The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 03, 2006

EDITORIAL
Welcome reprieve
As the nation's future, children must get every chance to flower into productive citizens no matter what their social or economic status. More

ECONOMY
Same price, better quality
The 2005-06 annual report of TVS Motor Company talks of entry-level motorcycles being available at prices as low as Rs 30,000, and goes on to claim that very few product categories, besides computers, have seen ... More

Global Economic Imbalances — Can US continue to feign ignorance?
The US may be happy living beyond its means but if it does not correct the imbalances it is causing world-wide, crude oil and other major commodities may soon be invoiced in non-dollar currencies. The rest of the world needs also to watch its step, i nstead of waiting for the market forces to mould some miracles. The US may be forced to correct its macro economic imbalances sooner than later. More

Exploring the inflation, interest rate, growth nexus
The question whether growth is related to interest rate and inflation has always been one of interest for policymakers. Through an empirically study, A. VASUDEVAN finds out when interest rate goes up, growth could indeed slow down. Also, the lack of evidence of growth-inflation trade-off points to the irrelevance of inflation targeting at this point in time. More

ACCOUNTANCY
Guarding the turf from predatory professionals
Were you to search for `ICSI' on Google News, it is quite probable that you'd land in `Fit but infertile,' a report dated August 1 on www.dailymail.co.uk. It's about the efforts of Sharron Davies, `the former golden girl of British ... More

When shareholders' agreement is enforceable
Hallmark of a public company is free exit, where a shareholder can dispose of holdings to anyone of his choice More

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