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Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Algiers, Thursday, March 14 As prepared for delivery Introduction Governor, honorable participants. Bonjour. As-salaam ‘alaykum. I am delighted to be here this morning. Let me begin by thanking the Algerian government for inviting me to your spectacular country. I am also very grateful to His Excellency, Governor Laksaci for organizing today’s …
“All my friends are married with terrible spouses, wailing children and are miserable” my friend Akansha was saying.”I want to be miserable too!” Coming as it did from Akansha, the epitome of a no-nonsense, confident super achiever – a power-woman, if there ever was one, I was taken aback. “What are you talking about? Do …
Anil Pharande Affordable housing is a term we use for residential units in India’s urban areas which are affordably priced with respect to households that fall within a specific limited income range. There is no single set of parameters to define what an affordable housing unit should cost in India. This is because the pricing …
Committing to anchor inflationary expectations, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said price stability was essential to help investors and consumers make informed choices and contribute to growth. “Key to our collective national aspiration for sustained high economic growth is low and steady inflation,” RBI Governor D Subbarao said while addressing a meeting of …
China has acquired 2,000 tons of gold, and need to acquire another 2,000 tons. China is converting large amounts of dollar derivatives contracts into physical gold. Tensions are rising between the US & China, and China is secretly stockpiling massive amounts of gold… As the currency wars were heating up, China wasn’t just stockpiling gold …
‘Some of the mugs have taken extreme bets on a falling gold price,” says one precious metal retailer. “Never have the money managers become so convinced that gold is about to fall heavily.” “It could actually mean that the gold price is about to rise strongly “as they must buy back these positions”, the seller …
Ball State economist Michael Hicks says any enthusiasm over February’s employment summary would show just how low our expectations have become in this recovery. The Labor Department reported this morning that the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008, as 236,000 jobs were created last month. “The good news was that …
Shubhranshu Pani, Managing Director – Retail, Jones Lang LaSalle India Handling Mall Vacancies Increased vacancy rates in malls can typically be attributed to three factors: 1. Normal churn, which is desirable 2. The available spaces are not conducive to retail, or exist in a center that has been over-built 3. Spaces that are not conducive …
For the bond market, the important takeaway from the Budget is the proposed government borrowing programme for the next year as well as the efforts on fiscal consolidation. The former indicates the expected supply of government bonds in the market, which impacts existing bond investors. The latter shows the government’s resolve to stitch together its …
You can’t mandate motivation. Driving productivity and achievement is about shared culture, community and experience. CHICAGO, Mar. 7, 2013 – As the chief environment officers responsible for company culture, CEOs are actively seeking to drive shareholder value by making radical shifts in workplace strategies. Yet some CEOs may be missing the point. “The real workplace …