🏦 Economy / Policy
• First advance estimates for FY26 GDP due Wednesday, with growth expected at 7.4% or higher, reinforcing India’s macro resilience 💹
• India’s services sector growth slipped to an 11-month low in December, as easing new orders weighed on momentum 📉
• India’s GDP is projected to grow 6.9% in FY27, with a “Goldilocks” macro environment likely to persist, says Ind-Ra 📈
🏢 Companies / Sectors
• Venture capital firms are increasingly using Notebook LLMs to speed up due diligence, research, and investment decision-making 🤖💹
• Airlines warned of cascading flight disruptions due to operational and external constraints, impacting schedules and costs ✈️⚠️
• Bank of Baroda plans to scale its prepaid card customer base to 1 million over five years, targeting digital and retail payments growth 💳📈
• Springboard 2026 highlights how India’s once “risky” pharma investments have evolved into globally competitive businesses 💊📈
🌍 Global / World
• Britain has withheld Venezuelan gold, adding another layer to the country’s ongoing financial and geopolitical tensions 🌍⚠️
• Former US President Donald Trump reiterated interest in taking control of Greenland, reviving geopolitical and strategic debates 🧭💹
• India has imported €144 billion worth of Russian oil since the Ukraine war, making it the second-largest buyer after China, according to CREA 🛢️💰
• Venezuela is set to export $2 billion worth of oil to the US under a deal with Washington, easing supply concerns 🛢️📈