The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 12, 2002

FDI in banks
HAVING PERFECTED THE art of creative confusion, the Finance Ministry and the RBI have little to tell foreign entities keen on buying or upping stakes in Indian banks. The RBI has sought clarification on the subject as policy details fall in the ... More

POLITICS

Who will get UP?
WITH the poll campaign in Punjab, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh having reached a crescendo and barely a couple of days to go before the crucial polling, it is time to look at the likely election results and the post-poll scenario. Poll ... More

`Something rotten in the state of US'
THERE is something truly rotten in the state of Denmark. The Hamletian ghost, rising in Washington, would have said the same of the goings on in the US. The Texan energy giant, Enron, is a giant no longer. Once a power in the land — its ... More

Business of love
VALENTINE'S Day is around the corner. But with love, business is also in the air. Come February 14, and the cities are abuzz with activity, cashing in on the business of love. And the target? Starry-eyed teenagers and love-struck youth spending ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

ARCs: Answer to bank NPAs?
The most important long-term measure in containing the growth of NPAs is radically altering the bankruptcy and recovery laws and procedures. Setting up asset reconstruction companies will mean precious little given the state of bankruptcy and recover y procedures in India. The legal framework is critically linked to the success of ARCs. More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Export strategy 2002-07 -- Faltering ambitions, missing links
THE economic slowdown and a sharp setback on the export front this year appears to have cast its shadow on the medium-term export strategy for 2002-07 unveiled by the Commerce Ministry last week. What strikes one at the outset is the far too ... More

LETTERS

Worthy swap deal

Enron ethics

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Indo-US talks to block terror funds

Rabi prospects bright: CMIE

Cellular subscriber base touches 5.72 m

ARCs: Answer to bank NPAs?

LIC offers loan for NHDP at 100 basis pts over G-Sec rate

Export strategy 2002-07 -- Faltering ambitions, missing links

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Feb. 3-Feb. 9
Sorry state

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