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Recession in New Zealand possible says finance minister
AFP -
But that was offset by rapid growth in the developing economies of Asia, such as China and India, she said. Cullen and Clark were commenting after Bank of ...
 

Sonia Gandhi@10: A mixed bag
Rediff - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
She has helped to manage the relationship with them, knowing the importance of a left of centre image in a poor country like India. ...
 

Credit offtake zooms in last fortnight of February
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
The tight credit markets plus high rates abroad have made many Indian corporates borrow locally, said J Akilan, chief representative (India) of Spanish ...
 

Alcoa CEO Got More Than $25M in 2007
Houston Chronicle - United States
Those figures were not included in the compensation calculation because they are based on personal finance decisions. In January, Alcoa said profit for the ...
 

ICC facing fight to get Patel as new chief
Geo Super - Karachi,Pakistan
"It's a personal issue for Imtiaz but it is something the Multichoice board will get involved in. They won't want to lose a man of his calibre. ...

Indian Markets & Investments

Investors lose over Rs 24.6 lakh cr since Jan
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
... in a massive 6000-point blow to the Sensex in the past two months, the biggest absolute short-term loss recorded by the Indian stock market so far. ...
 

Will the plunge continue?
Times Now.tv - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
What could be a small consolation for the Indian markets, is that the Dow Jones in US managed to end positive though only marginally. ...
 

Lyxor AM And SGX Introduce Asia's First India ETF On Nifty
Exchange News Direct - London,England,UK
This is the first India ETF in Asia to be based on the Nifty index. This new ETF offers investors access to the Indian market through one single investment ...
 

Cairn India secures £312.5m in funding and investment
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
A specialist in investing in emerging markets, Orient Global will pay around £137.5m for a 2.6% interest. The fundraising will help Cairn India finance its ...
 

India Tax

Is transaction tax on commodity futures justified?
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Commodity futures trading in India in its renewed format commenced only as recently as 2004. In its nascent stage of development and restricted access we ...
 

FM confident of high growth
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
This growth rate, Mr Chidambaram noted, was brought on by a buoyant revenue, led by healthy tax collection. Better tax compliance was seen with more and ...
 

Derivatives provisioning may come under tax lens
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
After the Reserve Bank of India, it is now the income tax authorities who have put banks and companies disclosing losses in their foreign exchange ...
 

Loss of tax breaks hits new refinery projects
Oil & Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA
"The removal of tax benefits is a huge concern for the industry," said SV Narasimhan, finance director of India's largest refining company, Indian Oil Corp. ...
 

Daewoo Motors, Samsung, Coca Cola India among multinationals with ...
domain-B - Khandala,Maharashtra,India
NNNNAccording to finance ministry figures, nearly three-dozen MNCs operating in India account for the total outstanding tax liability of more than Rs3,500 ...
 

Tata-Sasol's 8 bln usd coal-to-oil project cleared by Indian govt ...
Forbes - NY,USA
The report added that the project does not seek any tax concession/subsidy from the government or protection from the market risk of oil prices falling ...

Fun News, Odd News

Q&A: Steve Van Zandt
Rolling Stone - USA
I know it sounds like an odd thing, because I used to think this about people in the theater, They have to do exactly the same thing every night. ...
 

What's that odd structure below Muhlenberg hill?
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
Muhlenberg officials sometimes had a little fun by responding that it was ''the Muhlenberg crew team training area,'' said college spokesman Mike Bruckner. ...
 

Hank's Yanks: Less class, more crass
SportingNews.com - USA
Then, for some odd reason, he decided to bring up revenue-sharing. "I don't want these teams in general to forget who subsidizes a lot of them, ...
 

Sixty Rayburn, Brett Favre both gone? Living in 'interesting times ...
Bogalusa Daily News - Bogalusa,LA,USA
How odd. Sixty... eating alone? The passage of time has a way of doing that. Fame is fleeting. Twenty years ago Sixty would have been surrounded by people, ...
 

'We're the biggest ... '
Guardian - UK
If true, it seems odd for it not to have come to light before. No other information is forthcoming. Although Buchanan is a much more likable interviewee ...