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'GST, DTC game-changers, Budget 2012 must ensure passage'

The Infosys CFO is hoping for an aspirational budget which must revive the confidence of global investors in the India Growth story.

Why Budget 2012 is likely to be a non-event for IT sector

While the industry would like to abolish or reduce the Minimum Alternative Tax on SEZs, the likelihood of this getting announced in the budget is almost nil.

Cut oil subsidies first to tackle fiscal deficit: Crisil

Dharmakirti Joshi, chief economist, Crisil, believes, you have to start with cutting oil subsidies – with diesel deregulation taking the prime spot in reforms.

NREGA lifted consumption, not productivity: Crisil

The government needs to increase its focus on the agricultural supply chain, if it wants to lower inflation.

Wealth accumulated by richest 1% to exceed that of the other 99% in 2016: Oxfam

Wealth accumulated by the richest 1% will exceed that of the other 99% in 2016, the Oxfam charity said on Monday, ahead of the annual meeting of the world's most powerful at Davos, Switzerland.

UN projection: India 2015 growth seen at 6.4%, inflation at 6.3%

Indian economy is likely to expand by 6.4 percent this year, driving the economic growth in South Asia, according to a United Nations

How Infosys’ cash policy has impacted shareholder value

In an interesting report, analysts at Motilal Oswal have put together the impact of Infosys’ cash policy on key financial metrics, such as return on equity, which play an important role in impacting shareholder value.

Rupee may fall to 70, will stabilise at 65-67: Nilesh Sathe, LIC Nomura

The rupee will touch 70 but will bounce back since it is undervalued at 65-70 levels, Nilesh Sathe, CEO, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund to Firstpost in an interview.

Realty hotspot: Prices in Dwarka Expressway jump nearly 3-fold

Housing prices have jumped nearly three-fold on Dwarka Expressway in Gurgaon during last five years to Rs 7,000 per sq ft but slow pace of constuction of highway and litigation issues have become a major hurdle for growth of this corridor, property consultant DTZ has said.

Is private equity bullish on India real estate once again?

According to property consulting firm Cushman and Wakefield about $2 billion (Rs 11,854 crore) is available with private equity firms ready to be deployed in real estate in the next one year, but PE funds want to put in money only in those projects with strong fundamentals.<br /><br />