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Should He Say?
On
February 28, when Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presents his budget,
here’s what must do to talk up the economy: Step up public spending.
Bring more services into the tax net. Rationalise excise and customs
duties. Privatise a few PSUs. Wind up some government deptts. Will he?Corporates
Maruti
Finds Itself In A Cul-De-Sac
Despite
a bevy of new models, MUL will make its first loss ever this year. Can it
pull back next year?
Reckitt
Benckiser's Quest for The Holy Grail
Under
CEO Pranab Barua, the once-stodgy FMCG company has become an aggressive
player. Now, it needs some best-selling mass products.
The
Southern Cellular Shake Out
While
most people have been focusing on what’s happening in the West and the
North, a quiet consolidation is underway in South India’s cellular
services market.
Pioneer's
Progress
The
newspaper with tonnes of history on its side turns a profit in its first
year of independent existence. But can it keep it going?
The
New Grasim
Kumar
Mangalam Birla’s efforts to restructure Grasim seem to be paying off.
Here’s why the stockmarket is cautiously bullish on the scrip.
Interview
"We
Will Develop Newer Markets"
A
quick q&a with Omar Abdullah, the Minister of State for Commerce.
Policy Watch
No
Panic Buttons. Yet
Why
the economic tremors in the US could actually mean little for India.
Oops...
Wrong Electricity Bill
The
draft electricity policy could help address the mess in the power-sector,
but why is it still a draft?
Features
Selling
To The Rich
Building
on an NCAER study on the rich (and where they are), BT profiles the
country’s most well-heeled customers.
The
Software Components Boom
Actually,
it isn’t a boom yet, but one in the making. And several Indian companies
are already exploring the frontiers of the business.
Chamber(s)peak
Cisco’s
CEO talks about his company’s India plans; its seemingly unending
appetite for acquisitions; how he manages what BusinessWeek calls the
organisation of the future; and the next big frontier.
Personal Finance
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futures what? The two major bourses--BSE and NSE--are about to launch one
of the most potent and flexible ways of hedging risks in any futures
market: options trading. A guide to what the options are and how to make
money trading in them.
Why
Buy A Policy
Six
questions you wanted to ask about buying policies but never dared to ask.
Case Game
The
Case Of Cultural Differences
How
can Allen-Bradbury tackle post-merger integration and reap the benefits of
synergies so obvious pre-merger? A. Wadhwa of Ambit,
consultant O. Kaul, and L.D.'Costa of Piramal Enterprises
discuss. Send us your solution which scrutinises the problems in companies like yours. We'll
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Cover Story
Indian
sex sites could well be the most successful B2B businesses online.
Local
Language Internet
Why
vern-internet makes economic—and marketing—sense in India.
What's
Hot
Intel
exits Rediff; VSNL cuts access rates; all about getting internet
advertising to work; an interview with Freemarkets’ David Becker; and
more happening stuff.
Wired
Wisdom
BCG’s
take on the year that was in the online space.
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