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Tuesday, March 19, 2002
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Govt has WiLLed, but...
THERE IS A growing maturity about the telecom policy framework. The Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal ruling allowing fixed-line service providers to offer a wireless phone service with limited mobility exemplifies this. It recognises ... More

COMMODITIES


Structured financing of commodities, the solution
AS one of the fast growing significant economies, India saw a GDP growth averaging 5 per cent plus in the last five years. It is the world's third largest producer of food. Agriculture is likely to be the key growth driver in the near future. ... More

ECONOMY


OECD: Development through services
The ongoing WTO negotiations on trade in services underline the importance of service sector activities for the developed industrial economies. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh revisit th e service economy in those countries, especially the US, track its evolution and assess its role in sustaining economic growth in the metropolitan centres of present-day capitalism. More

FOREX


Say no to capital account convertibility
WITH India's foreign exchange reserves touching $50 billion, optimists have been speculating on capital account convertibility. But the few rich Indians and foreign investors, who hoped to freely take away their capital assets abroad, may have ... More

POLITICS


West Asia: New tensions and challenges
THE United States must now realise that no quick-fix solutions can be had in its war against terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The Taliban may have been ousted and the al Qaeda dispersed in Afghanistan, but they are regrouping and ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Insidious incubus
ONE of the important implications for corporate governance arising from the much-rehashed Enron episode is the role of the CEO. In the case of Enron, Mr Kenneth Lay as the CEO, not only chose to ignore the whistle blown from within the ... More

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