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| June 29, 2006 | | The human side of mergers
The Jet-Air Sahara deal has collapsed due to several reasons, but the one least talked about is what McKinsey calls "the people problem in mergers".
Friday blues for banks
All Indian films are released on Fridays, just ahead of the weekend. Commercial banks, too, release the data on banking businesses - growth in credit, deposits, investments and so on - on Fridays.
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| June 28, 2006 | | How to ensure urban reforms
For god's sake at least start levying parking fees everywhere, or else we will stop the funding.
Rising rates to hit global growth
The move towards excessive tightening of liquidity and rising rates will inevitably dampen global growth and lead to a slowdown in corporate profits.
Anatomy of a failed deal
In any case, Goyal should and still can be blunt about his desire for a mid-air course correction. He has every right to change his mind on a deal he or his colleagues don't like anymore. Guess what, even the stockmarkets are happy with that.
How to manage relations and negotiate
Relationship management is key to your success in dealing with channel partners.
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| June 25, 2006 | | Wine and the retailer mafia
Talking to a new winemaker from Nashik, I realised why wines are still so expensive in Mumbai: the retailer mafia.
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| June 24, 2006 | | India's macro story not great
The votaries of a larger role for government invented subsidies, refused to levy user charges to recover cost of public utilities and set up prodigal state enterprises, leading to huge fiscal deficits.
Rising current account deficit: The threat from oil
A further rise in oil prices will not only tend to slow down economic activity, but will also make financing of the current account deficit unsustainable.
The Tamiflu 'mafia'
Who else, but President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and friends seem to be behind it.
Are economists smarter?
If you can't get it right after 16 attempts, how can you say your method works?
Why Jet called off the Sahara deal
Jet is prepared to lose its first down-payment of Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) to step away from the Rs 2,300 crore (Rs 23 billion) it offered in January.
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| June 23, 2006 | | Yen carry trade: How India could be hit
Yen carry trade, in simple words, means borrowing funds in yen at a very low or negligible interest rate and using this loan to buy higher yielding assets in other markets.
Does micro finance need Bill Gates?
For the Indian micro finance industry, a framework of the Silicon Valley-type sustainable orientation might just be the thing.
Grim news for senior citizens
TDS on Senior Citizen Savings Scheme might be applicable retrospectively.
The real meaning of 'success'
The goal of all education is to prepare individuals for success in life. While B-schools cannot equip you for every aspect of life for the next few decades, it should, like school and family education, make some meaningful contribution.
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| June 22, 2006 | | Nepal: A sizzling opportunity
To really exploit its growth opportunities, Nepal must be prepared to integrate its economy with its neighbours' and go for the kind of contract production that gave countries like Japan and South Korea, during their rebuilding phases.
The bond market party is over
The central bank's moves to surprise the market have not gone down well with bond dealers.
Why reservation won't work
India has the chance of excelling in S&T with a huge mass of young talent pool. To squander this opportunity through reservations is intellectual hara-kiri.
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June 21, 2006 | | Legislators & their double standards
Parliamentarians follow double standards when it comes to performing their role as legislators.
The 'full and final payment' trap
Many of us as individuals or as persons holding financial responsibilities in establishments often receive cheques accompanied by a note that it is in "full and final settlement" of the claims.
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June 16, 2006 | | Can India beat China in FDI?
Perhaps, by playing its portfolio cards well, India will be able to beat China in attracting foreign investments.
What IT whizkids really want
A survey shows that most IT pros feel that cooperative seniors and group members is the most important factor for them to decide to continue or to change the organisation.
Globalisation: It works, folks!
The ability to mislink cause and effect is an old human pastime. Economists and astrologers both thrive on it.
Market mayhem: Last week and after
Markets that had run up on the back of leveraged investments will be hit as the cost of funds rises.
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June 14, 2006 | | UPA and its skewed policies
The top political leadership is more keen on reviving the PSUs, irrespective of what economic logic may be demanding.
Wealth and consumption bubbles
A one per cent decline in the stock market could coincide with a 0.6 per cent decrease in spending on durables
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June 10, 2006 | | Quotas and the notion of merit
Since one is not expecting any conventional educational benchmarks from them, youngsters from lower castes often fare as well as others, if not better.
The nuts and bolts of American FDI
The capital structure of US firms is highly sensitive to political risk and varies accordingly.
End of the good times?
There is no need for either companies or individuals to change their medium-term assumptions about the future.
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June 08, 2006 | | New tax form may not be mandatory
The CBDT notification seeks to substitute only Naya Saral with Form 2F and not the original Saral. This means for the current year, and in future, taxpayers will have the option of using Saral.
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June 07, 2006 | | Myopic on economic reforms
Economic reforms will certainly rank as among the most widely used - often misused and abused - expression in India today.
Don't play Arjun Singh's game
Access to education for poor people will not go down if US universities set up shop in India.
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