April 15, 2013
A taste of Kaizen
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Washington, Apr 11
India will not carry any clout at the international level if it falls behind in economic growth, cautioned top International Economist Jagdish Bhagwati, even as he exuded optimism about India grow...
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Kolkata, April 9
The Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, is scheduled to speak on his 'vibrant growth' model at a seminar here in the city on Tuesday. Organised jointly by three city-based chambers of...
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New Delhi, March 20
The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) will submit its final report to the Government on Friday.
The report will be handed over to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram by...
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New Delhi, March 17
The near 20 per cent annual increase in rural wages is building up price pressure on food articles such as cereals, rice and wheat, industry chamber Assocham has said. This may pose a bi...
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London, March 15
The UK today announced plans to invest over £1.1 million in a new pan-India network of British Business Centres, weeks after Prime Minister David Cameron visited the country.The first centr...
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March 11, 2013
A cartoon in the Economist shows a room titled ‘The Doha Round’ full of people representing different nations screaming at each other and a tired (frustrated?) looking US representa...
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March 10, 2013
There is a plethora of schemes and stratagems to woo potential property buyers, but belly dancers? This Bangalore developer, which plans to hire them to perform before customers during visits to t...
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Washington, Apr 21
Asserting that there is no “single bullet” that will get the global economy to normal growth and job creation, International Monetary Fund’s steering committee has emphasised on structural reforms...
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April 15, 2013
From making automobiles to elevators, the Japanese are flocking to invest in Tamil Nadu. VINAY KAMATH on why they think the State has emerged as the most preferred destination
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Paris, April 11
France’s richest man Bernard Arnault has withdrawn his application for Belgian citizenship, he said in an interview on Wednesday, after the move caused a huge outcry in the country.The head...
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Chennai, Mar 21
The State Government plans to set up a Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Programme with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, said Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam in the Asse...
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New Delhi, March 19
In a bid to deepen ties and strengthen economic bonds, India and Egypt today signed seven key pacts including one on cyber security after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Egyptian President Moham...
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New Delhi, March 17
The worst may be over for India’s economy but uncertainty still lies ahead, and qualitative fiscal reforms are necessary to ward off any further bad news, chief of global rating agency Fitch’s Ind...
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New Delhi, March 15
The share of agriculture and allied sectors in India’s GDP is likely to decline to 13.7 per cent in 2012-13 on account of higher growth in the non-farm sectors, Parliament was informed today.<...
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March 10, 2013
I sometimes think that it is necessary for the Finance Minister to be re-designated as Minister of Economic Management in order to drive home the point that he is responsible not just for...
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New Delhi, Mar 10
Industry Chamber today claimed that over 1 million (over 10 lakh) people lost their jobs in the export sector during April-February period of the ongoing fiscal and has demanded sops from the Gove...
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