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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Will the IMF sell gold?
There is a school of thought that the RBI should deploy a significant part of its reserves in gold. India should grab the opportunity to buy some of the gold it holds on behalf of the IMF, if the latter decides to sell a part of its holdings. The ... d too would prefer it as sale of gold to an official holder would not cause disruptions in the global market, says SITHARAM GURUMURTHI.
INTERVIEW: Honesty and political survival are ‘incompatible’
The problem is, today, honesty is incompatible with survival in politics. Let’s not pretend otherwise. Even now, Dr Manmohan Singh is impeccable. But the fact is he knows what is happening and he needs it to survive. So blaming ... ke sense..

TAXATION: Commodities Transaction Tax — Why it could lead to greater volatility
Recently, the Finance Minister stated that the Government would take a call on the date notifying the CTT, adding that, at least in the first year, it is not intended to be a great revenue-earning measure.The CTT proposed is Rs 17 on a ...

EDITORIAL: Preoccupation with subsidies
India’s defiant stance against the pressures of the developed world was one of the reasons for the collapse of the multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Round of the WTO, the central issue being the scope of protection for ...

CORPORATE: AGMs relevant?
Come June-September, companies, especially their accounts and secretarial departments, are on tenterhooks, to ensure that the Annual General Meetings (AGMs) are held within the prescribed time. Generally, the business to be transacted, is ...

LETTERS: Monetary Policy
Dr Reddy has called it wrong this time and I agree with you that this attempt is in vain and "futile". ...





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