Why does China pile up on US treasuries?
Knowledge@Wharton has an article on some of the possible reasons. China may also be accumulating massive amounts of foreign reserves as a result of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997,…
When the shoe is on the other foot…
From a promotion for a masterclass for US PE fund managers titled “How To Keep Relationships with LPs Harmonious – Despite Recession, Credit Crunch, Mark-to-Market, Capital Calls, & Other Causes…
Nominate Indian Startups for The World Economic Forum’s Tech Pioneers Program
Venture Intelligence is happy to invite you to nominate companies you are associated with in India to The World Economic Forum’s ‘Technology Pioneers’ Program 2010. The Program, started in 2000,…
Corporate India and the downturn
Sumant Sinha, COO of Suzlon Energy and formerly a top executive at the Aditya Birla Group, writes in the Economic Times how Corporate India should deal with the “unprecedented times”…
“Indian corporate tax rate way above global average”
As part of a debate in the Economic Times, Amit Mitra of FICCI, makes the case for why corporate taxes are too high in India. The average tax rate globally…
How much will a Third Front govt. affect the economy?
Business Standard has a debate on this topic. Amit Tandon, Managing Director of Fitch Ratings India, presents the optimistic view: Will a Third Front government spell economic disaster? Will steel…
Is Pantaloon getting into a debt squeeze?
Businessworld has a cover story on the mounting debt levels at listed retail firm Pantaloon. With Rs 362 crore payable every year to meet long-term debt obligations for the next…
How some Wall Street banks are suddenly profitable
Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his New York Times column how the US markets have seen through the attempts by Wall Street banks to “to pull a bunny out of…
“Dump the Dow. Track Shanghai Composite”
In his column for the Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma points out how the Chinese market is emerging as a leading indicator for markets and economies across the world. Over the…
M&A activity declines 60% during Q1 2009
During the first quarter of 2009, Indian companies were involved in a total of 54 M&A deals – including both cross-border and domestic transactions – compared to 135 deals during…