This paper* to attempts to compare the competitiveness of India and China over the last decade: China's GDP was three times that of India in 2007. China's share of GDP to the world was 10.8%, which was double that of India. The average annual growth ..
Executive SummaryLast month, the Federal Government announced that it will overhaul the privacy laws of Australia and implement a consistent privacy law regime. These changes will represent the most material reforms to Australian privacy law since th ..
It is bad luck of our country that our industries have been heavily centralized. Entire textile industry of India has been centralized into 700 spinning mills through which huge amount of 40000 crores of rupees is exploited. In fact, this industry sh ..
The purchase of a sizable quantity of gold by the Reserve Bank of India from the International Monetary Fund is significant not just for India but for the IMF, and the global financial system as well. The RBI has paid approximately $6.7 billion to bu ..
SUMMARY OF THE CASE LAWThe assessee transferred a capital asset which was received by her by way of gift on 1.2.2003. The previous owner had acquired the capital asset on 29.1.1993. In computing capital gains, the assessee claimed that the indexed co ..
General Motors Co. (OTC: MTLQQ) stunned European government and labor leaders yesterday (Wednesday) when it backed out of a deal to sell a majority stake in its Opel and Vauxhall brands to car-parts supplier Magna International Inc. (NYSE: MGA).GM ma ..
Warren Buffett believes in the United States’ economic future, and yesterday (Tuesday) he put his money where his mouth is.Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) acquired railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI) in a deal v ..
The start of 2008 sees India’s long-awaited competition regime finally taking shape. Under the Competition Act 2002 as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act 2007 (the Act), India now has a competition regime which governs mergers, cartels ..
How to persuade clients to negotiate (and that they might enjoy it!)In 1906, Jack B. Yeats wrote an article for The Guardian describing the Flat Iron Market in Manchester:"Here you do not stand sourly while a pale-faced short-tempered shopman wh ..
CHENNAI: Billions of dollars of Indian wealth could be stuck in Swiss bank accounts simply because of the absent-mindedness of their original account holders. Apart from the money that living tax evaders may have stashed away in tax havens, there is ..