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India Inc profit margins nearly halve in April-September

A slowdown in India Inc’s earnings growth is now visible. An analysis of second quarter results of 1,348 large companies shows a disturbing trend.

Govt relaxes ECB regulations

In a significant relaxation of external commercial borrowings rules, the government on Monday...

Lehman may put its India holdings on the block

In the last two years, Lehman Brothers has invested around Rs 1,200 crore in stocks of various Indian...

International workers in India will have to contribute PF

Countries reluctant to negotiate bilateral social security pacts with India for workers’ pension to be put under pressure.
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Energy guzzlers see gains in cleantech

The bigger the climate change risk, the bigger the business opportunity. This is the inference from the initial trends...

Lower profit estimates prompt firms to pay less tax

In what presents a dim view of corporate profitability in the current financial year, collections paid by India...

Scrap subsidy on piped gas, Plan panel tells Deora

If the Planning Commission and the petroleum regulator have their way, the supply of subsidised LPG cylinders to users of piped natural gas...

EAC sees monetary tightening

Revised opinion The economic advisory panel is likely to revise its growth projections to between 7.5% and 8% from its previous estimate of 8.5%.

WTO talks slip towards breakdown

The mini-ministerial talks of the World Trade Organisation’s Doha Round swayed back from showing signs of progress on Friday...

WTO deal to open doors for Indian service providers in the rich world

India’s insistence on incorporating offers on liberalisation of services - along with market opening commitments...

Few takers for Pascal’s new law at WTO talks

The short cut found by World Trade Organisation director general Pascal Lamy, in a bid to speed up the Doha Round talks...

Nath plays hardball, snubs offers

Fresh from winning the vote of confidence of the UPA government, commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath...

Mood upbeat for global trade deal as UPA wins trust vote

Leaders of the developed and developing world welcomed the UPA government winning the vote of confidence as a sense...

US offer to cut farm subsidy to $15 bn dismissed

In a dramatic move to take the Doha Development Round talks of World Trade Organisation to a successful conclusion...

India says unfinished reform agenda hampering Doha talks

As the mini-ministerial meeting at the World Trade Organisation’s Doha Round talks entered the crunch phase...

Rich nations must reform policies: G-20

The powerful developing countries alliance, the G-20, including India, China and Brazil...

‘Industrial demands made by developing countries ignored’

NAMA 11 - an important group of developing countries including India on industrial goods...

EU may cut tariffs, US ready to slash subsidy

Acknowledging that it has to show leadership and reduce its ‘trade distorting’ farm subsidies to take the...

G-33 for cuts in rich nations’ farm subsidies

A day ahead of the crucial mini-ministerial meet at the World Trade Organisation headquarters here, a key alliance of developing countries on agricult

Political flux at Centre causes policy paralysis

While the industry and markets largely viewed the withdrawal of Left parties’ support to the Manmohan Singh government with the hope...

CTT likely to be notified soon to combat prices

With inflation showing no signs of cooling off despite the array of fiscal and monetary measures employed by the Centre...

Oil marketers seek nod to pay ONGC, OIL in oil bonds

Facing severe liquidity crisis, the three state-owned oil-marketing companies—Indian Oil...

Further CRR hikes are quite possible

The RBI’s monetary policy for 2008-09 has been formulated with the objective of containing resurgent inflation without...

Balanced approach, will rev up growth

The Annual Monetary Policy review of the Reserve Bank of India brings to the fore a very balanced approach...

IOC plans Rs 80,000-crore war chest

Will seek board approval to double borrowing limit for acquisition of oil-producing company in Africa or CIS.
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