The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 07, 2006

ACCOUNT SPEAK
What's the best IT offshoring strategy?
Adopt contractual provisions that reflect best international risk management practice, involving a balance between customer-friendly provisions and the need to reduce the chances that any one contract might affect the ability of the supplier... MR ALAN HAWLEY, COMMERCIAL LAWYER, RICHARDS BUTLER LLP, UK. More

IMPRESSIONS
The three WTOs
People familiar with a system use abbreviations generously, assuming that everyone knows what is being spoken about. And it is efficiency which guides using abbreviations or acronyms whenever communicating. Often, media too write in acronyms ... More

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
Sanitation inspectors, auditors, foremen...
The taxman generally relies on the income-tax returns filed by assessees. Insurers rely on the declarations by the insured, and `planning bureaus rely on performance reports from productive enterprises under their direction'. In these ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Cement stocks: Price hike hopes
The continued uptrend in cement prices coupled with expectations of yet another price hike has been driving interest in cement counters on the bourses. Analysts also talk of a lot of M&A activity in this sector, which is expected to provide ... More

`Buy' reports buoy Nestle
In an otherwise weak market, the stock of Nestle Ltd ended the day 1.05 per cent higher at Rs 1136.75 on the BSE on Wednesday. Marketmen attribute the interest in part to a number of brokerages coming out with `buy' report on the stock. While ... More

SENSOR
See-saw Sensex ends with marginal gains
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