The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 11, 2002

Delicensing dilemmas
THE POLICY-MAKERS' ATTITUDE to sugar decontrol is best summed up thus: "Willing to strike, but afraid to wound". How else does one interpret the Government's hesitation to proceed in the matter of decontrolling the sector? True to its ... More

ECONOMY

Vision 2020 -- From electorates to selectorates
ECONOMISTS themselves concede that economics is a dismal science. Paying taxes is the gloomiest part of this dismal activity. It need not be so. Paying taxes could be made a rewarding experience. A heavy weight tied to the ankles will make ... More

Fiscal drama at Brussels
Germany's fiscal deficit being close to the prescribed target of 3 per cent, the EU has issued the defaulting country an official warning, and a fine may be imposed on it. Thus, ironically, the straitjacket that Germany had itself devised is proving tight in the current global crisis. Germany's experience should make India consider carefully before it accepts too tight a straitjacket in an otherwise inflexible Fiscal Responsibility and Management Act, which should be refined to take into accou nt the stage of the economic cycle. More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Dubai Internet City -- Creating competitive advantage
THE New Economy thrives on knowledge, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It is shaped by new, rapidly evolving technologies. Its most crucial resource is talent. Its most crucial element is speed. It is creating a borderless world where goods and ... More

POLICY

Time to get pro-active

TERRORISM

US' war on funding of terrorism -- Trailing the dirty money
THE Bush Administration, as part of its campaign against the funding of terrorism, has, with much publicity, initiated a series of measures to check the clandestine transfer of funds, and so on — but those in the know are inclined to be ... More

BANKING

Performance measurement index for banks
PROFITABILITY as a measure of performance is widely accepted and used by bankers, financial institutions, management, company-owners and other creditors as they are interested in knowing whether or not the firm earns substantially more than it ... More

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT

Ebullient US

LETTERS

Not in aid of India?

Ballooning deficits

Spare the middle-class

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