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ACCOUNT SPEAK
Tick to tickle the accountant whom everybody else ticks off
HOW do you tell an accountant in a crowd? Well, he's the balancing figure, after you're finished with everybody else. No flattering description, this is, of the proverbial number-cruncher, who is recognised more for his ...
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IMPRESSIONS
More riveting than a soap
A BREAKING real-life story seems set to give all the popular television soaps a run for their money. The viewers are agreed that it is `riveting stuff' and this appears to be driving such ...
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BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
Ethical dilemmas in decision-making
LIKE accountants, economy, busy as it is with the use of resources, has nothing to do with ethics. "However, the Chinese word for economy — Jing Ji (or Ching Chi) — is related to ethical value," inform ...
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INDIA UNINC
Critical role for non-banking finance sector
The architecture of the financial system has to be recast to ensure the growth of the economy along with adequate availability of credit to the fastest growing sectors of the economy. The aims of the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy can be ach ieved if and only if the role of non-banking financial institutions, including the unincorporated bodies, are recognised, encouraged and integrated in the financial system, says R. Vaidyanathan.
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Bharti Tele gains on wider market base
THE counter of cellular services provider Bharti Tele-Ventures witnessed sustained interest on the bourses on Wednesday, clocking huge volumes. There was also talk of a block deal with reference to this counter. Analysts maintain that the ...
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SENSOR
Bank stocks sizzle in a see-saw market
ON a day of volatile two-way movements in stock prices, the Sensex rebounded strongly from a loss of momentum in early trading to gain nearly 100 points. During this buoyant phase, the Sensex scaled past the all-time high of 6,249 to post a ...
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