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BIO FUEL;Is it making food a luxury?

July 25th, 2008 by RK · No Comments

In light of the World Bank report that cites biofuels to have forced
global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated -
based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far makes me
wonder what prices we are forcing the world to pay via this disputed
greener endeavor. Rising food prices have pushed […]

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BRIC or G7, who will be the next economic powerhouse

July 25th, 2008 by RK · No Comments


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SME’s the future drving force of the Indian economy

July 25th, 2008 by RK · No Comments


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Sub prime crisis, is it just a market failure or a regulatory error

July 25th, 2008 by RK · No Comments


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Is small beautiful relevance of Gandhian economics in the 21st century?

July 25th, 2008 by RK · No Comments

Modern economics is based around the fundamental concept of economies of scale, reason being the reduction in average cost of production. The industrial pursuit of large business houses has thus endangered traditional art and skills of building things with hands. As Industrialization becomes more and more global the handcrafts, art and culture are becoming uniform. […]

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Oil @ $150, a signal to be greener or a speculative bull run

July 25th, 2008 by RK · No Comments

The surge in oil prices in the past year, has remained a source of worry for global policy makers, is it a cosmic sign for earthlings to go greener. Is this the end of the era of oil and the cofirmation of all major fears of oil peaking out on our planet?
When confronted by […]

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Third Trading Platform

April 29th, 2008 by MRM · No Comments

It is heartening to note that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has invited for expressions of interest for the creation of a separate trading platform for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs).  This should have been set up quite some time ago, but better late than never.
 
Most of the advanced markets of […]

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Requirement of Minimum Public Share Holding for Listing

April 29th, 2008 by MRM · No Comments

Ministry of Finance needs to be warmly congratulated for its proposal to amend Rule 19(2)(b) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1957 to provide for a public shareholding of 25 per cent of each and every class of issued capital of a company, both initial and continuous, seeking listing on a stock exchange.
 
Background
The proposal has […]

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Mini Contracts on Equity Indices – Not Desirable

April 29th, 2008 by MRM · No Comments

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) deserves approbation for its proposal to introduce seven new derivative products.  This will not only deepen the width and breadth of the market by offering to the Indian investors a wider range of risk management instruments, but also help in alluring the participants onshore from the off-shore markets. […]

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How much should the public hold?

April 29th, 2008 by MRM · No Comments

The implementation of the proposal by the finance ministry to provide for a public shareholding of 25 per cent of each and every class of issued capital of a company, both initial and continuous, seeking listing on a stock exchange will address four key concerns of liquidity, volatility, resident individual investor (RII) participation and price […]

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