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PENSION PLANS

Why rush for the new pension scheme?
EVEN as the contours of the new pension scheme Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana are yet to unfold, it is not clear why some of the private insurance companies should be making a beeline to the Finance Ministry to impress upon it not to make the ... More

EDITORIAL

Disinvestment grounded
THE LATEST MEETING of the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment has, on predictable lines run through the range of options such as deferring divestiture in some, and re-tendering in one and identifying a new candidate for the process. The net result ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

When measures match
We are moving towards a regime of uniform standards in accounting, says Mohan R. Lavi More

Safety in smallness
S. Murlidharan on the small mercies for small depositors More

Onus on owners' information
Priya Mohan on the need to focus on investor education to ensure against corporate misgovernance More

For patrons only
When it comes to assessing the value of a venture, it is necessary to ask who the customer is, says David Allen More

President's paradise
WHEN a migrant worker writes his monthly letter, usually with a DD, he would have to ensure that nothing is omitted. So there is a line of love for the wife, plus more. Such as: How is Chintu studying? Is Munnu playing cricket carefully? How is ... More

WTO

Global Development Finance — World Bank's candid account
Making a candid appraisal of the global financial conditions, especially vis-à-vis the developing countries, the World Bank minces no words in reminding the rich nations that their policymakers can help stabilise development financing by improving ai d and trade policies. G. Srinivasan reports. More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Foreign currency loan: Anomalies in pricing
THE RBI report on Currency and Finance 2001-02, and the Commerce Ministry's Exim policy for 2003-04 have just been released. While the RBI says that the high interest rate is one major reason for the current industrial slowdown and slump in ... More

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