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Move over Hawaii, here comes Okinawa
Okinawa could overtake Hawaii as early as this year, according to Miwako Date, the chief executive officer of Japanese developer Mori Trust
 "Move over Hawaii, here comes Okinawa")
Rural India's conundrum
Farm-gate prices are down but demand is showing a small turnaround
 "Rural India's conundrum")
Ease of Doing Business: What India Inc wants
The World Bank report tracks changes in labour rules every year but does not take them into account while arriving at the ranking
 "Ease of Doing Business: What India Inc wants")
How Nike lost to Adidas in the old sneaker game
In the 50 years since that fateful (if impolitic) branding decision, Nike became both commercial behemoth and cultural phenomenon, catering to the feet of athletes and couch potatoes alike
Eicher Motors revs up for global markets
The company is looking to rewrite the rules of the game in the mid-weight segment
 "Eicher Motors revs up for global markets")
Unicorn India Ventures launches Rs 600-cr debt fund
Will have average ticket size of Rs 20 cr and fund up to ten businesses every year
 "Unicorn India Ventures launches Rs 600-cr debt fund")
Sujoy Ghosh: No stranger to making screen news
Sujoy Ghosh recently quit as chairman of the jury at the IFFI, after the information and broadcasting ministry struck down two films on the list given by the panel
 "Sujoy Ghosh: No stranger to making screen news")
Payments company Square tests bitcoin buying and selling
Square says its customers have shown an appetite for the 'alt-currency'
 "Payments company Square tests bitcoin buying and selling")
Newsmaker: Justice Jasti Chelameswar's free spirit
Dissenting with his brethren on the collegium issue, he wrote that the system has become "a euphemism for nepotism" where "mediocrity or even less" is promoted
 "Newsmaker: Justice Jasti Chelameswar's free spirit")
Amazon's cashierless store is almost ready for prime time
Employees have tried to fool the technology
 "Amazon's cashierless store is almost ready for prime time")
The promise of bigger screen presence
UFO Moviez and Qube, two of India's largest digital cinema firms, join hands to carve out a bigger slice of the ad pie
PE firm Creador plans fresh funds worth up to $600 mn for India, SE Asia
This would be Creador's tenth investment in India
 "PE firm Creador plans fresh funds worth up to $600 mn for India, SE Asia")
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley put India realty investments on hold
JPMorgan could not scale up real estate investments in India the way they wanted: Sources
 "JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley put India realty investments on hold")
The Strategist Quiz (#538)
The Strategist Quiz, November 16, 2017
 "The Strategist Quiz (#538)")
More crises brewing for Darjeeling tea
Work has resumed after a long suspension because of the Gorkhaland agitation, but producers' problems are far from over
 "More crises brewing for Darjeeling tea")
What's a university degree worth in Japan? About $25,500 a year
That's about half what their counterparts start out on in the US
 "What's a university degree worth in Japan? About $25,500 a year")
What the Saudi putsch means for Indian oil
India's emergence as a major consumer and buyer from diverse sources could protect it from the political ructions in the kingdom, the world's largest producer
 "What the Saudi putsch means for Indian oil")
Singapore traders to get their first lunch break in six years
Starting this week, some 3,000 of them will be able to step out for an hour from noon for a midday trading intermission
 "Singapore traders to get their first lunch break in six years")
T T V Dinakaran: Tamil Nadu's palace politics
Dinakaran put up a brave front when income tax (I-T) authorities searched Jaya TV offices and 21 other locations in Tamil Nadu
 "T T V Dinakaran: Tamil Nadu's palace politics")
Sistema plans for life after Reliance Communications
The Russian giant puts its ill-fated entry in telecom behind it and builds on its PE and retail businesses
 "Sistema plans for life after Reliance Communications")