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• Vodafone Idea’s financial turnaround is in jeopardy as its ?25,000 cr debt-funding plan faces delays following the Supreme Court’s AGR ruling. The delay has raised concerns about Vi’s ability to invest in 4G and 5G expansion, crucial for competing with rivals Jio and Airtel. Analysts predict government intervention, including converting dues into equity, to prevent a collapse.

• Indian companies, including HUL and Diageo, are adopting flexible benefits programs to cater to the diverse needs of their multigenerational workforce. These programs allow employees to customize their benefits packages by choosing from a range of options such as health insurance, wellness programs, and financial counselling, leading to increased employee satisfaction and retention.

• Major electronics companies like Samsung, Apple, and Whirlpool are importing less, marking a potential first-time occurrence. This shift is attributed to the ‘Make in India’ initiative promoting local manufacturing and component sourcing. While mobile phone localisation is steadily increasing, home appliances have achieved significant local sourcing.

• Walt Disney reported a $1.5 billion impairment charge related to its Star India transaction, reflecting a fair value adjustment. The charge includes $800 million in cumulative foreign currency translation losses. Disney completed the merger of Star India with Reliance Industries’ Viacom18, creating JioStar, on November 14.

• Indian banks are turning to certificates of deposit (CDs) to bridge the gap between loan demand and deposit growth. CD issuances have surged by 69% this fiscal as banks compete for deposits amid tight liquidity. Analysts predict that deposit rates will remain elevated despite anticipated rate cuts.

• The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has identified an issue where some taxpayers are seeing duplicate invoices in GSTR-2B for both September 2024 and October 2024. The GSTN team is actively working to resolve this matter and assures taxpayers that the issue is being addressed on priority.

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Getting financial help in Australia is not the easiest task and for most people, talking openly to someone else about your finances is understandably a daunting process.Thankfully in Australia we have a fantastic solution to this, in our hard-working financial counsellors. They’re the people who can listen to your financial issues, propose solutions and even advocate on your behalf to banks and debt collectors.The role of a financial counsellor isn’t always very well understood, so in this episode, Owen & Kate interview financial counsellor, Nick Georgiou, to break down exactly what they do, how they can help you and where you can go to get in contact with them.

*This episode was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions, we apologise for any inconsistencies in audio quality.

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CORK GAA CEO Kevin O’Donovan joined this week’s Star Sport Podcast to chat about all things Cork GAA.

O’Donovan spoke to Star Sport editor Kieran McCarthy about the ongoing attempts to secure naming rights for Páirc Uí Chaoimh, why he wouldn’t go to a football game as a spectator anymore, where he thinks the game needs to improve and the future of coach Kevin Walsh

See this week’s Southern Star – out Thursday, July 13th – for more from O’Donovan on potential rule changes to a game he says ‘has outgrown the rules we have now’.

We also have the usual West Cork Sport roundup, featuring a massive win for Cork camogie in their All-Ireland quarter-final against Kilkenny, Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy’s first loss in after a 21-race winning streak and Plunkett’s march on towards a rare junior B county double with both hurling and football teams in their respective finals.

All this and more on this week’s Star Sport Podcast.

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