Communication contributes to the effectiveness of monetary policy by creating genuine news (e.g., by moving short-term…
Prior to the 1990s, central banks across the world were shrouded in mystery?and believed they should be.
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For a company that looked doomed a decade ago, it has been quite a comeback. Today, Apple is an iconic…
If there is one lesson to be learnt from the subprime financial crisis, it is that large financial institutions…
The Union Cabinet recently approved the bill to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India. Many foreign universities…
In 1986, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly acquired Hybritech, at the time a seven-year-old San Diego, California-based biotechnology firm. Shortly after…
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In April 1992, The Wall Street Journal published a full-page ad containing a silhouette of the board of directors of…
If introducing a new product line creates a small probability of losing a few million dollars and a large probability…
A few months ago, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had remarked that providing TV sets to households can have a…
In this third part of the series analysing the sagacity of creating a super regulator for financial services, we examine…
Kapil Sibal, proposes to modify the entrance criteria to the Indian Institutes of Technology to include an 80% cutoff based…
A few weeks back, we had initiated our analysis of the Finance Ministry?s proposal to have a super regulator for…
As the ministry of finance evaluates a proposal to create a Financial Stability and Development Authority, as India Inc. prepares…
Exactly one year has passed after the Lehman collapse that triggered a global economic crisis. At the anniversary of this…
India Inc?s transition to the International Financial Reporting Standards offers a timely opportunity to enact rules that enhance the quality…
As India Inc prepares its transition to financial reporting based on the International Financial Reporting Standards, shall we step back…
