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A working group set up by the Reserve Bank of India has recommended ways to monetise the massive cache of idle gold stocks in the country and harness it for productive purposes within the economy. At the same time, it has suggested a cocktail of demand reduction and supply management measures to moderate surging …
So what did 2012, the year that went by, really give us? Global recession, falling incomes, all pervading corruption, war on terror, drone attacks, killing of innocents, candle marches, Arab spring … it all flashes across the mind’s eyes like a bioscope of yore. As I stand on the right side of another brand new …
The verdict is more or less out. Corporate India is ready to greet the New Year ahead with optimism. Not the guarded type that is politically correct, but genuine gut-felt pure optimism. And I say this after talking to a wide swath of opinion makers – economists, industrialists, traders, bureaucrats and politicians. While the level …
2012 – I barely knew you. Another year has passed and another one is ahead. This is the single best of time year when you can begin to think about all the things you want to improve or achieve in the upcoming year. Time management and goal achievement is all about planning. If you’re not …
Are owners of FDC Ltd, one of the steadiest pharma companies in the midcap space, looking for an exit option? A report in the Economic Times dated December 24, 2012 seems to convey this impression. The promoters of FDC have been trying to buy back shares from the stock market for the last couple of years and at …
An army of ignited minds, born in 1991 or thereabouts, brought up in post liberalization affluence are now adults. They did not learn, like we did, that India is a developing country, faced with resource crunches. Rationing, mixed economy, 5 year plans, non-aligned movement, license, permits, quotas and words that were the staple of our …
Bengali cinema is the toast of the season. Talented raconteurs have been hugely successful in attracting back the discerning audiences. Critical acclaim has been crowned with commercial successes. While budgets have soared to unthinkable levels on the one hand, low budget films too have done brisk businesses in the box office, ensuring that the industry …
S&P CNX Nifty (5,908.35): It was yet another week of range-bound action for the Nifty in the week-ended 28 December. The bullish and bearish trigger levels of 5,966 and 5,838 remains intact and a break of either of these levels would determine the next major move.While a fall below 5,838 would indicate that the index …
Groundbreaking book shows consumers how to play offense with their online identity, reputation, and personal brand AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG), the provider of Internet and mobile security to 128 million active users, announces that its CEO JR Smith and AVG Chief Policy Officer Siobhan MacDermott have authored the book Wide Open Privacy: Strategies for the …
A is for arithmetic – a skill that deserted two of our listed companies, retailer SuperGroup and taxi manufacturer Manganese Bronze. Both companies had to restate accounts after their numbers failed to add up; both companies saw their share price punished for their failings. Things weren’t so bad for SuperGroup but the wheels really came …