FTA stimulus for Indo-ASEAN trade
India's foreign trade is set to see a big jump with its free trade agreement (FTA) with ASEAN, the world's largest and covering a market of almost 1.8 billion consumers, coming into effect from January 1, 2010. Does the access and speed of Internet has a correlation with economic prosperity? The latest state of the Internet report by Akamai Technologies, Inc. seems to suggest so. That's not because people in rich countries simply buy faster Net connections-it has something to do with the policies that actively promote building superior broadband infrastructure, given its incalculable economic benefits. "I'd rather be a really good one-term President than a mediocre two-term President"— Barack Obama, US President, to ABC NewsWho should consume, who should invest
The West wants Asia to consume more. That, however, may not be the best strategy for a growth-seeking region, argues HDFC Bank MD Aditya Puri.The cost cuts effected in the face of economic meltdown have led to a complete overhaul of cost structures in several companies.Law Minister Veerappa Moily has now queered the pitch by asserting that the Department of Telecommunications could not sell something it did not own.Global demand, the most significant economic indicator, was the first casualty of the economic downturn that had spread out of the US to the world in September 2008.Packaging, the fifth P of marketing
Packaging is the latest area that is seeing a raft of patent registrations by corporate India. The Electronics City Elevated Expressway in Bangalore has been opened to public.As Avatar keeps smashing one box-office record after another, its writer-director James Cameron has become an industry in himself-at least in the size of his financial achievements. There has been a spurt in trading volumes on currency futures contracts on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX-SX).Dragon drives into the Indian auto components market
At the recently concluded Auto Expo in Delhi, Chinese components makers were out in force with a 100-plus exhibitors taking up 5,000 square metres of display space."We plan to open 100 hotels in India"
Hilton Group, the fourth-biggest hotel chain by rooms, has embarked on an ambitious plan to scale up operations in India.Reality check of India's state of green
It takes more than nature's endowments to remain sustainable shows a new study on Indian states' green performance.Make takeover code M and A-friendly
The Takeover Code should be amended with the objective of removing ambiguities and ensuring that its provisions reflect the best practices adopted globally.Failures make a businessman, success makes a star
No one allows a big star to make mistakes or to fail. Whereas business is actually a series of successes and failures. The skill lies in quickly setting your failures right.The IPL's revenues are booming but with some higher costs up ahead, its challenge will be to sustain its early advantage with innovative marketing and targeting of new audiences.How to drive private sector into solar power
The entry barrier of huge capital costs— people forget running costs are virtually negligible—can be addressed by innovative financial structuring.PwC can bite the bullet, like it did in Japan
The lessons are clear: PwC will not hesitate in suspending, dropping or replacing a member firm in its network.After several deaths and rebirths, disinvestment is back as a big-ticket reform. And the timing is good—it's the only reform that can stimulate demand without straining the fiscal deficit.Sky-high capacity targets and lollipop tariffs may spur investor frenzy in the nascent solar energy business."Multi-family offices" are busy grabbing clients as super-rich families depart from private and priority banking to get a more personalised (and hassle-free) way to grow and protect wealth."The mandate of your ELSS fund should match your risk appetite"
This year will be more volatile for equity investments and will depend on how the Budget, monsoons, etc., pan out.
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