The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Give private credit institutions a chance
I EXPECTED sharp reactions to my article "Moneylender surfaces again" (Business Line, January 11). I expected objections from a handful of co-operative barons because it was the Co-operative Credit Network ... More

EDITORIAL

Dearer money
FOR THE LAYMAN, a higher growth prediction of 7.5-8 per cent for the current year may not gel with the idea of making money dearer, as elaborated by the RBI in its Third Quarter review of Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for 2005-06. By ... More

ECONOMY

All the hoopla about WEF
"ENJOY free Indian wine and finger food as you listen to the lovely Indian music," invites an announcement on www.davos.ch. Do you know who's paying for the party? The Confederation of Indian ... More

POLITICS

Coalition troubles brewing
IN February 1998, while campaigning for the Lok Sabha seat from Hassan in the general election, and for his son Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy, who was contesting an Assembly by-election held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, who ... More

CREDIT POLICY

Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy — Soft now, but can get tough
While the Governor's latest Credit Policy stance indicates no change, tougher actions may be in store depending on developments on the demand front. Hopefully, the Governor will avoid a repeat of the mid-1990s episode of untimely tightening that chok ed growth, says S. Venkitaramanan. More

Surprises in policy review
There has been an unexpected rise in repo and revere repo rates by 25 basis points in the RBI's Credit Policy review, based on data till the third quarter of the year. It is obvious that the primary concern of the central bank is focussed on inflatio nary expectations in the economy. More

TOURISM

Indians go globetrotting
MANISH Satyanarain is a senior-level executive with a private company based in Mumbai. His wife does not work; he has a 10-year-old son. Manish has an annual salary package of around Rs 16 lakh. His salary was probably only half that some six ... More

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