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Paradox of thrift: Why a high savings rate is bad for the economy?

by Dr Vikram Venkateswaran on February 7, 2012 |

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Let me ask you three questions. Question 1: Do you have high savings? Question 2: Do you save at the expense of putting off critical purchases? Question 3: Do you think that is good for the economy? Well if the …

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Why Should Global Businesses Expand In India?

by guest
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While doing business in India may not be the easiest (this doesn’t in anyway mean that India cannot improve its business friendly policies and initiatives), but it definitely is a place to be in for the future. And as business is a game of return on investment, India over the long term offers unique advantages, [...]

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How Google earned USD 37.9 Bln in 2011 [Infographic]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Google announced its earnings last Thursday, and markets termed it as “disappointing” – Do you know what the disappointing figure was ?? It was whopping USD 37.9 Billion Dollars! Google has host of different products and services that we use every day including their search, Gmail, Google+, Google Apps and many others. However, …

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Reliance Earnings & Share Buyback Plan – Falls Short of Investor Expectations !

by Viral Dholakia
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What an oxymoron! Reliance Industries (RIL), the largest Indian conglomerate, is going through a stagnation phase in terms of its earnings performance, yet being the country’s most valued firm. For almost a year now, RIL has been a dragger on the benchmark indices – with its share price dipping by almost 35% in 2011; …

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Vodafone wins $2.5 bln Tax case – Hutchison deal stands ‘bonafide’ !

by Viral Dholakia
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It was an Indian business valued at $11 billion – and a lawsuit that involved Vodafone Group Plc.’s acquisition of 67% stake in Hutchison Essar from Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. that took place in Cayman Islands way back in 2007. While the Income Tax department claimed taxes on the grounds of the transaction being …

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5 great Ideas to Make Money out of your knowledge, skills and expertise!

by Kaushambi
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If you thought that your ability to make money was only limited to the scope of your degree certificate, you couldn’t be more wrong. Especially in an era when ‘Googling’ a query is more reliable than asking a friend! Take advantage of these massive technological leaps and a global audience by starting to make money [...]

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5 Indian Banks having their own iPhone/Android Apps!

by Kaushambi
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Apps of most Indian banks are still in an evolving stage. While some are compatible on Android, many are not yet geared for the iPhone platform and many major nationalized Indian banks still haven’t come out with mobile banking applications at all. Most features offered on apps of Indian banks remain fairly standard. Here’s a [...]

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RBI hints at sobering pay packages of foreign bank executives !

by Viral Dholakia
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The contentious issue of CEO salary and compensation to the senior executives across organizations has often spurred adverse reactions from the general public at large. A glaring example of this differential approach was witnessed during the 2008-recession; prior to which people wowed every record-breaking salary hike announced for the corporate honchos. However, post-recession, every …

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Pay your Maharashtra Govt dues Online [Duties, taxes, excise, etc]

by Viral Dholakia
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The Maharashtra government is going full throttle the online way. While online VAT payment is mandatory since more than a year now, the state government has moved a step forward to ensure that all types of tolls, taxes and statutory fines are paid online to plug loopholes in the system. In latest, the …

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India remains most challenging country for Expats!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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There is no doubt that India is one of the toughest countries to live for expats – and the recently released Expat Explorer survey conducted by HSBC reveals exactly that. Among the 31 countries surveyed, expats have ranked India as the toughest country to live based on their experience of about 30 different parameters. The [...]

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Food Inflation turns negative for first time in 6 years !

by Viral Dholakia
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Few years ago, a cup of tea and 300 ml of soft drink could be bought at Rs.4 and Rs.10 respectively. But today, a cup of tea costs much dearer at Rs.10, whereas Pepsi/Coke can be sipped at Rs.12-13. That’s the extent to which the prices of milk have increased over a period of time. [...]

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2012 Resolutions for Stock Market Investors !

by Viral Dholakia
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Year 2011 is history now – I do not wish to start this post with its reference, but the year gone by was fraught with so much of pain and uncertainty, that it has become imperative for me to formulate an essay on top 2012 resolutions for the bruised investors so as to not burn [...]

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Foreign Investors allowed to directly invest in Indian Equity Markets!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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2011 was not a very Happy year for investors in Indian Stock Markets – Indian as well as international investors lost money to the tune of lakh’s of crore rupees. Benchmark Index lost over 20% from the start of the year. This year though, Government is taking steps to turn around – The …

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Marketing Budgets – How they are Allocated & Measured

by Dr Vikram Venkateswaran
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Budgets are always a tricky issue. And when it comes to marketing, budget allocation becomes even more difficult. Most firms struggle to justify the return on Investment (ROI) on a marketing spend. Then how are budgets allocated? Firstly there is a general rule of thumb. Most firms allocate 1-2% of the …

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