On 9 April State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest bank, celebrated 50 years of its branch office in Frankfurt and used the opportunity to launch its yono app in Germany. The banks’s Chairman Dinesh Khara and the Managing Director for International Banking, Global Markets and Technology, Challa Sreenivasulu Setty both attended the event. Deputy … Read more
2024 – the “Super Election” Year. Research has estimated that, this year, more than 60 countries will hold elections, totalling for around 2 billion voters. Included here is India, who will vote between April and June, and elections for a new European parliament in June. Although there is a general census that Narendra Modi’s government … Read more
On 15 March 2024, the Indo-German Centre for Business Excellence and the Consulate General of India in Frankfurt hosted around sixty members of the Indian business community in Germany for a meeting of the India Business Forum at Frankfurt School. IGC Deputy Chairman and Executive Director Matthias Catón and Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak addressed … Read more
The IGC recently sat down (virtually) with Aishwarya Singh to discuss topics of sustainable tourism and maritime opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region. Read our conversation below: 1. What stimulated your interest in the blue economy and maritime tourism? I was always an inquisitive kid; I challenged the normal and I believe that trait landed me … Read more
The first Indo-German Business Talk of 2024 took place on 31 January 2024, where three expert panellists analysed the nexus between textile consumption and production and advancing the circular economy. The textile industry has long-faced scrutiny for its detrimental environmental and social impact, with practices in “fast” fashion and “fast” production often criticised for their … Read more