OPINION
EDITORIAL
Pricing LNG
BUSY DAYS THESE are for those in the LNG (liquefied natural gas) business. Globally, the demand for LNG is rising with new countries joining the list of importers. Six new LNG trains have come on stream and, with de-bottlenecking adding to output ...
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ECONOMY
No case to shelve the bureaucracy
INDIA'S technology-driven growth, while helping the nation move towards self-sustenance and global competitiveness, has bypassed large sections of the population. For the majority, the clock of progress has remained ...
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Yuan: The hero turns villain
Given the large trade imbalance between the US and China, a recent US Government report argues that the yuan should be revalued upward. The crux of the issue is that by pegging its currency firmly to the dollar at artificially lower levels, China is virtually subsidising its exports through an exchange rate protectionist policy. If China were to give in to the pressure and revalue its currency by 25-30 per cent, India could well emerge as an exciting destination for FDI flows. Business and gover nment need to be proactive on this issue, says M. R. Venkatesh.
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FOREIGN TRADE
New Foreign Trade Policy — How to avoid another miss
THE new Foreign Trade Policy sets an ambitious target of doubling our share of world exports from 0.7 per cent to 1.5 per cent, within five years. This means the total quantum of exports jumping to $195 billion, at a ...
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POLITICS
Meaningless ritual
OCTOBER 2 is Gandhi Jayanthi. All over the country, politicians and other luminaries will solemnly troop to the nearest statue of the Mahatma and deck it with outsize garlands. They will also lecture on his greatness ...
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BANKING
`We come within our awful banks again'
A FOUR-LETTER word of current interest is `bank'. Original civilisations flourished on riverbanks — that is, "land alongside or sloping down" the waterfront. Now, banks — that is, financial establishments ...
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GENDER
Gender budgeting — The value of a homemaker's meal
WOMEN'S groups are demanding that women be given more opportunities for earning, and that the unpaid women's domestic work is valued. While the intention of those demanding these measures is good, there is a need to ...
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