Now that the quarterly monetary and credit policy announcement is out of the way, the macroeconomic policy focus must surely return to the critical issue of the exchange rate. The debate on what to do about it has been vigorous, on these pages and elsewhere, but, so far, it has not translated into a concrete statement about the direction which the policy is likely to take.
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for July 2007, released on September 12, showed the manufacturing sector decelerated to a growth rate of 7.2 per cent over July 2006, after many months of double-digit growth.
The drugmaker has enjoyed big success with low-cost alternatives to AIDS and other high-priced drugs. But NGOs are taking away sales.
The collapse of mortgage lenders in the U.S. is slowing the pace at some of India's fast-growing IT companies.
Newly confident, they're climbing the Asia BusinessWeek 50 with global ambitions.
New joint ventures between Indian IT service firms and their Chinese counterparts hint at the formidable bilateral economy that could emerge.
With Tata Motors about to unveil a low-cost, very small car, automakers from Europe and the U.S. are poised to jump into the market
From inking deals to hiring top workers, Big Blue is beating its tech services rivals
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In sectors in which foreign resources are heavily invested, notably IT and ITES, the competitive edge of Indian firms is not really under any immediate threat
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By prosecuting copyright infringers in Asia, it drives consumers into the Linux camp.
Parts of Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East are vying to become new offshoring hubs - and nudging aside established players
For less than three cents a day, largely uneducated women are learning how to invest their money and run their own profitable businesses
Facing political pressure and legal action, the U.S. government may speed up green-card processing and make more slots available
English is no longer India's default business language, and companies ranging from Nokia to Google must reach consumers who speak 18 languages
International Data Corp. analyst Conrad Chang thinks so, based mainly on the mainland's solid investment in skills and infrastructure.
This year's winners, which include Toyota, Lenovo, and Infosys, have been pushing to build their businesses globally.
Most believe it was in the post-1991 period, but the structural break took place in 1980-85.
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