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Chris Kay

Mumbai Correspondent

Chris Kay is the FT's Mumbai correspondent covering business and finance across India. Before joining the FT in 2024, he worked for thirteen years at Bloomberg News in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UK.
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  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    ObituaryRatan Tata
    Ratan Tata, leading Indian businessman, 1937-2024

    Industrialist who led the Tata conglomerate’s acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover and UK steel plants, with mixed results

    Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and industrialist is photographed at Taj Residencies in central London in 2018
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Carbon tax
    India denounces ‘stifling’ EU carbon tax on imports

    Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says tariffs to be imposed in 2026 will impede energy transition

    India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    InterviewDanone SA
    Danone plans India expansion to close in on rivals Unilever and Nestlé

    The French consumer goods group’s presence in the country is ‘nowhere near where it should be’, says chief executive

  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    Renewable energy
    Indian companies move in as US cuts China out of its solar industry

    Washington weighs more tariffs on imports after flood of Chinese panels drove global prices to record lows

    Workers install solar panels at Adani Group’s Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Khavda, India
  • Friday, 4 October, 2024
    News in-depthByju's
    ‘Screaming into a hurricane’: the fall of India’s most valuable start-up Byju’s

    Edtech company’s legal battles from Delaware to Bengaluru have exposed corporate governance issues

    A montage of Byju Raveendran with his company’s logo
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    News in-depthIndian economy
    India’s economic mismatch: not enough jobs and not enough workers

    Employment crisis looms over Narendra Modi’s third term as opposition looks to unseat ruling BJP in regional polls

    Indian job-seekers attend a walk-in interview session at a state-level job fair organised by India’s Karnataka state government in Bengaluru
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Derivatives
    India tightens derivatives trading rules after retail options frenzy

    Regulator aims to clamp down on country’s retail trading mania

    The Securities & Exchange Board of India building in Mumbai
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    India wrestles with unsecured lending hangover

    Young Indians are racking up personal loan and credit card debts

    Shopping centre in New Delhi, India
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    Gold
    Record Indian imports help drive gold rally

    Late July tariff cuts boost domestic demand for gold jewellery and bars

    A woman buys gold jewellery on the occasion of Dhanteras ahead of Diwali
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    India overtakes China in world’s biggest investable stock benchmark

    Red-hot Indian equities propel country past China weighting in MSCI All-Country index

    A pedestrian stands outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai, looking up at the building and its electronic display board.
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    FT SeriesThe FT Magazine’s Guide to the Business Lunch
    The FT foreign correspondents’ guide to business dining around the world

    The top tables for breaking bread and sealing deals in great global cities

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    Revolut Ltd
    Revolut prepares for India launch next year

    Fintech has not previously offered app or currency cards in country despite having 4,000 staff present

    A street vendor looks at his mobile phone in Bengaluru, India
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    India’s top shadow bank lists housing finance arm in blockbuster $782mn IPO

    Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance shot up by as much as 130% on trading debut

    Sanjiv Bajaj speaks into a microphone while seated on stage
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    InterviewNatarajan Chandrasekaran
    Tata chair on ‘painful’ transitions: ‘We have to do this’

    Natarajan Chandrasekaran says the $365bn Indian group is undergoing multiple changes to prepare for the future

    Natarajan Chandrasekaran
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    Ford Motor Co
    Ford to restart India car production 3 years after quitting

    US automaker plans to use mothballed Tamil Nadu plant to build vehicles for export

    A sign for the ‘Ganges Ford’ showroom in the Indian city of Kolkata
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Inside BusinessIndian business & finance
    Pressures mount in India’s delivery market for anything, anytime

    Reliance and Google-backed Dunzo reported to have cut staff as competition intensifies

    A Dunzo delivery driver waits with an order near a closed gate on the outskirts of New Delhi
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Adani Group
    Kenyan court suspends Adani deal to run Nairobi airport

    Legal challenge is latest blow to Indian conglomerate’s efforts to expand overseas presence

    Members of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union protest outside Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. One protester holds a sign reading "WE REJECT ADANI" during the demonstration against the proposed sale of the airport to Adani Airport Holdings.
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Foreign investors pull out of frothy Indian equity market

    Year-to-date inflows of $2.6bn are below the $22bn recorded in 2023

    A screen in Mumbai showing stock numbers
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    Indian watchdog approves $8.5bn Disney-Reliance entertainment merger

    Green light comes after companies agree to close some regional TV channels and not dramatically raise ad rates

    Kolkata Knight Riders’ Harshit Rana bowls during the Indian Premier League Twenty20 final cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 26, 2024
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    Global trade
    Labour disputes threaten ‘earthquake’ disruption in US supply chains

    Industrial action at Canadian railways and Indian ports risks compounding trade problems ahead of Christmas season

    Railway cars are densely packed at the CN Rail freight depot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Two red CN locomotives are visible in the foreground, surrounded by numerous black tanker cars and other freight cars. Trees and greenery are visible in the background
  • Sunday, 18 August, 2024
    Tata Sons
    Tata shows interest in India’s ageing state power distributors

    Conglomerate’s energy arm anticipates sell-offs will follow reforms to tackle the country’s unreliable electricity supply

    Smoke rises from a chimney as electricity pylons stand at the Tata Power Trombay Thermal Power Station in Mumbai
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    News in-depthTelecoms
    Sunil Bharti Mittal, Indian telecoms tycoon turning the tables on BT

    Company that drew investment from UK group in the 1990s is now becoming its biggest shareholder

    Sunil Bharti Mittal
  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    Behind the Money podcast21 min listen
    Is there a bubble waiting to burst in India?

    Investors could be in for a rude awakening

  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    News in-depthTelecoms
    Why Indian billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal reconnected with BT

    UK telco used to own 21% of Bharti’s group. The roles are now reversed

    A montage of the BT logo and euro notes with photos of Patrick Drahi and Sunil Bharti Mittal
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    BT Group Plc
    Indian billionaire to buy 24.5% BT stake from Altice

    Sunil Bharti Mittal’s conglomerate says it has no plans to make an offer for the UK telecoms group

    Sunil Bharti Mittal raises his right hand while speaking
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