BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
India
an Economic Superpower in 2020: Imperatives and Initiatives
- - V Anantha Nageswaran
Founder-Director of LIBRAN Asset Management,
Singapore
It
is not that India's achievements are anything to sneer at. It is simply that Indians
behave as though they owe the world a favor all the time.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
China
and India: Comparative Perspectives
- - Linda Y Yueh Economist,
London School of Economics
The
article compares the growth experience of China and India, focusing on their institutional
histories and growth models, before turning to an assessment of the prospects
of their becoming economic superpowers by 2020.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Special
Economic Zones (SEZs): New Growth Engines
- - T K Bhaumik Senior Advisor-Policy - SEZs, CII
In
the future, India will be a major hub of successful SEZs, producing a variety
of goods for exports and employing large number of people.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Doha
Round of Services Negotiations: Indian Perspective
- - Arpita Mukherjee Senior Fellow,
Indian Council for Research on International
Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Regardless
of the multilateral agreement, India needs to open up its services sector to enhance
competition, efficiency and productivity. In this regard, the country can use
the multilateral agreement to increase the pace of domestic reform.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Indian
Agriculture: Revival Challenges
- - K P Prabhakaran Nair Agricultural Scientist,
Former National Chair of the
Science Foundation,
Royal Society, Belgium
If
Indian agriculture has to break the stranglehold of the draconian mindset of the
`top down' delivery system, a revolutionary change in the approach to many things
must begin to happen.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Retailing
in India: Emerging Scenario
- - B S Srikanth Consultant,
INTRIM Business Associates
The
evolution of discount stores, category killers, convenient stores and non-format
stores, in the next phase of retail evolution will largely be dependent on private
brands.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
IMF
and World Bank: Should they Cooperate?
- - Axel Dreher University of Konstanz and Thurgau Institute of Economics, Department
of Economics,
Germany E-mail: mail@axel-dreher.de
"Cooperation
between the institutions is not desirable and there is a case for reforming the
international financial architecture.
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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Oil
at $55: En Route to Even Higher Levels
- - Michael J Economides Professor at the University of Houston
The
price of oil has reached new highs but it is poised to go even higher.
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CORPORATE
FINANCE
Financial
Reporting: Toward a Controls and Compliance Framework
- - Jonathan Schiff President,
Schiff Consulting and Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson
University
Perhaps
it is time to `borrow' a successful, proven paradigm from another discipline.
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CORPORATE
FINANCE
Corporate
IT Spending Decision: A New Framework
- - Thomas K Joseph Sr. VP & CFO Sonata Software
There
is a dearth of effective tools available for justifying the IT spending. This
article explores the business sense of the ROI and presents an alternative framework.
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FINANCIAL
MARKETS
Indian
Stock Market: Whither Retail Investors?
- - Rajeev Thakkar Vice-President,
Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services
A
strong regulatory mechanism combined with a campaign to promote equity investments
will go a long way in building the confidence of investors.
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FINANCIAL
MARKETS
Indian
Mutual Fund Industry: Opportunities and Challenges
- - R K Gupta CEO, Taurus Mutual Fund
Now
the time has come for the mutual fund industry to address the problem of size
and its impact on the investors.
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FINANCIAL
MARKETS
Indian
Mutual Fund Industry: Emerging Perspectives
- - R Swaminathan Head,
Sales & Distribution Canbank Investment Management Services
Ltd.
The
returns become more market-related and vary over time and we can see a lot of
variable rate products in the days to come.
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FINANCIAL
MARKETS
Indian
Derivatives Market: Future Perfect?
- - Cyriac Kandathil Former Director, JRG Associates
The
market regulator and the stock exchanges seem to have lost their initiatives in
derivatives trading after the end of 2001.
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FINANCIAL
MARKETS
Entry
of Hedge Funds in India: Implications, Opportunities and Challenges
- - Thomas Joseph Priju Faculty,
Finance, St. Francis Institute of Management
& Research,
Mumbai
Before
allowing greater participation of global hedge fund activity it will be more prudent
to enable the gradual development of a local hedge fund industry.
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FINANCIAL
MARKETS
Indian
Commodities Market: Issues and Challenges
- - Rajiv Kumar Vice-President, Refco-sify Securities India
Commodities
have negative correlation with stocks and bonds and, therefore, improve the risk-adjusted
return of the portfolio.
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Financial
Sector Reforms: Challenges Ahead
- - R Vaidyanathan Professor of Finance and Control IIM, Bangalore
Un-organized
credit markets have not seen many changes, and therein lie the challenges for
the coming decade.
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Monetary
Policy Moves: Impact Depends on Market Structure
- - T B Kapali Associate Vice-President (Treasury),
ING Vysya Bank Ltd.
Central
banks are expected to keep a lid on inflation and inflation expectations on a
continuous basis. In market parlance, they are expected to be "ahead of the curve"
all the time.
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Banking
Performance: Reversal of Trend
- - S C Gupta CMD Indian Overseas Bank
Asset
Liability Management in banks aided by advanced technology has resulted in banks
managing their liquidity and interest rate risks better than ever before.
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