Established in 1961, the Financial Express is one of the most in-depth and incisive national business dailies. It offers comprehensive coverage of economic policy, business developments and market trends. In doing so, it encourages readers to make informed, empowered financial decisions.
With editions in Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, The Financial Express is also the only pink vernacular business daily published in Gujarat out of Ahmedabad.
fe’s columnist line up includes some of the best-known names in their respective fields. S Narayan, former finance secretary and economic advisor to PM, Jayaprakash Narayan, member of the PM’s Economic Advisory Council, Nirvikar Singh, Professor of Economics, University of California, Robert Shiller, Yale University - Department of Economics, and Joseph Nye, Havard University, to mention a few.
In addition, The Financial Express has pioneered two special awards: ‘The fe Women in Business Awards’ recognize women achievers in business, management and the knowledge economy. ‘The fe Best Bank Awards’ are based on the Best Bank Survey that was incorporated in 1996-97, and is now into its ninth edition. Over time, the survey has come to be acknowledged in banking and financial circles as the definitive word on industry and its performance.
Website : www.financialexpress.com
Key Milestones
» Launched in 1961, India's first financial paper
» Turned pink, in tune with the times, in 1995
» Broke urea scam, 1995
» Launched India's Best Banks, a definitive ranking of the country's banks, in February 1997
» Launched India's first dedicated product for the booming convergence space, efe, in 1999
» Broke Ketan Parekh scam (Sucheta Dalal) in 2001 and did series of stories on it
» Launched the first Best Banks Award in 2001, with the 40th anniversary of the paper
» Launched first initiative of its kind, Women in Business, as a special page in the paper in 2002-03
» First awards instituted for Women in Business, 2003
