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MAY 6,2007

COVER STORY


	Are the Good Times Over? After a three-year heady ride-for corporations, consumers and investors-the economic scenario is suddenly looking cloudy. Is the long-term India story petering out, or has the economy just paused to regain its breath? Is the Economy Headed for a Slowdown? If growth in the US slows down, there could be big trouble. Read More Will the Retail Bubble Burst? Rising interest rates have made consumer loans prohibitive. Read More Is the Bull Run Over? Dalal Street never looked so drab in a long time. Read More

BT SPECIAL

India's Fastest
Growing Companies

Our annual listing of India Inc's top sprinters.
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FEATURE
60 Minutes
W. James McNerney,
Chairman, President &
CEO, The Boeing Company, speaks to Business Today.
more...

REPORTER'S DIARY
Hick Town
Comes Alive
Durgapur is no longer the
'capital' of Bengal's rust
belt. Ritwik Mukherjee
finds that it's rocking to
the beat of the times,
and how.
more...


	FEATURES


	How to Save the SEZs In all the heat and dust that the issue of SEZs has raised, no one is asking the most important questions and finding the right answers. This story is an answer to that problem. more...		Reinventing Moser Baer Having survived the down cycle in optical storage media, the company is now diversifying into a clutch of high-growth businesses. more...



	In a Sweet Spot Cadbury India's CEO Anand Kripalu wants to achieve in the next four years what the company has in the last 50. New competitors-both Indian and foreign-will do their best to ensure it takes longer. more...		At Least It's Done Jet Airways finally succeeds in buying out Sahara, for Rs 1,450 crore. Should Naresh Goyal be pleased? more...




	No Frills, No Profit There are still too many low-cost airlines in Indian skies for comfort-and for profits. more...		Sold on India Yes, the loudest noise at Placements ../2007 was about salaries, but it's the quiet trend of more and more newly-minted MBAs wanting to bet on India that was reassuring. A BT-Coolavenues.com study. more...




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Borrowing Spree India Inc.'s borrowings from overseas markets have touched a record high. They have grown more than six-fold to $3.94 billion (Rs 16,942 crore) in the first three months of this calendar year, compared to $644 million (Rs 2,769 crore) in the same period last year. The high cost of borrowing from domestic sources, due to rise in interest rates, has led companies to look beyond Indian shores. An analysis. More Net Specials

Trade Tangle Six key members of the World Trade Organization-the US, EU, Brazil, India, Japan and Australia-have failed to take forward the Doha round of world trade talks. The trade ministers met in New Delhi in the second week of April. In a joint statement, the countries agreed to set a new timeline for completing the talks, which they said they aim to finish by the end of this year. Here's a review of trade talks, the hurdles, and what's ahead.

Rising Rupee The appreciating rupee is helping the government fight inflation. Prices of essential commodities are coming down gradually. But on the flip side, this surge in the value of the rupee has raised concerns over the profits of exporters, particularly textile, information technology and other labour-intensive industries. The rupee is currently overvalued by 11 per cent, up from 8.3 per cent a month ago, according to a JP Morgan index.

Web Censors Internet censorship is on the rise worldwide. As many as two dozen countries are blocking content using a variety of techniques. Distressingly, the most censor-heavy countries such as China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Uzbekistan seem to be passing on their technologically sophisticated techniques to other countries of the world. Some examples of censorship: China's blocking of Wikipedia and Pakistan's ban on Google's blogging service.





	MONEY		JOBS TODAY


	Now, Back To Debt After seeing low interest rates for half a decade, fixed income investors are now landing sweeter returns. Here's how to make the most of it. more...		The Decision That Changed My Career Some of the most successful names in India Inc bare their hearts on the decisions that propelled them into the corporate stratosphere. What lessons can you draw from them? more...

	BOOKEND		BACK OF THE BOOK


	Cautionary Tale Bimal Jalan gives us his take on what ails India and where the remedies lie. more...		Live On A River Floatel, a hotel on a ship off Kolkata, is the first such in South Asia, and opened its doors to the public in March. more...
	PEOPLE		COLUMNS


	People Starring Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss; Anirudh Bhuwalka, CEO, Asia MotorWorks (AMW); Rajya Sabha member Prof. M.S. Swaminathan; Infosys' N.R. Narayana Murthy; Citigroup's Deepak Sharma; and UTI Bank's P.J. Nayak. more...		Leadership Spotlight S. Gopalakrishnan CEO & MD designate, Infosys Technologies


	TRENDS		CURRENT


	A Good Augury The first flush of results is encouraging. Will the trend hold? more... No Immunity Despite being among the largest producers of vaccines in the world, India is facing a crisis in its immunisation programmes. more... Top of Mind Focus on live TV on mobile phones and eTokens. more... Newsmaker This fortnight's hero is Sharad Pawar, who's job as President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has kept him in the news recently. more...		Chandra's Circus Can ICL do for cricket what Packer managed? more... Eye of the Tiger The Shiv Sena wants more jobs for the sons of the soil. more... Laid Low Why aren't Frito-Lay's snacks available in Big Bazaar stores? more... It's My Turn Now Infosys now has a brand ambassador-its former CEO. more... On the Money Trail SEBI can now track funds coming in from safe havens. more... Hey, We're Not That Bad Will SEBI acknowledge the existence of hedge funds? more... Idea in Play? It's only an idea, whose time may have not yet come. more... New School of Thought Manipal group plans to plug industry's talent shortfall. more... When Gold Becomes Rust Pepsi repositions its gold-coloured drink after the World Cup fiasco. more... Taking Stock Brokerages are leaning on private equity for growth. more... Paramount Proposition Have a sound USP, will make money. more... Adding Life to the Years Can Pond's new skincare range work miracles in the market? more... Ghost-town in the East Some 63 km off Kolkata lies a barren industrial zone. more... Pursuit of Happiness Hollywood films are finding more takers. more... Big-Ticket Plans Media & entertainment is attracting mega bucks. more... Fodder on the Line A contact centre for farmers-but not all can call. more... Raising a Stink BG flexes its muscle, GAIL objects. more...


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