Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, March 03, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, March 03, 2003 |
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OPINION EDITORIAL Will it pay dividends? THE WHEEL HAS come a full circle on the question of exemption from tax of dividend receipts. In 1997, the then Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, had exempted it from the purview of taxation only for Mr Yashwant Sinha to re-introduce it last ... More BUDGET It is budget season in Asia The February 28 exercise in New Delhi was preceded by one in Singapore, and is to be followed by another in Hong Kong. V. Anantha-Nageswaran looks at what has been done in one city-state and what the other is likely to do. More ECONOMY 
Economic reforms and `Garibi Hatao' Economic reforms and `Garibi Hatao' are compatible provided the poor are empowered both in spirit and in letter through better education and improved health services. More INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
India and China: Diverging ambitionsWell-recognised as an economic superpower in the making, China could take the second place after the US in the not distant future. It has almost become the engine of growth for Asia, given the decade-long recession and deflation in Japan, besides bei ng the world's second largest manufacturer and the biggest consumer market. More PETROLEUM War and oil price AS THE US attack on Iraq becomes imminent, the world seems headed towards an oil crisis. In India, there are fears over the sustainability of oil imports, which account for nearly 70 per cent of the country's requirement. The situation during the ... More DEBT MARKET Beware the bond market BOND funds have attracted sizable investments in recent times. As of December 2002, bond funds managed assets worth Rs 77,469 crore, while equity funds managed assets amounting to just Rs 14,371 crore. The huge inflow into bond funds is mainly ... More INTERVIEW 
`Feels good but basic problems remain' : Former Finance Minister, Dr Manmohan SinghTHE 2003-04 Budget boasts of "a lot of token measures to create feel-good factors but does nothing to deal with the basic structural problems of slow economic growth, sustaining investment momentum and taking effective steps to reduce the ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus Run-up to Budget Kelkar Report Bottled water: How safe is it? Telecom Competition Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma Housing Fin. rate war: Bonanza for consumers! NPAs in Banking In Depth Simple Economics Consumer Notes Tax Talk The Brahmananda collections NRIs & Investment Avenues Corporate Governance Gold: Still the winner? Cars: Always a beauty Books and Reviews Looking back Feb. 23-Mar. 1 World Bank's new brush with poverty Budget reading makes imminent sense |
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