Global careers: Right exposure, skills needed by Indian students

Globalization and an open economy has made it possible today to work with rest of the world as a global citizen and have a global career. However education, exposure and highly developed skills gives one a skill to have a fantastic professional carrier internationally. ...
08:30 PM, Mar 31, 2013

Montek calls for strategy to deal with high CAD Terming the current account deficit at 6.7 per cent of GDP in the December quarter as "far too high", Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Thursday said the country needs a strategy to deal with the problem. ...  
03:46 AM, Mar 29, 2013

Sensex closes 131 pts higher on fag-end buying The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday closed 131 points higher on fag-end buying by funds mainly in metal, capital goods, consumer durables, PSU and banking stocks amid expiry of the monthly derivatives contract. ...  
09:48 AM, Mar 28, 2013

South Australia-India to enhance trade ties South Australia rolled out a 10-year strategy to enhance trade ties with India by holding its first meeting of South Australia-India Council in Adelaide. State Trade Minister Tom Kenyon said the strategy identified key sectors of the economy that could take advantage of India's rapid development and create local jobs. ...  
01:42 PM, Mar 25, 2013

Cyprus agrees to tap big depositors to clear way for EU bailout

Cyprus has agreed to shrink its bloated financial industry and tap big depositors at its two leading banks for billions of euros. The last-minute deal has cleared the way for a 10 billion euro bailout from the European Union. ...
11:40 AM, Mar 25, 2013

India not my top priority for investment: Lakshmi Mittal Unhappy over delay in getting clearances for his projects, the world's largest steelmaker LN Mittal on Saturday said India was not his top priority for investment. ...  
04:50 PM, Mar 24, 2013

Govt eases rules for FIIs in central, corporate bonds The government will ease restrictions for foreign institutional investors in central and corporate bonds in April to attract inflows and help fund a widening current account deficit, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday. ...  
05:32 PM, Mar 23, 2013

Chidambaram promises surge in reforms Finance Minister P Chidambaram has hinted at steps to restore a sense of security in Jammu and Kashmir by April-May. Addressing the National Editors Conference in the Capital, Chidambaram said that violence in the valley will subside and the present phase of uncertainty will end. He did not, however, specify what measures are being contemplated. ...  
01:40 PM, Mar 23, 2013

Doing business in India is messy: US investors Despite the recent series of economic reform being pushed by the Indian government, US investors and officials have told a visiting top Indian official that doing business in India is "messy". ...  
11:59 AM, Mar 23, 2013

China could be world's largest economy by 2016: OECD
by IANS
China could become the world's largest economy by 2016 if it fully implements a series of regulatory, market, socio-economic and tax reforms, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. In the presentation here Friday of its latest Economic Survey of China, the OECD forecast that the Asian giant's economy will grow by 8.5 per cent in 2013 and 8.9 per cent in 2014, higher than most analysts' expectations. ...  
11:27 AM, Mar 23, 2013

SAIL share sale: Government raises $279 million India aided its bid to avoid a credit downgrade by raising $279 million from selling shares in state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd, but needed help from state investors to do so. The share sale on Friday is part of the government's divestment drive to help restrict the fiscal deficit to 5.2 per cent in the year ending March 31, to avoid becoming the first of the BRIC economies to...  
07:31 PM, Mar 22, 2013

India's amendments not included due to lack of consensus, says Khurshid
by IANS
India's amendments to make the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka tougher at the UNHRC could not be incorporated due to lack of consensus, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday. ...  
02:32 AM, Mar 22, 2013

United States: Coca-Cola to cut 750 jobs Coca-Cola says it's cutting 750 jobs in the US as it continues to streamline its business. The world's biggest beverage maker says the jobs cuts will be across the board and that affected individuals will be notified in coming weeks. The cuts represent roughly 1 per cent of the company's workforce of 75,000 in North America. ...  
02:13 AM, Mar 22, 2013

Rupee up 10 paise against dollar in early trade The rupee opens higher tracking returns of risk appetite to global markets. The pair is at 54.26/27 versus its close of 54.36/37 on Wednesday. Initially some foreign banks were on dollar offer side, but the pair is seeing interest From both sides, says a private bank dealer. The pair has technical resistance at 200-day DMA of 54.62. ...  
10:20 AM, Mar 21, 2013

Sensex falls over 91 points to four-month low In highly volatile trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Thursday pared over 200-point gain to close the day 91 points down at nearly four-month low levels on emergence of fag-end selling amid new political developments and weak global cues. ...  
09:47 AM, Mar 21, 2013

Egypt offers to set up free economic zone for Indian firms
by IANS
Egypt on Wednesday invited Indian investments in the country, and said it also proposes to establish a free economic zone for Indian companies. ...  
03:46 AM, Mar 21, 2013

India Inc made 72 acquisitions abroad worth $11 billion in 2012 Indian companies are engaging in ambitious outbound merger and acquisition (M&A) deals and have made 72 acquisitions abroad worth $ 11 billion in 2012, a trend which is likely to gather pace in the years to come. ...  
02:27 AM, Mar 21, 2013

Rupee down 16 paise against dollar in early trade The rupee on Wednesday fell by 16 paise to 54.53 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in line with weak local equities, following withdrawal of support by DMK to the Congress-led UPA government, despite RBI cutting its short-term lending rate. ...  
10:28 AM, Mar 20, 2013

Realty shares hammered as Sensex falls further Key benchmarks fell for the fourth successive session on Wednesday, as concerns over the continuity of policy reforms and a slowing economy kept buyers at bay. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 123.91 points to close at 18884.19. With this, the index has shed 686 points in the last four sessions. ...  
09:53 AM, Mar 20, 2013

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 25 bps; CRR unchanged The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cut its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points for the second time since the start of the year in a bid to help revive flagging growth in Asia's third-largest economy, but warned that its scope for further policy easing is limited. ...  
11:23 AM, Mar 19, 2013