Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, October 25, 2002
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OPINION EDITORIAL Creditable, but... WHEN IT COMES to recovering monies lent, banks seem to be doing much better on micro-credit deals than in others. A growth rate of 40 per cent last year in such credit and a recovery record of 95 per cent is something that the banks involved in ... More ECONOMY Fiscal correction, the Swiss experiment IN THE mid-1970s, several OECD countries ran up large fiscal deficits leading to rapidly increasing levels of public debt. And, as a result, fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP of these countries doubled during the following two decades. This ... More FOREIGN TRADE Latam, a new haven for Indian trade India could insulate itself from the rigors of international trade by casting its net wide. Latin America is one such continent, which could come to India's rescue. Because the countries in this continent that mostly trade with the US were also hit b y the world trade slump last year and the WTC attacks ripple effects on the American economy, Latin America is also seeking to source supplies from developing countries such as India as it works to its economic advantage. More POLITICS Pervez the proliferator While the US may find it expedient to slur over Pakistan's nuclear and missile connections with North Korea, neither India nor the US can afford to ignore the long-term implications of missile and nuclear proliferation in India's neighbourhood, says G. Parthasarathy. More
Cry havoc INTERNET Saving the driver of knowledge era ONE of the great strengths of the Internet was the freedom it enjoyed from any kind of control from any quarter. From freedom came inspiration to experiment, explore and expand in terms of both scope and content. This, in turn, spurred creativity ... More TOBACCO Smoking out Big Tobacco THE World Health Organisation (WHO) is blowing smoke when it says, as it did on October 14 in Geneva during talks on a global tobacco control treaty, that developing countries must increase taxes on tobacco products because "cheaper tobacco ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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