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July 27, 2011
'Sub-8% growth will bring down inflation'
'While bank non-performing assets will rise, there is no systemic risk.'
July 26, 2011
'Cloud computing can change IT sector's economics'
When most software companies in India stuck to services, Ramco Systems founded by P R Venketrama Raja in 1992 decided to create products by concentrating on research and development.
July 21, 2011
'Wipro to perform better in 2-3 quarters'
T K Kurien, CEO, IT business of Wipro, throws light on the company's strengths of weaknesses and its strategy.
July 19, 2011
'India is the core market for RBS'
In an interview with Malvika Joshi and Somasroy Chakraborty, Madan Menon, RBS' chief executive for Singapore and Southeast Asia and head of global banking and markets in India, shares the bank's plans.
July 06, 2011
'Even in a worse situation, we are derisking'
Brotin Banerjee, managing director and CEO of Tata Housing, shares the company's plans and strategy with Raghavendra Kamath.
July 01, 2011
'95% rains as good as 100% in Indian context'
IMD director general Ajit Tyagi says even in the worst case scenario, there won't be a drought this year or a throwback to 2009.
June 27, 2011
'Nano plant would've changed Singur's complexion'
Mother plant apart, the project involved 54 ancillary units, which meant enormous employment potential. People would have had the experience of seeing a modern industry.
June 17, 2011
'I see mistrust deepening between India and China'
Dr John Lee, author of Will China Fail, discusses the reasons for the country's failure and predicts that India and China are headed for a stormy relationship going ahead as they compete for mineral assets and influence in Asia and Africa.
June 07, 2011
'IT sector provides a defensive bet'
Given the recent weakness in the rupee and the high forward premium, information technology companies can prove to be good defensive stocks with low downside risks in the prevailing market conditions, Moses Harding, head (global markets group), IndusInd Bank, tells Puneet Wadhwa. 'It is a good time to accumulate banking stocks'
Despite inflation being a near-term concern, we feel its impact on economic growth is likely to be limited. The structural growth drivers remain intact and bode well for equities in the medium to long term. Ramesh's views on faculty: What IIM says
IIM Ahmedabad Director Samir K Barua says, a straight comparison of IITs and IIMs with global institutes, without accounting for the impact of the ownership on performance would be unfair.
June 06, 2011
Villgro for rural social entrepreneurs!
What we need now is professionals, people from the industry with ideas. We want to tell them to help the poor people get richer by working on these business models, says Paul Basil, founder, Villgro. '3G will help drive VAS in the long run'
To address this, OnMobile Global, a leading provider, is de-risking its business model by growing its international business.
May 12, 2011
'Market will determine which ratings are credible'
Deven Sharma, president of Standard and Poor's, tells Devjyot Ghoshal that the market and the investor will have the final say on the way forward.
May 11, 2011
Mining: What the govt plans to do
Formulating changes in any law having wide-ranging social consequences is bound to be a tightrope walk for the government.
May 06, 2011
Gopalakrishnan on challenges facing Infosys
In a discussion with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Pradeesh Chandran, executive co-chairman designate S Gopalakrishnan talks about the challenges Infosys faces.
May 04, 2011
Kamath reveals his plans for Infosys
K V Kamath says he can never step into Narayana Murthy's rather large shoes, but would do his best to ensure Infosys continues to adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance. RBI on why rate hike is 'good' for India
While the common citizen will benefit from the central bank's action, the policy stance is consistent with sustaining high growth in the medium term.
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