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Corporates: On the fine line of ethics
THE outgoing chief of the Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI), Mr D. R. Mehta, in the swan-song interviews he has been giving the media in the last few months, has sought to explain his lack of success in regulating the capital market ... More

EDITORIAL


Favourable winds
THE RAKESH MOHAN Committee report has sought to put wind into the sails of Indian shipping. The committee is said to favour a tonnage-based tax as in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands for Indian shipping companies from next fiscal. If the ... More

ECONOMY


RBI Report on Currency and Finance, 2000-01 -- Policy-makers vs econometricians
THE DECELERATION of the economic growth seems to be persisting. GDP growth rate declined from 6.6 per cent in 1998-99 to 6.4 per cent in 1999-2000, and further down to 5.2 per cent in 2000-01. The growth rate during the first half of 2001-02 at ... More

ACCOUNTANCY


  • `Sandstorm'

    FOREIGN TRADE


    Can India score in trade ping-pong with China?
    THE Chinese Prime Minister, Mr Zhu Rongji's visit to India, amid tension on the Indo-Pak border reveals a dichotomy. One section views his visit as a ping-pong policy to maintain power in South Asia. Another group sees it as an effort to counter ... More

    SHIPPING


    Shipping: In troubled waters
    THE year that rolled by was yet another difficult one for the shipping industry, because of the government's unhelpful attitude towards one of the most vital sectors, compounded by the not-so-satisfactory situation on the international shipping ... More

    INTERVIEW


    `Time ripe for talks with LTTE' -- Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy, Director, ICES, Colombo
    With the LTTE's stance turning "more conciliatory" following the September 11 attacks on the US and the ban placed on it by such countries as Canada, the US, the UK and Australia, this is the biggest window of opportunity for the peace process ... More

    LETTERS


  • GDP growth
  • Karnataka's small units
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  • Top Stories
    US accounting industry in for `major overhaul'


    RBI Report on Currency and Finance, 2000-01 -- Policy-makers vs econometricians

    Banks cement housing loans, boost offtake

    S&S Industries exits oil palm business -- TN licence being reallocated to Cauvery Oil

    Public sector weathers investment famine

    Power Ministry draws up 6-level strategy

    Software exports up 25 pc in Q3: Nasscom

    Indian Oil set to acquire IBP

    In Depth
    Inside Kashmir
    Guide to derivatives
    US-64
    Looking back
    Jan. 27-Feb. 2
    Reviving the market by IPOs

    Letter of credit: A scam in the making?

    Western cow vs Third World farmer

    Crystal-gazing the healthcare scene


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