The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 27, 2005

RBI can afford to lower rates
IN most ways, astrology and monetary policy are con games dignified by the use of complex maths models. Strip the two of numbers and most times one's grandmother is a better bet than one's neighbouring banker. Stay put while in trouble, ... More

EX PARTE

Clandestine condoms in private records!
IN the fight against HIV, Femidom is the only female-controlled barrier, informs Belinda Beresford in a story dated December 5 on Mail & Guardian Online (www.mg.co.za) . It seems that "an as-yet ... More

PUBLIC POLICY NOTE

WTO: Hong Kong Declaration can be a positive force
It is easy to be critical of the Hong Kong Declaration and the stand taken by this delegation or the other. But the movement of a global meeting on such contentious issues as reducing export subsidies, which are politically sensitive in every country , has to be necessarily slow and can never be a big bang affair. More

STICKLISH SINGLES

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EAR TO THE GROUND

Intellvisions Software up on FII move
INTELLVISIONS Software on Monday closed higher on completion, as market sources have it, of its preferential allotment to two FIIs. According to market talk, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch have been allotted a total of 8.65 lakh shares at ... More

SENSOR

High volatility, profit-taking drag indices
IT was yet another black Monday on the bourses as markets recorded a significant slide. High volatility amidst profit-booking by investors dragged the indices down. The benchmark Sensex shed 171 points to close at 9085.9, its biggest drop since ... More

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