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FEB 17, 2002

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			India's Biggest Wealth Creators The third BT-Stern Stewart study doesn't just stop at identifying India's largest wealth creators, it finds out how they compare to their US counterparts in terms of wealth added for each unit of capital employed. Is India Inc. a world beater? The Wealth Creators' List The best of corporate India, and how the 500 of them stack up in terms of the market value added. Read More EVA In Banking And Finance Did you know that the Indian banking and financial services last year destroyed 22 paise of market value added for every rupee invested in it? Find out why that's so. Read More The Banking and Financial Sector's List Just how MVA-friendly is your bank or the financial institution? Check out this listing for a ranking and comparison. Read More Methodology




Cover Story
Wireless and microchips have helped the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation achieve world-class efficiencies on its offshore rigs—just one reason why India's largest oil producer is wiring itself up with a vengeance. Read More



What's Hot The Hyderabad based IT services company Satyam Computer Services got its bang for the bucks it invested in Satyam Infoway, which must now find a new partner. Read More





	Investigation: Skumar.con? With the Kasliwal's dream dotcom project, Skumars.com, failing to take off even after two years, a thousand-plus franchisees who shelled out Rs 2 lakh apiece feel cheated. BT investigates l' affaire Skumars.com. more...		Budget 2002: Sinha's Last Stand This may be the last opportunity for Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha to ram through a meaningful, if 'difficult', budget. For, the next year's accounting exercise will be done with an eye on 2004's general elections. more...



	Comeback Kid? Loss-making Hindustan Motors takes off on a new journey to become a major aggregate provider for the automobile industry. Will that reduce the once-glorious HM to an assembler or actually strengthen its future play? more...		IT Conclave 2002 There was no pussy-footing, no platitudes, only straight talking from the political and corporate heavyweights who converged in Delhi for a three-day brainstorming on India Tomorrow 2002: Opportunities and Threats. more...

The Salary Slump
After being sandwiched for years, the middle manager may finally be closer to getting his just share of the salary sweepstake. According to experts, the next fiscal will see them getting bigger increments.

Stanley Fischer Unplugged
He has the rare distinction of having advised through the half-a-dozen economic crises of the 90s. But now Stanley Fischer is calling it quits at the IMF, and joining Citicorp as Vice Chairman. In India recently, he spoke on IMF, India, and the recession.
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	Art For Money's Sake The well-heeled have always invested in art for art's sake. Now, the investment motive is driving a clutch of upwardly mobile professionals to become part of the step-back-and-nod- knowingly brigade. more...		One Two Many Alcoholism has always been a problem for corporate India. But long hours, steep performance targets, and general uncertainty are making companies lose their top performers to alcohol at an alarming, new rate. more...





	Case Of The Aggressive Banker A conservative bank mulls the fate of its hypercompetitive CEO. BNP Paribas' U. Thakar, Cummins' M. Gowrishankar, and Andersen's G. Shermon discuss. more...		Goons Of Ghaziabad The industrial city of Ghaziabad was meant to be a pulsing sub city living off booming Delhi. But sometimes a town just isn't ready for prosperity. more...





	Lots In A Name Starring: Andrey Purushottam of Starcom India, Andre Nair of WPP MarCom; and Pranab Barua, and Krishna Shriram of SIEL. more...		Business Revival By Pradip Chanda Going By The Book By Diljeet Titus Leadership Secrets By Sanjeev Duggal





	The Andersen Affair The Enron fiasco exposes the soft underbelly of a hidebound profession. more...		Help, Tarun!!! Tarun Sheth addresses your career concerns every fortnight. more...

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