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COVER STORY
Global Equities :
Beating the Blues
-- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Ramana Pemmaraju
A slew of negative news, from the natural and nuclear disasters in Japan to rocketing commodity and
bullion prices to political upheaval in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, has made sure that
equity markets, across the globe, live off, and not on, the edge. Astonishingly though, even as
unprecedented volatilities threaten to shake the investors' confidence, stock markets, globally, have
demonstrated remarkable resilience so far. But the big question is: Can they maintain their resilience even as old risks
such as sovereign debt crisis in Eurozone periphery remain while new ones like the civil unrest in the Arab
world and North Africa appear?
INDUSTRY
Indian Real Estate :
Looking Back… and Forward
-- Anuj Puri
The roller coaster ride that Indian real estate was on will not see the same exhilarating twists and turns for
some time to come. The present market vagaries have force-fed transparency into Indian real estate.
INDUSTRY
Indian Telecom :
Towards a Greener Future
-- Y Bala Bharathi and G P Mrudhula
The Indian telecom is all set for a greener touch with the renewed push from the regulatory body, TRAI, for
the use of eco-friendly green equipment in the telecom and ICT sectors.
INDUSTRY
Web Entrepreneurs :
Unleashing a New Wave
-- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Ramana Pemmaraju
Successes of a slew of online start-ups in India augur well for prospective web entrepreneurs in the country.
BANKING
Human Assets in PSBs :
Emerging Challenges
- N S N Reddy
The economic and demographic trends necessitate that banks review the existing business models and
adopt next generation consumer models to ensure sustained growth rate. However, this warrants realignment
of human resources, besides structural adjustments.
BULLION MARKET
Silver :
The New Gold
-- R Venkatesan Iyengar
These are heady days for silver, with the prices of the white metal consistently scaling unforeseen
heights—the highest among all investment avenues. Is silver then the new gold?
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
AT&T-T-Mobile :
Return of the Merger Mania
-- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Ramana Pemmaraju
Seems Ma Bell's appetite for inorganic growth knows no bounds as it gobbles another smaller rival T-Mobile,
the US operations of Deutsche Telekom.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Crony Capitalism in India : Warning Signs
-- William Gamble
The recent telecom scandal in India provokes a question about its market economy. But before we can
answer the question of crony capitalism in India, we have to determine what exactly crony capitalism is, how and why
it is created, who exactly are the `cronies', how it affects the growth, and most importantly whether it can
be stopped.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Food Prices :
No Time for Complacency
-- N Janardhan Rao
Surging oil and food prices have fueled inflation across the globe and at the same time weak economic
recovery is posing a quandary for policy makers.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Global Economic Recovery :
Inherent Risks Continue
-- N Janardhan Rao
Despite the global economic recovery gaining strength, soaring commodity prices particularly of oil,
geopolitical uncertainty, overheating asset markets in emerging economies are raising downside risks to the revival.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Global Oil :
An Impending Crunch by 2015?
-- Dr Mamdouh G Salameh
An analysis of the global oil market fundamentals indicates that a severe oil crunch could probably be in
the offing by 2015 or thereabouts.
FINANCIAL MARKETS
Hedge Funds :
A New Dimension for Your Portfolio!
-- Anil Rego
India-focused funds, a minuscule part of the global hedge fund industry, are slowly making headway.
GLOBAL ECONOMY
The Japanese Tragedy :
What It Means for India
-- Kiran Nanda
While the economic fallout of the recent natural disaster in Japan is still an evolving story, the tragedy
has definitely made the nations review their dependence on nuclear power.
APOLITICAL
Global Economic Imbalances :
Who Has to Balance?
-- grk
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