The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 06, 2003

Tracking FII activity
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India has made a good beginning in improving disclosures on investments by foreign institutional investors. Its latest study shows there is no reason to be concerned about the quality of the FII inflows, 85 ... More

ECONOMY

Where India scores over China
THE World Economic Forum has once again published its annual report on Global Competitiveness, the fundamental objective of which is to "evaluate the economic competitiveness of a large sample of countries". In the ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

An exercise in futility?
The very idea of human resources accounting is preposterous and chimerical, says S. Murlidharan More

Now, who's running for cover?
IN A WORLD that has got addicted to accountant-bashing, we are so used to seeing CAs run for cover. But they are now getting ready to take the wraps off a new line of education that is all about covers, and can, for a ... More

Viruses are getting under the skin of regulators
THE Securities and Exchange Commission in the US could be required to monitor listed companies' exposure to software contamination as part of their regulatory function, under proposals reportedly being considered by the ... More

FOREX

Accept rupee appreciation gracefully
While the rupee's rise has helped some exporters to rein in costs and increase their competitiveness in the global market, in general, profit margins have eroded. Indian importers, borrowers of foreign currency and the consumer have, however, all ga ined. The clamour for government intervention to depreciate the rupee thus seems overdone, says K. Abraham Varkey. More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate governance — Govt should set example
Instead of trying to put in place an arms-length relationship between outside directors and the managements of companies that pick up their tabs, the government, by leaving certain slots open, signals that it is above the law and upholds corporate no n-governance, rather than good governance, in companies set up with public money. More

INTERVIEW

`We and the Americans are looking in the same direction'
In the midst of chaos that is Baghdad today, its Deputy Mayor for Technical Affairs, Mr Faris Alasam, retains his calm and sense of humour. In an interview to Business Line in his office in Baghdad, he was optimistic about Iraq's future, but ... More

LETTERS

Yuan revaluation

Indians in US

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line