5145: Infosys bets on jobs, India rewires energy flows & Malayalam cinema’s blockbuster year | Editor's Picks

About this episode

The episode discusses Infosys's hiring plans, India's financial sector developments, and trends in Malayalam cinema.

Infosys is taking a contrarian stance in the AI era, with CEO Salil Parekh ruling out layoffs and committing to hire 20,000 fresh graduates. Global interest in India’s financial sector is rising, with Emirates NBD likely to deepen its role at RBL Bank through a board-level presence. The Centre is exploring ways to bring NRIs and OCIs into MSME financing, India’s oil import strategy is shifting amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions and Malayalam cinema is poised to have another strong year with several content-led movies already in the pipeline.

Topics covered

• Infosys hiring
• India financial sector
• NRI financing
• oil import strategy
• Malayalam cinema

Keywords

• Infosys
• Salil Parekh
• Emirates NBD
• RBL Bank
• NRI financing
• oil imports
• Malayalam cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Infosys, Emirates NBD, RBL Bank, MSME

Books & works: Malayalam cinema

Places: India, Strait of Hormuz

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