India's government finances are not as bad as the eurozone, but it is deteriorating rapidly. It is only a matter of time before we get there.
PMI index shows activity slowed in March, inflation risks remain high<br /><br />
Analysts peg GDP growth in 2011-12 at 7 percent with the year after that going even lower. This means RBI will have to start easing monetary policy very soon.
The Indian markets underperformed in 2011, and the mood could turn cautiously positive in 2012.
Foreign direct investment is a win-win situation for the mall, the retailer and the consumer.
Mariwala, who is active in the entrepreneurship and innovation circuit, has been getting several requests from entrepreneurs for mentoring.
Limits for angel investors, companies proposed; alternatives to be presented to Ramadorai soon.<br /><br /> <br /><br />
The RBI's view presently appears to be that forex reserves have been created by capital inflows and hence, cannot be used to take care of current account issues.
The RBI should also look at other means of easing system liquidity if it does not want to use the cash reserve ratio.Implied deficit financing sends out completely wrong signals to the markets.
The long term rally in gold may be in for a substantial period of consolidation if past price action of the precious metal is anything to go by.
Oil prices and currency depreciation may spoil Pranab Mukherjee's fiscal deficit arithmetic.
The euro, dollar and British pound near strong reversal points against the rupee, which can stop and reverse the continuous depreciation of the Indian currency. Only there seems to be no stopping the rally of the Japanese yen.
All the negatives are built in to the current value of the rupee and the currency should look to trend up from here as markets weed out the negatives and look for positives that are still out there.
Michael Lewis' unravelling of the financial crisis is a delightful psychedelic romp that lays bare the underbelly of the beast that has the world in its ravenous maws.
As the corporation becomes larger than the state, it cannot stay disconnected from the problems of society. It has to contribute. Not just by donating money but by aligning its core activities with the needs of society.
Builders shouldn't complain too much with the government finding a loophole and a shortcut - after all, isn't that what they themselves have been doing?
Have you had moles in your office? How did you deal with their efforts to 'increase transparency and information flow' between the junior guys (i.e. the team) and the senior management?
South Mumbai will not be the 'city' anymore; that appellation will belong to areas much further north. Like it or not, south Mumbai will become a suburb.
This automatically updated train running information will not only be a boon for passengers but also for the Indian Railways as they would be able to track the position of all trains with a good deal of precision.
Both India and China appear unwilling to sacrifice growth beyond a point in order to tame inflation.
In the worst of circumstances, India's economy keeps chugging along - unmindful of the policy paralysis and the negative environment for growth
Are meetings just a glorified waste of time? A recent research study reveals what most of us have feared since times immemorial - meetings make us dumber than a piece of retarded sponge.
If interest rates are close to peaking, the Bank Nifty should be close to bottoming out.
The chorus of voices against interest rate hikes is counter-productive. It can only dent the RBI's anti-inflationary stance
The success of the MCX IPO is in fact driven by an average man or woman on the street wanting to do a "satta"- a bet on anything.
With over Rs 1.18 lakh crore coming up in repayments, there's still a lot of hard work left for realty firms.<br /><br />
91 deals totalling $1.99 billion in January, mid-market sees action.
Increasingly with the growth of connectivity and consumers feeling free to give comments and feedback to brands, marketing managers can see challenges or significant opportunities to create good will.
Fidelity's proposed exit from the Indian mutual fund industry speaks volumes about the profitability of the business in India.
Coal India is India's second most valued public sector company. Pity the government did not think it needed a regular chairman for nearly a year.