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EDITORIAL
SAARC: Pruning the negatives
New Delhi expects SAFTA to make concrete progress as quickly as possible, leading to an increase in regional trade. More

BUDGET
Loan waiver: Cheer without fear
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ACCOUNTANCY
Impact of SAM on the auditor
Software has become an integral part of corporate world and a key component of running a business. Thus software is seen as an important asset for any organisation. Software Asset Management (SAM) helps organisations protect and manage their ... More

Pyramid structure frowned upon
Had the Companies Bill, 1997 been enacted into law the way it was drafted, it would have put paid to the pyramid corporate structure, ordaining as it did abolition of the concept of subsidiary of a subsidiary.More

POLITICS
Challenges posed by Kosovo’s declaration of independence
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INTERVIEW
Unfortunately, FRBM is not a fiscal transparency Act
Fiscal deficit really amounts to 3.11 per cent of GDP, not 2.5 per cent as professed. Surprised? "Don't be, as these are fiscal costs of budgeting for elections," explains Dr D. K. Srivastava, Director of the Madras School of Economics, in a ... More

Financial infrastructure + debt waiver = financial inclusion?
The overall burden on the banking sector, of the loan write-offs of Rs 60,000 crore proposed in Budget 2008, is yet to be analysed fully, says Mr Robin Roy, Associate Director, Financial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (P) Ltd. ... More

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