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| January 31, 2004 |
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How much insurance do you need?
Historically, consumers have bought life insurance for reasons of tax saving rather than the core need of providing for one's family in case of death of breadwinner.
Much ado about GDP growth
Every fifth year in the last half-century there has been a "feel-good" year, says T N Ninan
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| January 27, 2004 |
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Moody lessons for Icra
Moody's KMV analysis shows the stock market figures out defaults way before credit ratings firms do.
The rise of China chips
China needs to focus on semiconductor manufacturing to emerge as a global economic power, says Matei Mihalca.
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| January 24, 2004 |
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Why the rich fear globalisation
The equalising force of globalisation is the best thing that has happened to residents of poor countries, says Surjit S Bhalla
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| January 21, 2004 |
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Jaswant sets new equations
As Finance Minister Jaswant Singh readies to present the vote-on-account on February 3, it is time to take a look at his tenure in North Block that spanned a little less than 20 months.
Help, Bangalore is booming
Pollution and house prices are going through the roof, says Subir Roy
What next with GDP growth?
Expectations of an increase in capital goods expenditure makes us look forward to a high GDP growth, says Ila Patnaik
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| January 20, 2004 |
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Dr Joshi, IIMs and IITs
The IITs and IIMs should analyse the issues raised by Dr Joshi, before arriving at conclusions, says Kirit S Parikh
Modern gods are failing
New ways must be found to combat water scarcity and pollution, says Sunita Narain
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| January 19, 2004 |
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Ringing in higher growth
More investment and deregulation in telecom can accelerate economic growth
We don't need your tax breaks
Indians continue to have a very poor view of their strengths, and that's why they think offering tax sops will attract investors.
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| January 17, 2004 |
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When is the wolf coming?
We neglect what must be done now and endlessly debate remote contingencies, writes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Silent devaluation
Sharp exchange rate fluctuations for America's economy cannot but have their impact on all other economies, says T N Ninan.
Expo time! Fun time!
How was the Auto Expo 2004? This is how...
Is this Wild West or was this needed?
TRAI chief Pradeep Baijal answers critics who charge that 'India has a regulatory Wild West' in the telecom sector and points out that the government's moves have helped to speed growth.
What people want from India
What has changed over time, however, is the profile of India-wallahs -- their fluctuating needs, demands and dilemmas.
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| January 13, 2004 |
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The importance of the interim Budget
The discrepancies between the figures being dished out in the interim Budget now and those that are eventually rolled out in the regular Budget in June would be the first opportunity for Singh's critics to pounce on him.
Just the right stuff, Jaswant
The fact is the current mood of economic optimism is just the right time for Jaswant to gamble on growth.
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| January 10, 2004 |
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Set your clocks - It' election time!
Recall Ms Priyanka and give India a choice: Mr Vajpayee or the Gandhi dynasty
Jaswant, a man of his word
What little he says should be taken very seriously because he is certainly a man of his word.
Making a Mini-Budget while the sun shines
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh could have could have waited till the elections were out of the way and a proper Budget had been presented. But he has made the right decision, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
Apollo: Doctor to the world
The Apollo Group is going global and opening state of the art healthcare clinics in half a dozen countries, says Jai Arjun Singh
Flying high in cyberspace
Europe's online travel king Dinesh Dhamija is striking it rich in the BPO business, says Paran Balakrishnan
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| January 09, 2004 |
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A growth-oriented pre-emptive 'Budget'
It is not uncommon that some sweeping changes are made before the regular Budget, the idea being to get a few things done quickly to keep away the criticism that is inevitable during the Budget.
The problem with currency unions
A common currency union for South Asia in the present climate seems a tad far-fetched, argues Abheek Barua
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| January 08, 2004 |
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Having the cake and eating it too
A vote-on-account will enable the government to carry on its business and meet essential expenditure during the first four months of the next financial year.
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| January 06, 2004 |
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The arithmetic of interdependence
It's the poor countries that end up subsidising the consumption of the rich, says Sunita Narain
The Budget not-to-be
Encouraged by the recent victories in state elections, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh had for him an ideal background to present a hard-core reformist Budget.
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| January 03, 2004 |
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All that CAS
Nobody knows quite how much but it could well be a lot more than that Rs 8,000 crore base-estimate, says Devangshu Datta.
...And what about 'India Languishing'?
India Shining is not a delusion so much as a pepped-up, highly coloured vision, a foray into hyper-reality
India joins the Asian Century
India would be the second pole that would make the region more powerful than anyone had imagined, says Paran Balakrishnan.
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| January 02, 2004 |
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The Dom Perignon index
With sober-suited analysts on television calling for the Sensex to reach 10,000 by 2005 and 7,000 by the end of the financial year, it is time to look around to see whether cab drivers have become pundits yet.
The year of the child
Last year was interesting in the world of television advertising, says Madhukar Sabnavis
What I want in 2004
Tamal Bandyopadhyay draws up an imaginary New Year's wish-list for leaders of the financial world
The illusion of 'wealth effects'
If consumer-led growth were possible, business cycles would not exist
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| January 01, 2004 |
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The India Inc XI
S E Lector chooses a corporate team that can win us matches in the globalisation game
Sunil-babu and his 'possessions'
On the first day of the last week of 2003, Business Standard's "Reader's Write" column published an angry letter signed by several women's organisations and other NGOs.
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