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Pamplona: The city Hemingway never really left
A century after Ernest Hemingway immortalised Pamplona in The Sun Also Rises, the Spanish city continues to draw visitors through its literary legacy, historic cafes and iconic San Fermín festival
 "Pamplona: The city Hemingway never really left")
Building empowered cities
Strong local governments are essential for sustained growth
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Making sense of street signs
FPI selling is driven mostly by global factors
 "Making sense of street signs")
Durable liquidity needs durable solutions
A durable liquidity surplus calls for a lasting solution, with a higher CRR helping the RBI align the call rate with the repo rate while preserving interbank market activity.
 "Durable liquidity needs durable solutions")
Revisiting taxation of capital incomes
Tax reform must be guided by durable, long-term economic objectives rather than panic-driven responses to temporary external shocks
 "Revisiting taxation of capital incomes")
Gendered skill gap
Women face multiple employment-related constraints
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Growth with resilience
Vibrant BFSI sector will augment growth
 "Growth with resilience")
CBAM: Let's get ready
Sustained government support has to be given to MSMEs for them to achieve compliance with the UK and EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism systems
 "CBAM: Let's get ready")
When tariff walls become a ladder
Tariffs, wars and global disorder are forging a more resilient India Inc
 "When tariff walls become a ladder")
The new rules of cybersecurity
Beyond compliance, regulations must prioritise speed and preparedness in responding to threats in the AI age
 "The new rules of cybersecurity")
Risk of irrelevance?
The scale of the selling and the speed and magnitude of the underperformance in Indian equities are unsustainable
 "Risk of irrelevance?")
Pricing pain points
Controls in health care are needed but come with risks
 "Pricing pain points")
Seamless credit network
Interoperability can enable inclusive lending
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Uneasy lies the governance space
The ripples the Tata affair will cause are yet to become clear - but promoters will be nervous at such a coup by the professional hire
 "Uneasy lies the governance space")
Best of Business Standard Opinion: Resilience comes from widening the base
Even knowledge systems are stronger when authority is distributed rather than concentrated
 "Best of Business Standard Opinion: Resilience comes from widening the base")
Return of SEZ goods: Welcome relief, unresolved issues
The government's new SEZ rules allow customs duty refunds on goods returned after failed deliveries, but a short deadline and unresolved drawback disputes leave gaps for domestic buyers and exporters
 "Return of SEZ goods: Welcome relief, unresolved issues")
The neglected species of pulses
Reviving neglected pulses could boost nutrition, reduce imports and improve farmers' incomes
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Can your refrigerator be hacked?
Consumers and corporations will have to be as careful about protecting appliances as they are with office equipment, like computers and servers
 "Can your refrigerator be hacked?")
Ten rules for external sector stress
There is wisdom from history in managing the rupee
Refining the crude argument
Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted, and instinctive in India, cutting across party lines. We only undermine our own interests by doing so
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