The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 17, 2002

Look beyond rice cartel
THE ATTEMPT BY some rice exporting countries, led by Thailand, to form a cartel to arrest a price fall and even fix a minimum export price is unwarranted and unworkable. True, the global rice market has been going through some tough times with ... More

ECONOMY

Vajpayee Government completes three years — The unfinished agenda
Now that the Government has completed three years in office, the leadership must display farsightedness in tackling the malaise that is plaguing the economy. There is no escaping hard choices particularly in areas where the economy has the potential but is mired in low growth mould. It is time both the Centre and the States remained strong in their commitment to banish poverty and promote development by adopting a whole lot of unfinished reform agenda without getting distracted by inner party di fferences from the Sangh Parivar. More

ACCOUNTANCY

Grappling with security
It is a common feature in India to obtain consortium loans from an array of banks. Security provided for these loans are common and cannot be earmarked against each lender. In case action is taken under this Ordinance for such loans, disputes could a rise amongst the consortium about the distribution of the proceeds. More

More sweat, less smart
SEBI seems to have got many things wrong while making the recent sweat equity regulations, says S. Murlidharan More

Really gin
LIKE poles repel and unlike poles attract is what one learns as a theory of magnetism. While this may work well in gender relationships, in a polarised world, however, this is being proved wrong. Religion and language, race and shared borders ... More

POLITICS

The long and the short of poll premia
GUJARAT had always been the real testing ground in the good old days when IPOs were dime a dozen. Thus, one would find promoters of all hues and shades making a beeline for Ahmedabad once it was decided that funds were to be raised directly from ... More

DISINVESTMENT

PSE disinvestment — Much ado about nothing
The disinvestment intense debate will not lead to a lowering of the huge debt-GDP ratio nor would it lead to a handsome increase in purposeful public spending. PSEs are merely the low-hanging fruits. Big benefits will accrue if the public sector bega n to deliver. If it does not have difficulty in being effective, even-handed and efficient, the nation could earn new incomes worth $5 billion every month, says G. Ramachandran. More

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