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FEB 262006
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India's Best Banks
With the economy surging, things are getting better and better in the banking industry. NPAs are shrinking, retail loans are growing, and the bottomlines are turning a darker shade of black. Now, all eyes are on ../2009.

Sultan Of Swing
If HDFC Bank is at the top of the heap in the latest BT-KPMG Best Banks' ranking, that's because it has come up with a perfect blend of PSU bank-like fund-raising capabilities and foreign bank service culture.
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Open Markets ../2009 Opportunities
And Challenges
The possibility of the opening up of the Indian banking in ../2009 should act as a catalyst for action, ushering in a transformational phase of organic and inorganic growth.
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The Best Banks ../2005
The rankings of India's best banks.
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The Case For Consolidation

Rather than a large number of small banks, India needs to have a small number of large banks. That calls for a change in mindset at public sector banks and liberalisation of investment norms for foreign ones.
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Suddenly Creditworthy
Small and medium enterprises, long treated by bankers as step-children, are being wooed by almost every bank worth its name. And things are expected to get better with each passing day. Read More

Headed Straight Up
Starting with a bunch of problems, Centurion Bank of Punjab is now a classic turnaround story. The only way to go is up.
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Six For ../2006
The Tata Group has identified six of its mid-sized businesses as the next big thing. Is this where the next big leap for it will come from?
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60 Minutes
David Bonderman, Founding Partner, Texas Pacific Group, speaks to BT about his business and himself.
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  Budgets For All Seasons
Will the Finance Minister deliver an Ideal or Dream Budget? Here's a look at what each option might hold.
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Under Pressure This Time
K.J. Rao, the Election Commission observer who cleaned up the Bihar election process, has now set his eyes on West Bengal. Can he ensure a "fair" poll?
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MONEY
The Empire Strikes Back
The Congress has obviously decided that it can be pushed only so much and not anymore. That's the best thing that can happen to the economy.
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5 Hot Sectors
A booming economy throws up some sizzling new growth areas.
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Trade Battle
Hots Up
The never ending fight between European Union and the US has taken another twist. The EU has threatened to impose up to $4-billion-worth of sanctions on the US, after the WTO upheld a ruling that the latter failed to end an illegal tax rebate for exporters. Analysts believe that us now has three months to act to avoid the reimposition of retaliatory measures. A look at the flare up.
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The Security Angle
 The use of information and communication technologies is often seen as a means for making improvements, but in practice it is not all good. The challenges and threats including manipulation, disclosure, modification, or damage and loss of data is also a part of it. Understanding information security is equally important for both developed and developing nations to protect their information assets. Will they be able to tackle this growing menace?
Campus Notes
 After the Indian government's approval to the Indian Institutes of Management to set up shop abroad, IIM-Bangalore's ambitious plan to open a campus in Singapore is finally ready to take off. IIM-A is also taking the first plunge in Singapore as it plans to start a management course in collaboration with the Essec Business School. Is this phenomenon of Indian B-schools going abroad the next big thing?
BPOs On The Move
 In the past two years, the BPO sector has recorded above 50 per cent growth year-on-year. The entry of new players has resulted in poaching of employees. Salaries at the entry level have risen 10-15 per cent, while zooming 25-30 per cent at the top level. A look at the changing trends in the BPO sector.
 
 

Cutting Through The Clutter
A book-full of business insights from one of Madison Avenue's best creative minds.
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I'm Going Home
Rich non-resident Indian retirees are coming back home, to Mysore, Pune, Kolkata, and other such cities to roost. Real estate developers, for one, aren't complaining.
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People
Starring Volkswagen's Imran Hassen; gkkworks' Praful Kulkarni; Deepak Roy, former head of Triumph Distillers & Vintners; Vikram Kirloskar's daughter Manasi; Swami Narayanaswami, one of the few Indians on Rockwell's B1 Stealth Bomber project; and Gita Wolf, the lady behind the independent imprint Tara Publishing.
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Leadership Spotlight Narottam Sekhsaria
Non-executive VC, GACL

Party On Dalal Street
The Sensex breaching the 10,000 level for the first time may be a good reason for celebration, but it's also time to keep a clear head.
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Among The Believers
 Silicon Valley's two biggest VCs think India's
Web 2.0 is red hot.
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Top Of Mind
 Focus on Contra Funds; and
The Kamasutra Bug.
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Current
 The Delhi-based tyre major acquires
Dunlop South Africa to become
India's biggest player.
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Ringing In Employment
The mobile content aggregation space
offers ambitious professionals a
short-cut to the top.
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REPORTER'S DIARY
Airport ../2006
The disaster-movie trilogy was a tempest
in a teacup compared to happenings in
India's major airports. BT's correspondents
were there in the thick of the action even
as communist parties proved that they
were nothing but economic jihadis.
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