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Mar 2024
11m 37s

Is Kishore Biyani Plotting a Comeback?

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About this episode

In today's episode, we talk about Kishore Biyani, the Founder of Future Retail, and his bid for Mumbai’s SOBO central mall, despite Future Retail's debt. Is this a sign of a comeback? We talk to Harminder Sahni, founder and managing director of Wazir Advisors, for insights.

In other news, we look at Japan's decision to end negative interest rates. We speak with Puja Mehra, a business journalist and author, to understand what this means for Japan and its economy.

Tune in to this episode of The Signal Daily!

Episode credits:
The episode was researched, written, and produced by Shorbori and Manaswini
Edited by Dinesh Narayanan
Mastered and mixed by Yash Hirave

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