The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 05, 2005

Wooing West Asia
NEW DELHI HAS CONSISTENTLY looked East to forge free-trade ties — from the latest comprehensive economic partnership framework with Singapore, a free trade agreement with Sri Lanka, and FTAs in the works with Thailand and the BIMST-EC ... More

ECONOMY

Food subsidy: How to reduce the bill
The food subsidy bill, consisting largely of farmer and consumer subsidies and support to the Food Corporation of India, has spiralled in the last ten years. A combination of measures, including new marketing avenues through co-operatives, price insu rance and competitive bidding, may ensure equal benefits to producers and consumers. More

FOREX

Yuan revaluation — Implications for China, US and India
China has ended its decade-old fixed peg to the dollar by allowing a mere 2 per cent appreciation of the yuan vis-à-vis the dollar. If the revaluation stops at that, there may not be any appreciable change in the overall trade balance for the US or China. For India, however, the degree of competitive advantage will depend on whether the rupee will appreciate against the dollar and other major currencies, says Alok Ray. More

WTO

Hong Kong Ministerial — Last chance for Doha Round
The Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organisation at Hong Kong must set the stage for the final phase of the Doha Round. At stake is the credibility of the multilateral trading body, particularly in the wake of bilateral agreements and fr ee trade pacts. More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Why people leave
EMPLOYEE retention is posing a big headache to organisations, especially in the corporate sector, and more particularly in the context of global mobility of talents and skills. Unable to resist the compelling attractions of increased and ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

We have lost our labour, they are gone a contrary way
LABOUR is one thing that managements labour hard to come to terms with, especially when the riding is rough as in Honda. Add to it administrative goof-up by nincompoops in uniform, such as in Gurgaon, and what you get ... More

LETTERS

Small-investor concerns

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