MUMBAI: CNN is addressing Indians with local content programming in the week-long show India Means Business that will put the economic fortunes firmly in the spotlight.

Hosted by CNN’s World Business Today anchor Andrew Stevens live from Mumbai, the show will be from 24 to 28 November.

CNN is using its India-based team of correspondents to bring reports from around the country. Reports from international destinations including New York, London and Beijing will round up the global focus on India.

India Means Business will cover a wide rage of topics including India’s retail boom; how the highs and lows of the property market impacts the country’s economy; the fast-paced media industry, the rise of entrepreneurs and how cricket has become a money spinner. The vagaries of the stock exchange and the impetus on infrastructure will also be discussed and analysed. The week further takes a close look at Indian government’s initiatives to upgrade the country’s famously creaky infrastructure and political system to help keep up the pace of growth in an economy second only to China in its dynamism.

CNN Delhi bureau chief Phillip Turner said, “We are using our three newsgathering centres in India, live programming from around Mumbai and extensive international resources to reveal what drives this unique and diverse economy. The week is perfectly timed to focus on India’s position amidst global economic turmoil as well as spotlight India’s unique business culture”

India Means Business is co-sponsored by Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, Aditya Birla Group and the Tea Board of India.