Economics, Finance and Data Analytics Speaker Series

We welcomed our first speaker, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Senior Manager, from HSBC who shared his insights on recent trends in banking and evolving business models.

Over the coming months, the Economics and Finance Speaker Series will offer students a valuable opportunity to hear from experts in their field and network, broaden horizons and enhance their learning experience.


India’s new port and how will help the Indian economy?

Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management talks about govt building port worth $9.14B to boost regional trade.



India reports worst quarter profits, shrinking 3.1%

Corporate India faced a challenging first Quarter, with profits shrinking by 3.1%, marking the worst first-quarter performance since the pandemic. Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management speaks to Money Talks.



TRT World interview on Asia's debt crisis

Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management was interviewed by TRT World and spoke about Asia's debt crisis.



2024 Indian election and the economy

Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management interviewed by TRT World, on the 2024 Indian election results and the implications for the economy



India aims for high income status by 2047

Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management interviewed by TRT World, on the State of the Indian economy as India heads to its 2024 General Elections.



Latest upgrade of India's GDP growth forecast by Moody's

Interview with Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management.



India's central bank cuts key interest rate

Interview with Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management.

US-China relationship talk with Sunil S. Poshakwale

Radio Sputnik has discussed the absence of the US delegation at the forum and its impact on US-China talks with Sunil S. Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management.

View the transcript and listen to the interview on the .


Indian government’s US $10bn economic stimulus plan

With more than seven million cases of COVID-19, India is the world's second worst-affected country by the pandemic. The outbreak has taken an immense toll on the economy, with the World Bank forecasting a more than 9-percent drop in GDP this year. Now the government's launching stimulus measures worth 10 billion dollars to get businesses back on track. Watch the video below, to hear the thoughts of Sunil Poshakwale, Professor of International Finance at Cranfield School of Management.

India's Supreme Court orders stay on new farm laws – Money Talks

India's top court has suspended the implementation of three new agricultural laws after months of protests. Farmers have been protesting the reforms since September. They say it benefits large corporations and robs them of their livelihoods. Ishan Russell has this report from New Delhi. We were joined by Sunil Poshakwale in Birmingham. He's a professor of International Finance at the Cranfield School of Management.

India's government piles on debt as it spends on economic revival – Money Talks

Months of lockdown and millions of cases of COVID-19 jolted India's economy last year, shrinking it by 7-percent. But infection rates are falling and inoculations have begun. The Modi government has unveiled an annual budget worth almost half- a- trillion dollars to help the economy out of recession. And it could also calm famers who've been protesting controversial new agricultural laws.