OPINION
EDITORIAL
The BoJ jolt
The Japanese interest rate environment is bound to harden the sentiment for interest rates globally.
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ACCOUNTANCY
Whining and whimper in the CA camp
If you find your friendly neighbourhood chartered accountant (CA) unhappy, the reason may be a recent development in service tax. According to an `exemption notification' issued by the Government, CAs (and other practising professionals such as ...
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POLICY
RTI campaign
No enactment in recent memory has roused so much enthusiasm among the people as the Right to Information Act passed by Parliament last year. The Chief Information Commissioner (CIO) of Tamil Nadu, Mr S. ...
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MANAGEMENT
Living with failure
Inside the corporate jungle, failure is a dirty four-letter word. Many would rather treat it as if it did not exist. Success, in the face of competitive odds, in reaching difficult target figure, and doing so on time, are the stuff of heroic lore ...
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TERRORISM
The war against terrorism
There is constant pressure by the security agencies at the `micro' or grassroots level. This goes largely unnoticed by the public and is what is keeping criminals and terrorists at bay. A further strengthening of the national security apparatus w ill lead to fewer terrorist strikes, an important progress vis-à-vis a situation where there is no security.
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DISINVESTMENT
Divestment not really crucial to reforms
The perceived fiscal problems of public sector units are more the result of flawed product pricing policies, says S. VENKITARAMANAN, quoting a recent study with startling revelations on PSU profitability. The Government should concentrate on improvin g these policies and, more important, realise that divestment is not an essential reform ingredient.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
HR's boundary with business is now porous
The boundaries of the HR profession along with the other professions in the organisation have finally become porous. This change is making HR a lot more inclusive, understood, integrated and supported. HR will become as much a mainstream profe ssion and function as marketing, operations, finance, sales, distribution and so on.
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SECURITY
Continent going hi-tech on identity
Most European countries plan to switch to electronic cards (e-ID), which incorporate electronic signatures and biometrics. A driver that is pushing European governments into e-ID cards is the battle against identity theft.
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LETTERS
Policy on biofuel
Corporate ethics
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