Around: India GDP growth
Before Lord Clive’s blue-coated enforcers moved...
Getting to Market: India’s IPO Powerhouse
We grow used to newspaper headlines barking out “...
Meeting Need with Speed: Modular Construction as a key innovator
27,348 people live on every square kilometre of...
Mid Market’s Moment: Trends in India’s Hospitality Sector
India seems to do everything on a bigger scale...
India’s Private Equity Boom: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals
Private Equity has never been about ignoring the...
India’s New Direction in Infrastructure Investment: A Country Break
For those commentators who might have thought...
Regulating India’s Cryptocurrencies: The Power of the Eyebrow
When the Governor of the Bank of England was...
Regulating India’s Cryptocurrencies: The Power of the Eyebrow
When the Governor of the Bank of England was...
Saving for the Future: India’s Dynamic Asymmetry
Saving for the Future: India’s Dynamic Asymmetry
Affordable Housing Programme: the Private Equity Boost
We’ve heard a lot recently about policy...
India Stock Exchange news: a Welcome Union Budget
Although they have softened a little since in...
Indian Infrastructure Projects: it’s good to talk
After decades of bewildering inactivity, the...
Indian Infrastructure Projects: it’s good to talk
After decades of bewildering inactivity, the...
New Sustainability Initiatives: India’s way forward
At the close of the year, barely noticed by the...
New Sustainability Initiatives: India’s way forward
At the close of the year, barely noticed by the...
India Republic Day: “They will change our World in ways we cannot yet imagine”
History, as Alan Bennett nearly said, is just one...
Hospitality in India: Long Term Vision, Short Term Solution
India has a striking shortage of hotel...
As Good As It Gets: The World’s Leading Growth Economy
Goldman Sachs have just published their Annual...
Why Real Estate is Trumps for the Indian Economy
When Donald Trump launched the Trump Tower Pune...
India and the Digital Economy: a trillion dollar opportunity
Over recent years, three key factors have been...
The Money Go Round: how to (really) revitalise an economy
India’s Government has a majority stake in no...
Indian Real Estate Markets: a Perfect Storm
A perfect storm of demographic and economic...
Embracing the Future: Indian Business Makes Sustainability Matter
In August this year, former President Barak Obama...
How do they connect? The Hospitality sector and the adaption of a Mainstream Business Model.
Mainstream Impact Investment is a New Economic...
An Expansive Monetary Policy: Renewing India’s Infrastructure Markets
Speaking in a typically candid interview in 2000,...
Mainstream Impact Investment: A Sea Change in the Market
Businesses that set out to minimise the negative...
Mainstream Impact Investment: A Sea Change in the Market
Businesses that set out to minimise the negative...
Thermal Power Generation: a drain on India’s resources
Electricity consumption in India is currently...
Beating a path to its door: the Growth of India’s International Markets
David Ricardo, the father of British Economics,...
Lighting Up the Skies and Caring for the Earth: Diwali 2017
For a full twenty days before Diwali is...
"A Goldmine of Opportunity Waiting to be Tapped”: Eco Tourism in India
The Indian Government publishes an annual ...
"A Goldmine of Opportunity Waiting to be Tapped”: Eco Tourism in India
The Indian Government publishes an annual ...
Private Equity and Indian Real Estate: The Bigger Picture
Private Equity and Indian Real Estate: The Bigger...
Sustainability On The Subcontinent: Making It Happen
In 2014 the World Bank reported that...
Indian Real Estate ten years on: The success story continues...
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
Supporting Indian Eco Tourism: A Catalyst for Mainstream Impact Investmen
Mainstream Impact Investment has been at the...
India’s Joined Up Government: A Resurgent Infrastructure Programme
Churchill might have said it better and probably...
India takes the lead: A Global Renewable Hub
India’s place as the key Global Hub for Renewable...
The Changing Paradigm of Mainstream Impact Investment
Red Ribbon Fund Management has long been...
India’s Hospitality Sector: Journey to Success
India’s new Goods and Services Tax (GST) was...
India's property market and what makes it so attractive for investors?
Like most property markets across the world,...
Renewable Energy Policies in Growth Markets
President Trump’s White House has withdrawn the...