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Wiggle room in accounting to stage fiscal gimmicks
IN FEBRUARY, when the BJP-led NDA government was bullish about a return to power after the elections, and presented the Interim Budget, the Opposition was quick to decry it as `poll gimmicks'. Shivraj Patil had said ...
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SAY CHEEK
Tsunami news and numbers are for the survivors
Are we really concerned, or simply mulling over one more mishap?
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ON MINT STREET
Claims apart, do banks care for the poor?
IF all goes well, deposit and lending rates of banks may not see much change while the open market quotes for money could see a marginal drop. That may sum up the views of a few bankers purveying credit. The Report on Currency and Finance, ...
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BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
Corporate governance is essentially a state of mind
BUSINESS ethics, value creation, transparency, credibility, integrity, trust, honesty, responsibility, accountability, and `all good thoughts' are part of what Sanjiv Agarwal is passionate about in Corporate ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Imports sweeten them
SELECT sugar companies are expected to have bumper current financial year. This is due to the import of raw sugar by these companies, which in turn can be sold in the domestic market after refining. Some of the companies, which have imported ...
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SENSOR
Hindalco, Reliance help index end positive
THE trading activity was lacklustre during Wednesday's trading. The benchmark indices were little changed in relation to the previous day's close. After opening on a strong note at 6594.39, the BSE Sensex moved past the 6600-mark during the day. ...
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