Investment NewsAn International Monetary Fund official stated that the continuing struggle of Europe’s economy is likely to impact other economies, such as India, just as it affected private investment. “I think it is also clear that in India, as in other economies, demand for exports would certainly be hit, and certainly for India, we’ve already...
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An International Monetary Fund official stated that the continuing struggle of Europe’s economy is likely to impact other economies, such as India, just as it affected private investment. “I think it is also clear that in India, as in other economies, demand for exports would certainly be hit, and certainly for India, we’ve already...
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Last month saw an all-time foreign institutional investment (FII) drop in India through participatory notes (P-Notes). As a recent report detailed in Business Standard noted, the figures dropped to less than 10 percent for “the first time since 2003.” According to director of institutional equities and chief strategist of Padmakshi Financial Services, Sailav Kaji,...
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When a country gets a big investment, not only is it good for the company bringing the capital, it’s also great for the recipient country. Thus, both India and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) should be smiling right now, according to a recent report in Money Control. The AMR contract (automation of metering and billing)...
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When you have money, you can use it to make more money. That’s how the rich get richer. And it seems that the largest software services provider in India – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – is doing just that. For the 2011-12 financial year, TCS will be making an investment of Rs 2,300 crore. ...
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Beijing Seminar Good for Investment At a seminar today held in Beijing, India invited Chinese companies to come and make investments in China. The seminar, entitled, ‘India-China Business & Investment Seminar- Opportunities in IT, Engineering & Allied Sectors,’ was organized by Municipal Government of Yangzhou and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Indian Consulate...
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BRIC Leaders Meeting BRIC nation leaders (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are meeting up in China for a one day conference. BRIC is actually a bit of an inaccurate description now (it should really be changed to BRICS) since South Africa recently joined. As a unit they have both economic and political influence today,...
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Earth Hour took place on 26 March between 8 30 and 9 30 pm. It is a time when people around the globe turn off their lights and make a “commitment to actions that go beyond the hour.” According to the Earth Hour website, this year “our thoughts are with the people of Japan...
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While the economy in India goes from strength to strength with the trend set to continue, it seems the women of the country feel there is little to celebrate. Indian finance officials predicted that if the economy “sustains a nine per cent GDP growth” in the next decade, the economy is likely to reach...
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Pest storms are devastating rice production in Singapore, which is no good for anyone since this grain is a staple throughout Asia. This is becoming a threat to the country’s food security and could completely destroy rice farms throughout the region, according to Singapore scientists. Indeed, there is talk that the pesticides used to...
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