Overview of the IT and IT enabled Service Industry India: the leader in IT Outsourcing How protectionism due to Covid-19 is affecting the market size   The Information Technology and enabled services has been one of the key driving forces fuelling the world’s economic growth. The IT sector includes IT services, Business Process Management, Software products...

  Industry Overview Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic Long Term Implications   The insurance industry in India has seen a strong growth cycle post the year 2000 and reaping the benefits of the tailwind of strong economic growth environment in the country. The industry has seen a large expansion in the total number of policies in both, the life and general insurance...

  Facebook is investing US$ 5.7 billion in Jio A big bet on India’s growing digital ecosystem   On 21 st April, Facebook, Inc. announced an investment of US$ 5.7 billion (INR 43,574 Crore) in Reliance’s Jio Platform for a 9.99% stake in the company, becoming the largest minority shareholder in the digital and technology venture of Reliance Industries Limited. This...

  Covid-19 causes collapse of travel demand, hitting airlines & aircraft manufacturers Measures undertaken by Airbus to battle the situation   The Coronavirus pandemic has affected almost all industries across the globe, while there are a few which have been weighed down severely. Unfortunately, the Airlines industry falls into the second category. The pandemic...

  Covid-19 crushes demand for air travel & planes Impact on Boeing   As the world battles the spread of the global pandemic, it is virtually impossible to look anywhere and not see how it has impacted our lives, homes, communities or workplaces. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is evolving by the very minute. With social distancing being advised by governments...

  WTI crude oil (immediate delivery futures) traded into negative territory Reasons driving the price drop What is expected in the near-term?   Since the coronavirus pandemic breakout early this year, financial markets all around the world have seen many rough and unprecedented swings. But what happened on Monday 20 th April 2020 was the wildest move when the...

  Boom of video-conferencing apps amidst Covid-19 Zoom- the leader Controversies surround Zoom, can the app maintain its leading position In today’s times of lockdown, when social distancing has been called for by governments globally, the only mode of communication is via technology- resulting in a significant uptick in the use of video-conferencing apps. There are...

  How has the global pandemic led lockdown impacted OTT players? Is this growth sustainable in the digital media industry?   The world is experiencing one of the most unprecedented times in the history of mankind. The Coronavirus which began from Wuhan in China, has locked everyone, across the globe, in their homes, sparing no country/region. This outbreak has...

  The country continues to face an economic, political and human rights crises Venezuela battles on many fronts   In our previous blogs, we discussed the extent of financial & human rights crises that Venezuela has been facing over the last several years: a crisis orchestrated by none other than its own leaders. The country’s economy contracted by ~25.5% in...

  An overview of the M&E industry Trends shaping the future of Media and Entertainment market   The Global Media and Entertainment industry, one of the largest in terms of revenue and market size, is made up primarily of five distinct sub-segments– including TV, film, video games, publishing and music. As per some estimates, the US M&E industry is said...

  An overview of how the scheme of demerger would be operational. Impact of the proposed scheme of mergers on both the demerged and the resulting company. Tata Chemicals Limited’s (TCL) proposal to demerge high return bearing Consumer Products division and merge into Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) (formerly Tata Global Beverages), finally got underway on 5th March...

  2019- a tough year for the airline industry An overview of some of the airlines that shut down operations in 2019 2020- another tough year for the industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic As are most years for the airline industry, 2019 was no less brutal. Ranging from the 737 MAX crashes that impacted several stakeholders besides the aircraft manufacturer to several...

  Surge in global gloves demand due to COVID-19 outbreak Major hindrance to fill demand supply gap Will industry face risk of oversupply after COVID-19?     In our earlier blog on “ Malaysian Rubber Gloves Industry ” we had discussed the growth in the healthcare industry backed by an ageing population, change in healthcare reforms, emergence of new...

  Current Situation Coronavirus Impact The US automobile industry stands at the second largest in the world with total annual vehicle sales adding up to ~17.5 Million Units in 2019. The industry has a long history which covers several peaks and troughs. The US automobile industry rose to prominence with the rise of the big 3 automakers (GM, Ford and Chrysler) during the...

  Fastest growing Hotel market in Asia up-till 2018 2019 witnessed a full-blown crisis amidst anti-government protests 2020: the impact of global pandemic Coronavirus Hong Kong’s tourism industry is one of the major pillars of its economy. In 2017, it contributed 4% of the GDP and accounted for 7% of the total employment in the country.  The Hotel industry is a...

By Shiv Dave (shivdave@televisory.com)   Going by the stock market plunges around the world, it seems apparent that the world is in for a major economic crisis not seen since 1987 and perhaps matching 1930s. The worries for similarities are, never before has there been an organized effort to stop traveling, meetings, shopping (discretionary) than taking place as I write this...

The Growth Story Legacy Issues Emerging Risks   The Indian Aviation industry traces its history back to 1911 when the first commercial aircraft took off in the country. The industry has since come a long way, growing exponentially to become the third largest domestic civil aviation market in 2018. The industry comprises of a total of 7 scheduled airlines...

Overview of the global travel industry Look into progress and growth factors of the digital travel industry Future outlook of the digital travel space   Despite the ever-increasing and unpredictable nature of the global economic environment, travel & tourism continued to be resilient, contributing approximately 10.4% to Global GDP in 2018 as per data by...

Flybe - a brief Reasons for Flybe’s collapse   Europe’s largest regional carrier and an integral part of UK’s aviation industry, Flybe, has gone bust, receiving its last blow from the fast-spreading Covid-19. Flybe, in fact, is the second British airline to go out of business in the past 6 months alone and the fourth in the past 2 years. The airline, serving 57...

Overview of the global military contributors Analysis of the import-export scenario of the global arms market Outlook of Asia Pacific in the future of the arms market   Global military expenditure contribution rose to 2.6 percent of the global gross domestic product to $1,822 billion as of 2018, as per data by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute...