Economy & Policy News 13th March 2008

ET Budget & beyond: Don't fret, India story here to stay
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
He wanted India's policy regime to usher in a new corporate entity that is making its presence felt in the US: the special purpose acquisition corporation. ...
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Growth: Over to politics
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
There isn't much leeway in monetary policy. Liquidity growth is well above what an economy growing at a nominal rate of around 13% requires. ...
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India Industrial Production Growth Unexpectedly Slows (Update4)
Bloomberg - USA
The central bank last week said it faces policy ``dilemmas'' as economic growth slows and inflation accelerates. ``The lagged impact of the interest-rate ...
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India's industrial production slows sharply in January
AFP -
"For now, with inflation increasing and fiscal policy still loose, there is little room for the Reserve Bank of India to reduce rates significantly," said ...
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Malaysian opposition targets race policies, warns govt
AFP -
"We want to run the state government administration free from the New Economic Policy that only breeds cronyism, corruption and systematic inefficiency," he ...
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McCain would be best for the US and India
Rediff - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
... on the economy, governance and foreign policy. For India, it is not entirely clear which of the two Democrats running for President will be better. ...
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TEXT-Bank of Canada's Jenkins opening statement
Reuters - USA
A well-functioning market-based economy that sends clear relative price signals is critical in this context. At the same time, policy-makers need to be wary ...
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Olympic Pressure on China
Washington Post - United States
Pei suggests Beijing may moderate its Sudan policy to a slight degree, but adds that if the level of shrillness is too high, then nothing will be ...
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Japan's GDP Grows More Than Estimated, Led by Exports (Update3)
Bloomberg - USA
He asked Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Hiroko Ota yesterday to develop measures to shore up the job market and help smaller companies hit by rising ...
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