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Featured analyses, strategic commentary, and official announcements from our global leadership team on infrastructure finance, sovereign debt, and institutional reform.
Featured analyses, strategic commentary, and official announcements from our global leadership team on infrastructure finance, sovereign debt, and institutional reform.
The UK-India trade agreement has now entered into force, marking one of the most significant moments in the modern economic relationship between the two countries. The cultural, political and social ties between both nations run deep, but this agreement solidifies a long-term, practical economic foundation. For Rupin Banker, an Indian entrepreneur with more than 30 years’ experience working across both nations, the agreement is more than simply another trade deal or diplomatic milestone.

Investing in emerging economies is often viewed through the lens of risk: political risk, currency risk, regulatory risk and execution risk. But for Rupin Banker, co-founder of Strategic Global Alliance, the focus on short-term risk can obscure the underlying opportunity in economies with strong growth potential and substantial infrastructure needs.

India’s infrastructure ambition is no longer in doubt. The Union Budget earlier this year made that clear, with public capital expenditure for this year at ₹12.2 lakh crore, up from the previous budget estimate. The message from New Delhi is consistent: infrastructure remains central to growth, jobs, logistics efficiency and India’s competitiveness. But the next question is harder. Can public capital alone carry the next phase of India’s infrastructure build-out?

he outbreak of war in the Middle East has done more than shake global energy markets and political alliances. It has exposed how vulnerable many emerging economies remain to shocks that begin far from their shores but quickly arrive through increased fuel and food costs, currency pressure and investor sentiment.

India’s steel industry expects a strong demand boost from the Union Budget’s sharp focus on infrastructure expansion, higher capital expenditure, and enhanced support for MSMEs. Industry leaders say increased spending on logistics, industrial clusters, Tier-II and Tier-III city development, and green initiatives like carbon capture will strengthen manufacturing activity, improve competitiveness, and drive long-term growth across construction, railways, automotive, and energy sectors.
The FY27 budget is set to boost India's economy and steel demand. Increased capital spending, support for industrial clusters, and a focus on MSMEs are key. These measures will strengthen infrastructure, improve logistics, and enhance domestic manufacturing. Steel companies expect growth across construction, automotive, and railway sectors. The budget also prioritizes cleaner technologies and modern production facilities.

Steel industry experts predict increased demand due to budget's infrastructure push, MSME support, and industrial cluster focus in FY27.

GIFT Nifty signals a cautious and weak opening for Indian equity benchmarks, reflecting subdued global cues and heightened investor risk aversion. Market sentiment remains fragile amid persistent volatility in global equities, concerns over US interest-rate trajectory, and weakness in technology stocks, with investors closely tracking macro signals and overseas market movements for near-term direction.
India's Economic Survey 2025-26 projects robust growth of 6.8-7.2% amid global fragmentation, highlighting medium-term priorities like manufacturing and skill development. Experts view this as a strategic advantage, with potential GDP growth revised to 7% driven by capital expenditure and reforms. The survey emphasizes attracting global capital through faster execution and regulatory certainty.