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Indians greening Sri Lankan garments

12.05.2008 06:46    keralanext.com
These companies, are leading the way to make "Garments without Guilt" and dispel the impression that South Asian garment factories are sweat shops. By going 'green' and `organic' they are trying to ensure Sri Lanka's continued hold on Western markets,

Productivity increases when companies are facing closure

12.05.2008 06:46    keralanext.com
When management is busy dealing with matters other than daily operations, employees shoulder a greater responsibility for their work - and efficiency is enhanced. According to business economist Magnus Hansson at Orebro University in Sweden, this shows that it is

Hover teams up with Nissan

12.05.2008 06:46    keralanext.com
Under the service provision agreement, Hover will undertake the implementation of Nissan's marketing and sales strategy and support dealer development in India with the aim of establishing 55 dealers by 2012. "India is a strategic market for the future of

Hard decisions needed on price front, says Oil Secretary

12.05.2008 06:46    keralanext.com
Oil prices are very high. Soft options are running out. Hard decisions need to be taken," he told reporters here. Crude oil prices today touched a record high at USD 126.20 per barrel. India imports 73 per cent of its

International conference on "The New Business Laws Of India" culminates into a grand debate

12.05.2008 06:44    keralanext.com
The event was aimed at discussing one of the most pertinent issues of the legal sector: Should India open its legal services sector? and the pros and cons. IIBA's first ever conference in India was inaugurated by Ashok Desai, Former

Export tax on basmati rice cooks trouble for exporters

12.05.2008 06:44    keralanext.com
This stems from the fact that about 70 per cent of the contracts have been concluded during the buying season for the crop (October-November) last year. The export tax cannot be factored into existing contracts and can only be added

Vodafone eyeing £19-bn MTN bid

12.05.2008 06:44    keralanext.com
The British company, which already has a significant presence in South Africa through a stake in Vodacom, the country's biggest mobile operator, is examining an offer for part or all of Johannesburg-listed MTN. If he decides to pursue an offer

ArcelorMittal steel group sells off US steel mill

12.05.2008 06:44    keralanext.com
It was ordered to dispose of the Sparrows Point plant in Baltimore, Maryland, by US authorities as a condition for their clearance of Mittal Steel's acquisition of Arcelor last year. A deal to sell Sparrows Point to US companies Esmark

Petro politics

12.05.2008 00:38    expressindia.com
One of the first things the UPA government had to consider when it assumed office is whether and by how much to increase oil prices. The NDA government had more or less frozen oil prices in the run up to

The neglect of the northeast

12.05.2008 00:38    expressindia.com
The capabilities of the NER people go far beyond handicrafts. We need to revitalise agro industries, tourism and IT.

Its economics, stupid

12.05.2008 00:38    expressindia.com
If there is a bipartisan position in the US establishment favouring better ties with India, a similar deal might be in the offing in the future as well, even if the terms are not as good.

Red herring and the wrong bus

12.05.2008 00:38    expressindia.com
It is always refreshing to hear economists with a healthy disdain for statistics. Or at least some kinds of statistics. So Eavesdropper's ears pricked up, at a Ficci-organised book discussion in Delhi, on hearing Columbia's trade guru Jagdish Bhagwati dismiss

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