Onions making the Indian markets cry

Some time back there was this interesting quote in the newspapers: “Onion Rs 65/kg, Petrol Rs 65/litre, Beer Rs 65!”, where in for the first time need, comfort and luxury demanded the same market price. That is assuming onions are still a basic need!

Inflation has been steadily increasing since

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M&A back with a bang in 2010

With the recovery in stock markets and overall economy, calendar year 2010 saw investment bankers smiling all the way to the bank as Indian M&A activity increased by nearly 80% over the last year and by more than 100% over calendar year 2008. As per ISI emerging markets database, 392 deals were announced

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Climate Change: Turning Vulnerability into Opportunity

A recent Investment Confidence Index survey report, released by JP Morgan and ValueNotes, brings out an interesting finding. According to the survey, Indian investors are wary of the climate change and perceive it as a negative indicator for the Indian economy. The findings reveal that nearly 15% retail investors[1] consider climate change as an

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Did your bank Tweet today?

Globally social media and its diverse uses have become a raging phenomenon…many companies from almost all industries have already started making good use of this channel for selling goods / services, customer service and support…but financial service companies, prominently the banks have been slow to adapt.

Social media users across the world – U.S., U.K., Australia,

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Outbound M&A deals on the rise

Corporate India is back on the prowl. Post recession, many European and North American companies are looking at dispensing their non-performing, non-core assets and Indian companies are lapping them up.

The Indian mergers and acquisition scenario started with a bang in 2010 with domestic companies announcing M&A deals valued at an impressive

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