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COVER STORY
Global Economic Recovery : Plausible Signs
- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Ramana Pemmaraju
Just a year ago, it was hard to believe that a US-originated crisis would ever engulf the entire
global economy; in the same way, it is harder now to believe that it is bottoming out so early after the
worst economic crisis since the World War II.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Credit Rating Agencies : More Oversight Needed?
- N Janardhan Rao
Despite the blameworthiness of credit rating agencies, nothing much has been done by the policy
makers to clean up the system.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Swine Flu Pandemic : Imperiling Global Recovery
- N Janardhan Rao
The eruption of swine flu in Mexico comes at an unfortunate time for the global economy which is
already beset by a severe recession.
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Savior of Sun : Oracle's Audacious Bid
- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Sudesh Gonela
Would the world's biggest business software maker's biggest bet go down in history as the best one
as well?
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Wockhardt : In Search of a Lifeline
- Y Bala Bharathi and Sanjoy De
A binge of back-to-back acquisitions, along with unbridled raising of FCCBs over the last couple of
years, has put Wockhardt in a tight spot, and now the company is desperately searching for a lifeline.
CORPORATE STRATEGY
ICICI Bank : Banking on Basics
- T Jyotsna
India's largest private bank is vexed by the current economic slowdown and its new management
is emphatic about a course correction to help the institution regain its form.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
US Economy : Difficult Times Ahead
- Kunal Kumar Kundu
CoH, Knowledge Service Division,
Infosys BPO Ltd.,
Bangalore
The modest upturn in the stock markets and the sighting of green shoots have forced many analysts to
conclude that the worst may be over for the US economy. However, available pointers indicate that the recovery is
not going to be faster or smoother.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
Hong Kong's Economy : Recession's Prey
- Y Bala Bharathi and Sanjoy De
The free market economy of Hong Kong has been caught in a global recessionary tangle.
FINANCIAL MARKETS
STRIPS' Debut : A Welcome Move
- T Jyotsna
Introduction of the new instrument, STRIPS is yet another effort by the RBI to draw investors to the
dormant debt market.
BY INVITATION
GM Bankruptcy : A New Lease on Life
- Art Wheaton
Industry Education Specialist,
Cornell University ILR School
The bankruptcy process being imposed on GM may end up as a true blessing and ensure the rebirth of a
historic company.
BY INVITATION
Reincarnated GM : Green Motors?
-FOO Check-Teck
Distinguished Professor of Finance,
City University of New York,
ASEAN Office, Singapore
As GM has finally fallen, it is time for a diagnosis that leads to a clear strategy of what ought to be the focus,
post-bankruptcy.
BY INVITATION
General Motors : What Next?
- Charles B Fleetham
President,
ProjectInnovationsInc.,
USA
The key to understanding GM's fate rests in the notion of psychological resistance. The big question is:
Will the past be a prologue to GM's future?
INDUSTRY
Online Search : Dethroning Google
- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Ramana Pemmaraju
It has been more than a decade since Google descended and started dominating online search in
the same way as Microsoft has been lording over the operating system space. But as some old foes
regroup and a slew of new challengers emerge, the BigG (as Google is also referred to) may be in for some
serious competition.
CORPORATE FINANCE
Debt Restructuring : On the Rise
- Y Bala Bharathi and Sanjoy De
The sharp global slowdown and acute liquidity crunch have put enormous pressure on Indian
companies and the number of cases referred to the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) cell has increased.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Capital Assistance Program : Stressed Out?
- R Venkatesan Iyengar
The results of the bank stress tests conducted as part of the US administration's Capital
Assistance Program have raised more questions than answers.
ARTS & ARTISTS
Animal Farm : Fable and Beyond
- Nirmala PG
What happens when leaders lose
sight of ideals and principles framed under revolutionary
circumstances? What happens when corruption, cruelty, ignorance, greed,
short-sightedness, to name a few, grip the minds of leaders and control their
actions? Dystopia.
MONETARY MUSINGS
Negative Inflation : An Unwelcome Phenomenon
- GRK Murty
Strange! One is not sure if one has to
cheer or crib about India striking a negative inflation number—the
wholesale price index fell by 1.61% for the week-ended June 6, 2009, from the
corresponding week of 2008, for the first time since 1978.
APOLITICAL
Indian Political Scenario : Good Days Are Ahead.
- grk
In his first press conference after his re-election as the Prime
Minister on board Air India One, Manmohan Singh
revealed that "when he (L K Advani) rang up on May 16 to
congratulate on the election results, he expressed regret. I
also conveyed my apologies if I had hurt him."
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