| IMF head says world economy 'highly vulnerable' | 23-NOV-09 |
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| The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn said here today that although the worst of the global financial storm had passed, the world economy remains "highly vulnerable". |
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| Subir Gokarn: In conclusion... | 23-NOV-09 |
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| A career move means that this will be the last column of a series that began in November 1996. Writing these columns over the past 13 years gave me an amazing opportunity to crystallise and articulate my thoughts and views on prominent economic issues of the day. I would like to thank the editorial team of Business Standard for giving me the space and their support, and the readers of this newspaper for the attention they have paid me over the years. |
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| Policy momentum required | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The government has to play a bigger role in infrastructure development to improve valuations of related sectors. |
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| Devangshu Datta: When Obama bows right | 21-NOV-09 |
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| North Indians travelling south of the Vindhyas experience disconnect in terms of body-language versus verbalisation. “Yes” in those parts is emphasised with a side-to-side shake of the head. That gesture means “no” in most other places. Foreigners visiting India are often equally foxed by namaskars. Putting palms together is common to many forms of prayer and not employed much as a peer-to-peer greeting outside India. |
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| T N Ninan: Think the future | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The time may have come for India to stop thinking of five-year plans, and to focus instead on 10- and 20-year scenarios. Long-term scenario-building achieved a new level of popular awareness when Goldman Sachs came out with its Brics report, in 2003 — positing that India and China would become two of the three largest economies in the world in the space of roughly one generation. |
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| G-20 at centre of US' cooperative effort: Geithner | 18-NOV-09 |
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| Noting that G-20 is the premier forum for international economic co-operation, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told lawmakers that the Obama Administration is placing the forum at the centre of its global economic cooperative effort. |
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| India's economy may grow by 6-7% in FY10: CII | 17-NOV-09 |
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| India Inc today projected the country's economic growth in the range of 6-7 per cent for this fiscal, but slackening global demand remains a major concern for the community, industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said. |
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| Japan economy grows at 4.8% | 17-NOV-09 |
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| Japan’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in more than two years in the third quarter, led by a rebound in domestic demand that may ease concern of a return to recession next year. |
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| India to be $2 trn economy by 2014-15: Enam | 16-NOV-09 |
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| India will be a $2 trillion economy in the next five years as its GDP growth is likely to average at 12 per cent in nominal terms, powered by a huge consumption demand, Enam Securities has said. |
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| Stimulus rollback not at one go: Cabinet Secy | 16-NOV-09 |
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| With the economy showing mixed signals of recovery, the government today said all components of stimulus packages may not be withdrawn at one go when the rollback process kicks in, which is unlikely this year. |
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| IMF chief again says Chinese yuan should rise | 16-NOV-09 |
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| International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn today reiterated that a stronger yuan would help bolster China's economy, amid mounting pressure on Beijing to let the currency rise. |
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| India, China to play greater role in global eco: expert | 16-NOV-09 |
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| The emerging markets like India and China will play a bigger role than earlier in the global economy and there would be continuous development in Asian urban centres when the recession ends, a leading investment expert said here. |
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| Japan's eco posts strongest growth since 2007 | 16-NOV-09 |
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| Japan's economy grew at the fastest pace in two and a half years in the third quarter of 2009, smashing market forecasts and extending a recovery from the worst downturn in decades, data showed today. |
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