The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 16, 2006

Level the field for exporters
THE DATA ON India's external trade for January 2006, specifically exports, confirm certain trends that the Finance and Commerce Ministries would do well to keep in mind when drawing up policies, both in the Budget and in the future. For one, ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Consumer price index for telecom services — Monitoring access to connectivity
A telecom price index is a measure of the changes in access and usage prices and, hence, affordability of telecom services. To date, such an index has not been constructed in India, and it is needed now more than ever. More

ACCOUNTANCY

The indispensable audit
B. P. Mathur on the role of CAG in ensuring PSU accountability More

We all need a firm sense of identity
EVERY new chief comes with a list of priorities. So too has the new president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), T .N. Manoharan Called `Mission 2006', his list has ten items, which include: ... More

SAFETY of corporate governance
GOVERNANCE is tough to define. Transparency, accountability, fairness and responsibility are commonly referred to as the `four pillars' of corporate governance, writes K. R. Sampath in Law of Corporate Governance: ... More

MANAGEMENT

Double loop learning
WE HEAR a lot about organisational learning; in this context it is worth asking if we realise the very important distinction made by Chris Argyris between two very different kinds of learning: The single loop and the double loop learning. The ... More

BANKING

Indian banks should be more competitive
Competition among banks should lead to improved customer satisfaction which, to a large extent, is determined by the costs of services they render. Competition should be growth-enhancing in that it should help reduce the servicing costs of banks and boost entrepreneurial innovation. The institutional mechanisms associated with prudential regulatory structures have to actively promote competition even while paying attention to banking stability, points out A. Vasudevan. More

LETTERS

Simple tax regime

MIS bonus

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