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SILVER UPDATE – Umesh Shanmugam

The $26 level has acted as silver’s support for over two years now. And after a 10% slide over the past three weeks, including Friday’s 6% drop, we’re once again challenging this all-important line in the sand. Will $26 hold this time? Maybe not… yet I remain a long-term silver bull and see lower prices …

Compact Comfort – The Enduring Studio Apartment

Om Ahuja, CEO – Residential Services, Jones Lang LaSalle India Technically, studio apartments comprise of single large rooms that encompass the bedroom, living and dining areas, with compact kitchens and bathrooms attached. When they first made their appearance on the Indian residential landscape, studio apartments found favour largely with bachelors and small families who spend …

What Then? – Chawm ganguly

“All his happier dreams came true A small old house, wife, daughter, son, Grounds where plum and cabbage grew, poets and Wits about him drew; ‘What then?’ sang Plato’s ghost. ‘What then?’” Impeccable Academic record. Networked to the nth degree. A mind that spots opportunities as they evolve. An ever smiling demeanor that leads teams …

Fulfilling the Asian Dream—Lasting Growth and Shared Prosperity: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Remarks by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference Hainan, China, April 7, 2013 As prepared for delivery Introduction Good evening. 晚上好 Thank you very much Mr. Secretary General, Ambassador Zhou for your warm introduction and for inviting me here. It is a real pleasure to attend my first …

You get paid to Face Book all day? – Chawm Ganguly

Travails of the trade – irritants Social media marketers have to bear with 24 X7 Being a social media consultant isn’t easy. Some say, it’s like teenage dating – everybody wants to do it, but hardly anyone knows how to go about it. On the contrary, it’s more like appreciating arts: there are the Philistine, …

The Increasing Importance Of Amenities In Housing

Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd Residential real estate in India has been evolving rapidly. The evolution took place in tandem with Indians’ exposure to global trends in style and comfort. If I were to put a timeline to it, I would say the Indian IT/ITeS revolution really kick-started this trend, as more …