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Markets
in free fall |
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The market paid little attention
to the finance ministry’s ineffectual Sunday night moves to
prop up the capital market and stock prices nose-dived. In the
first couple of hours of trading the BSE Sensitive index breached
a three-year low of 2740 touched in October 1998. |
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Beijing
to Geneva |
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China’s accession proceedings
to the World Trade Organisation have been completed, although,
because the status of the fourth Ministerial meeting in Doha
is now uncertain, the formal accession may spill over into early
2002 rather than late 2001. |
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The
trickle down benefits of liberalisation |
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I wrote about impressions of
China in my last piece and let me continue from where I left
off. As I said earlier, the first thing that hits you is the
quality of infrastructure, especially airports and roads. Nowhere
is this as evident as in Shanghai. |
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MANAGEMENT
VER 2.0: Manjari Raman
Good to be down and out |
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As the war on terrorism goes
global and exactly one week after the tragic attacks on American
icons of economic and military power, globalisation is a good
word to focus on. |
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OFF
THE CUFF: Ravi Kapoor
Why Uncle Sam continually ignores India |
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It is, apparently,
a great paradox of recent times that the US seeks the support
of Pakistan, the great engine-house of jehad, in its war against
terrorism. |
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