India, China, Pakistan and 10 other countries on a priority watch list for allegedly providing insufficient protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights or limited market access.

There is much that executives can learn from mountaineers. As many more Indian Inc. executives expose themselves to mountaineering, they swear by the team effort lessons, risk coping and key biz lessons it imparts.

The World Bank's predictions for 2012 on price movement of commodities may not all hold true in the domestic market.

HSBC announced on Thursday that it will sell general insurance businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore, Argentina and Mexico, as part of its restructuring exercise.

Essar's Aegis is in talks with PE investors, including US-based Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic, to raise as much as $200 million in an equity placement prior to an IPO.

While global trends may be reflected in some commodities, experts feel domestic prices of some commodities may move in a different direction.

Dave Mc Clure is the founder of 500 Startups, an internet seed fund and startup accelerator programme. Business Today caught up with him to know more about his India plans.

Accelerators, which mentor Internet, mobile and new technology start-ups, are gaining traction. Accelerators keep start-ups under their wings for much shorter periods than incubators do.

A falling rupee is cushioning the impact of the dip in prices of global commodities, especially for investors who placed bets on commodities that are largely imported - crude oil, non-ferrous metals and edible oils.

Football cafes that have sprung up around the country in the past couple of years are a symptom of the growing craze for football in a cricket-mad country.

Illicit financial outflows that cost developing countries a whopping $903 billion in 2009, according to a study.

Paid a commission of Rs 15 or above for each ticket sold, online ticketing companies now comprise a Rs 650 to 700 crore market.

The Group of Twenty leaders have agreed to strengthen the resources of the International Monetary Fund.

\"All members of the international community should follow the all-in-the-same-boat spirit and join hands to ride out the current woes,\" Chinese premier Hu Jintao said.

The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman is part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's delegation at the G20 summit in Cannes. Ahluwalia also added that the world cannot afford the crisis to spill over at large and hence needs early resolution.

International business leaders reported the practice of firms paying bribes to public officials to win tenders, avoid regulations, speed up processes or influence policy.

Who needs vignettes or sepia tones when good, old-fashioned shades of grey do the trick

The disruption in BlackBerrymobile services in Indiaand several other countries since Monday was caused by a core switch failure,makers of the device Research in Motion (RIM) said on Wednesday.

If you are looking to diversify your portfolio, you can invest some funds in oil and oilseeds for steady returns.

While the debate rages among Keralites whether Kerala is God's own country or Gold's own country after the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure hunt, Diego Maradona, the Argentine football legend is trying for a 'Hand of Gold' goal to woo Malayalees all over the world to buy more gold.