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March 31, 2005



'Mid-caps, the best bet for investors'
We recommend investors to trade off short-term volatility for longer term growth, says Rashesh Shah.



March 29, 2005



Pasta with tikka, anyone?
Paul Merrifield, president and CEO of the Dubai-based format restaurant chain, Hot Brands International, is busy evaluating the Indian market for expansion.



March 23, 2005



'States could borrow 30% from the market'
Planning Commission deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia talks about reorganising central loans to the states, in the second of a two-part interview with Mamata Singh.
HRO, the next big opportunity for India
The global spend on business process outsourcing is estimated to be $234 billion in 2005 while the global human resources outsourcing (a comparatively new phenomenon) size is estimated at $ 67 billion, which is 29 per cent of the global BPO pie.



March 22, 2005



'Forex inflows should flow into infrastructure'
The ideal way will be to sterilise the inflow, build reserves and push liquidity into system.



March 18, 2005



Ratan Tata to look for successor
Tata proposes to now begin looking for a successor and remains firm on his retirement plans.



March 17, 2005



We never compromised on ethics: Tata
For the group's top firms, return on net worth is now 27 per cent, compared with 17 a decade ago.



March 04, 2005



'So far, there's been lip service to rural India'
In an expansive and relaxed mood, Finance Minister <b>P Chidambaram</b> explained the big idea behind Budget 2005-06 and his priorities for the coming year



March 01, 2005



'The cash withdrawal tax is not intended to be a revenue-generating measure'
Finance Minister P Chidambaram defends the move as necessary to check black economy.
Budget could have been worse: Prakash Karat
If you think we look happy with the Budget, it is because we believed that it could have been worse, says Prakash Karat.



February 28, 2005



'FM has done a tough balancing act'
Divestment also was not covered. One would have expected divestment to be a major instrument for raising fund for various projects, as was the case in the last 3-4 budgets but we did not see it at all.



February 26, 2005



Karti on his father, P Chidambaram
Karti Palaniappan Chidambaram is fast talking, quick thinking and wants passionately to change India. In that he's his father's son, the Chidambarams' only child.



February 25, 2005



'Make income up to Rs 5 lakh tax free'
Minimal tax at the lower level may be ten



February 19, 2005



SriLankan Air: Quick to take wing
The financial impact of the tsunami will be to the tune of $15-20 million.



February 17, 2005



'Ease visa curbs to boost Indo-Pak trade'
The total duration of the visa that we get is only 15 days and this hampers a lot of work if we are talking to a client in India, says Jehan Ara, President, Pakistan Software Houses Association.



February 16, 2005



'Don't be too smart, looking foolish is OK'
India's uncrowned metal king Anil Agarwal revelas his recipe for success.



February 15, 2005



'We are merely roadside mechanics'
'Indians are merely going for software programming: it is like a car mechanic repairing cars, which is a tremendous ability. But though we can repair cars we cannot design them!' says Nasscom president Kiran Karnik.



February 03, 2005



'Suffering of the poor will go on if. . .'
There is a big need for investment in health, education and infrastructure, otherwise the suffering of the poor will go on, says leading economist Jeffrey Sachs.



February 02, 2005



'VAT will curb tax evasion, increase revenue'
Tax expert Nishant Shah says VAT is a transparent method of tax collection that broadens the tax net and helps to monitor a large number of people.



January 24, 2005



'If there's one thing young people need to do, it is to do better than you did yesterday'
The TCS CEO spoke about the IT major's operations in Canada.




January 22, 2005



Entertainment and the need to digitise revenue
We believe the entertainment world is progressing in this direction of digitising and monetising content, says SET exec VP Sunil Lulla.



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