Friday, December 29, 2006

Intel's Core 2

Quad Core, which essentially implies four identical processing units embedded in one processor chip is the next line of high performance processors based on Intel’s Core 2 (code named Conroe) architecture. Both Intel & AMD are now relying less on increasing clock speeds and are expected to compete on the multi-core platform (there is market speculation that processor clock speeds are hitting a speed bump due to technology constraints). Each ‘core’ of the quad-core processor has a relatively modest clock speed of 2.66 GHz. But Intel has taken the lead in the desktop arena in terms of dual core. The quad-core version promises a performance enhancement of more than 80% over the dual core range.

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

NO ROOF OVER LAFARGE’S HEAD

In a move directed towards concentrating on its core business and cut costs by $528 million by 2008, Lafarge SA, the world’s biggest maker of building material, has sold its roof tile unit to Paris-based private equity firm PAI Partners, for a consideration of $3.18 billion. PAI Partners will also inherit debt and pension liabilities worth $555 million. The French construction group will eventually buy back a 35% stake in the new roofing company for $284 million. By disposing off non-core assets the company plans to generate cash worth $1.98 billion over the next three years. Meanwhile Lafarge, which employs 80,000 people in 76 countries, posted sales of $21 billion in financial year 2005.

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Monday, December 18, 2006

Automotive Sector


Other big time sectors that emerged included the automotive sector that witnessed almost a hundred launches in a short span of 10 years. Brands like DaimlerChrysler, BMW, Audi and Ford are all present in the country. Home-grown manufacturers like Tata Motors and Mahindra took to the market and evolved as well. Auto-ancillary industries like Kalyani and Sundaram Fastners became multi-million dollar companies in their own right. The post liberalisation survivors, actually became leaders!

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


Monday, December 11, 2006

COPPER & GOLD GO FOR THE DODGE

In a friendly merger Freeport- McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. has agreed to acquire its US mining rival Phelps Dodge Corp. for $25.9 billion in cash and stock. Following the world’s biggest mining takeover, the stockholders of Phelps Dodge will get $88 in cash and 0.67 share of New Orleans-based Freeport. The new entity would have reserves amounting to 75 billion pounds of copper, 41 million ounces of gold & 1.9 billion pounds of molybdenum, making it the world’s largest publicly traded copper manufacturer overtaking BHP Billiton, and may end Phelps Dodge’s battle with rebel shareholder Atticus Capital (a New Yorkbased hedge fund with $11bn in assets). Phelps Dodge is the world’s third-largest copper producer, with mines in the US, Chile & Peru.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

NEW TECHNOLOGY



New technology will not only reduce the requirement for manpower, but it will also standardise the processes and improve the efficiency dramatically. In future, the outsourcing of tasks will play a major role. Worldwide, hotels manage to save millions of dollars per year by outsourcing activities like restaurants, security, accounting, housekeeping, amenities, maintenance, etc. In India outsourcing is usually limited to maintenance, very soon the portfolio of outsourcing activities has to be extended.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

LET THERE BE LIGHT...

Just when we thought that power to light our homes was a luxury; Larson & Toubro announced an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan, for technology transfers and intellectual property sharing. MHI is one of the leading industrial houses with turnovers exceeding $25 billion. This agreement is running parallel to the power crunch the country (especially the northern region) is facing for the past few years.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, November 13, 2006

"HOT ROLLED"


While around half of these “hot rolled” sheets are sold off to outside clients like Kalyani, Wills India, ITW Signode, Tata Motors etc, the remaining are actually ‘sold’ off to the Cold Rolling Mill (CRM) unit just around the corner, to be converted into thinner and much longer sheets (say of just 0.67 mm thickness and up to an overwhelming 10 kilometres in length), depending totally on the end customer’s requirements; for Tata Steel is one of the very few companies in the world that now produce 100% finished steel customized to perfection. In fact, as Verma takes us around the CRM plant, it gets eerier. There is no sign at all of the heat and fire of blast furnace number 7. There are no sweating and cursing thousands of workers who struggle against the elements like in the Hot Rolling Mill.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Friday, November 10, 2006

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT


“Micro-credit is an aggregation of small transactions. As a result of this the transaction costs are high,” responds Dr. Amir Khan. “Thus, in order to meet costs as well as prevent losses due to defaults, banks oft en give loans to large farmers. This is the reason why, despite so much of money being doled out in agricultural credit, farmers continue to commit suicides,” he added. Dr. Khan recommends arguably that if banks were allowed to levy an interest rate of 50%, that would enable them to reach out to the needy and then “they would not have to seek loans from money lenders who charge 500% to 1000% in many cases.” SHGs are a loose association of individuals with minimum 6 members and are based on the principle of collective responsibility.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Professional and Personal


But all that he achieved on the professional and personal front does little to justify the wealth he has allegedly accumulated unfairly, which amounts to around $1.7 billion in stock options. There lies the dilemma for America Inc. More and more top honchos get trapped in vicious cycle of greed & investors feel like sheep lost in the woods. It will take more than a series of tough dismissals for UHG to undo the huge blow to its image and for Dr. McGuire remains a lifetime of regret after a humiliating exit. If only he would have continued with his Lambda Chi Alpha ways...

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Illegal Killing oF Birds

In this light, the much touted God’s own country, that is Kerala, has been more than a rude host to these honoured guests. Because of the habitat destruction, pollution and poaching, many migratory birds are on the verge of extinction in the state. Illegal killing of birds for meat has been on high. Save Silent Valley, Periyar Tiger Reserves, and few others, rest, all the other areas have more or less disappeared from the state. And now, it is the same sorry state-of-affair in other parts of. Unless laws and regulations are vociferously promoted to save such aviary migration, birds of the many flocks might never fl y together again...

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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

BOOKS GET A FAIR DEAL

XBOX AND INBOX APART, BOOKS REIGN STILL…
Come October and Germany is on everybody’s mind – Why?! If you are one of those well-informed folks, (and in particular, up to date with these few pages regularly), you’d make an intelligent guess of the Oktoberfest. And even though it’s not the answer we’re looking for, it sure is pardonable. Which is why reading helps. Between the 4th and 8th of October, all pen pushers from the publishing world, and whoever had anything to do with the written word, would’ve converged for the Frankfurt Book Fair 2006. The largest of its kind, the Fair is central to issues of publishing and translation rights apart from being the biggest forum for authors, artists, academicians, trade associations and book lovers at large to exchange notes. Representing a reassuring scenario in times that leave no time for leisurely pursuits as book reading, book fairs are the ideal hangout for those who consider ‘curling up with a book’ the most romantic idea of recreation, still.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, October 30, 2006

Japan's Foreign Relations


It was on Abe’s birthday on September 22, that Koizumi formally picked him up to be his successor. This, coupled with full and uninterrupted support of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has paved smoothest possible way for Abe to be the PM. But the top post can actually turn out to be a path of thorns for Abe. Koizumi has brought back the economy of Japan from the verge of becoming bankrupt. He brought about fundamental changes and transparency in the almost opaque bureaucracy and political setup of the country. But on the other hand, Japan’s foreign relations with both China and S. Korea worsened during his tenure.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Friday, October 27, 2006

Nokia v/s Motorola


According to research firm ORG Gfk , Nokia’s market share was a staggering 78.8% in February 2006, with the rest way behind it. But these figures do not bring out the true picture of competition in the Indian market. In the last two years, Motorola has aggressively priced its range of Moto RAZR handsets which have made a deep dent into the market. As Mathais Lloyd, VP Marketing, Motorola India explains, “We have the best value products and have increased our advertisements; distribution has been robust and other small things like financing through GE Money have helped consolidate our presence.” Rightly so, it is perhaps for the first time that Nokia’s territory has been raided in the true sense.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, October 26, 2006

DECCAN DANGEROUSLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL?!?

Air Deccan, India’s first no frills low cost airlines is facing turmoil now, which was disclosed in its financial result. It earned a whopping Rs.340.55 billion loss for the fifteen month period ending June 31, 2006! This is the first time that the company has disclosed its finances after going public this year. Worse enough, its parent company Deccan Aviation too posted a loss of Rs.2.30 billion during 2005- 06. The reasons for the losses were pretty obvious – rapid expansions, a mixture of fleet and illogically low fares, which has resulted in the total operating costs to swell! The low cost carrier is also in the process of raising Rs.5 billion from banks for its immediate capital expenditure purposes, but most importantly it has to understand that it will have to discontinue operations very soon if it does not act more sensibly in the short-term.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, October 23, 2006

WHEN PIGS FLY, THE HOG WILL DIE

Some people chase girls, others drown themselves in their beer mugs, and then there are those who get turned on by the sound of their motorcycle engines... The wind in their hair, a leather jacket on their back, riding their Harley into the sunset without a care in the world... It’s the kind of romance that’s made many a man feel literally on top of the world, as he and his baby conquered the winding roads of hills and mountains. And just like every man gets a kick out of showing off whatever he has on his arm (whether it is a tattoo or a ‘Tanya’), these bikers converge to share and bolster their common passion giving shape to many motorcycle clubs and well even the 1%’ers. From China to California, these ‘easy riders’ rule the roads and in the coming month, there’s plenty of action in store! Lending a competitive edge to this hobby, have been the numerous rallies to which these bikers are pulled like bees to a flower.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Textile Manufacturer

While cement is the mainstay, Grasim has a presence in other businesses as well. Having started as a textile manufacturer way back in 1948, Grasim’s other businesses encompass chemicals, cement, textiles, Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) and sponge iron, and holds prominent position in the aforementioned businesses. The consolidated revenues for the quarter ending June 2006 saw a jump of 29% and stood at Rs.31.96 billion. Net profit increased by 47% from Rs.2.96 billion to Rs.4.35 billion. The focus on its cement business is clearly understandable if you see sector-wise revenue break up. Cement contributed 72% to the revenues and 80% to PBIDT of Grasim for the quarter.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN: ATUL NISHAR
Hexaware stands tall as a leading IT and BPO services provider with a clientele of over 40 Fortune 500 companies in its ambit. Strategic sectors from banking, licensing, insurance, financial to transportation have all been tapped and have been delivering best of results for the last decade and a half. Add to that, their spectacular tie-ups with Borland and Mu Stigma, and Hexaware has already leapfrogged a huge distance in its sphere.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Internet And Bluetooth Technology


Made possible through the internet and Bluetooth wireless technology, various new real estate developments in India are already future proof. According to V. P. Mahendru, CMD, Indo Asian Fuse gear: “With this, homes will become much safer than ever before. These systems will also detect the leakage of water, electricity and gas and send alarms to the owner on his mobile/landline, which can otherwise become cause of some serious mis-appening.”

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, September 21, 2006

‘EXPANSION’ IS IN THE AIR!

INDIAN SKIES OFFER MORE, BUT WILL THE BOOM LAST?
Today, the magic word for operators in Indian skies to achieve everything they aim for is ‘expansion’! Look at the manner in which almost every airline is on an aircraft buying spree, staking a claim to the ever-growing bunch of sectors and ferrying more and more passengers every year, and you get a whiff of what we are getting at. The latest to hop on to the expansion bandwagon are low-cost airline GoAir and the rejuvenated Air Sahara. GoAir has announced the commencement of fresh sectors with the addition of new aircrafts to its existing fleet, ruling out any equity or debt financing plans in the near future.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, September 18, 2006

INDO-SWEDISH RELATIONS

Interestingly India and Swedish trade relations date back to 1903, when Swedish giant Ericsson supplied its first switching systems to India. Since that time, both the countries have exchanged certain high level dialogues to boost the bilateral trade and investment. However, despite the fact that Sweden is the twelfth largest investor into India, the trade with Sweden forms a miniscule 0.6% ($1.18 billion) of India’s total trade in 2005. India’s exports to Sweden witnessed a 35% growth (reaching $326.39 million) in 2005-06, major export items being textile, leather, rubber articles and carpets. India’s imports from Sweden during the same period reached $1,172.20 million, a growth of 25% over the previous fiscal.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

THE ITALIAN JOB...

IT’S COMPETITIVENESS & NOT CONSOLIDATION THAT WILL HELP ITALIAN BANKS
Guess, what’s the similarity between Antonio Fazio, the erstwhile Governor of Banca d’Italia (Central Bank of Italy) and Mario Draghi, the present Governor? Well, they both share one common characteristic – protectionism. The ongoing consolidation buzz, which started on August 28 this year with Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo (the second and the third largest bank of Italy) announcing the €29.43 billion merger, is just a result of the prevailing protectionist mindset. The merger has surely brought in a sigh of relief for the Italian banking system that was under a shock after two mid-sized Italian banks, Banca Antonveneta and BNL, were taken over earlier this year by the non-Italian ABN Amro and BNP Paribas respectively.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Friday, September 08, 2006

DESIGNING DIWALI ETHNICALLY

Whether its Navratra Dandia or adding oomph to Diwali draping, one needs the ethnic haute couture, and this year, it is again the traditional-wear which is eating away a bigger pie of the market. With 31% Indians buying designer clothes (according to an AC Nielson study), designers are also enjoying their day in the sun. Designer Raghavendra Rathore is banking on embroidery techniques from the old Gharanas. “We are planning a large collection for the festive season, which will focus on the old world look,” reiterates Rathore. Puneet Nanda is adding a western colour to ethnic embroidery for Diwali. “Diwali is the timewhen Indians look for lots of colour in ethnic dresses,” comments Nanda. Indeed, there will be a riot of colours on offer this season. And for those who’ve been procrastinating on a wardrobem change all year, there’s still time to get the good deed done. Miss out on this, and you’ll have only yourself to blame.

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Monday, September 04, 2006

A FAIR DEAL FOR JOHN FAIRFAX

Australia’s second biggest newspaper publisher, John Fairfax Holdings, that mainly operates in New Zealand & Australia is making a comeback to the Asian market. The newspaper group has signed on the dotted line to purchase a string of seven magazines in Singapore, Malaysia & New Zealand from the International Data Group for an undisclosed amount. The deal will bestow Fairfax with licensing rights to the magazines’ content for the Asian zone. Fairfax also publishes Managing Information Systems (MIS) Asia & MIS New Zealand. In addition to the above, Fairfax will trade its MIS UK & rental list business Market Base to IDG.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

"Go Fida"!!


Speaking about the punch line, Mohan says, “Go Fida, the phrase honestly didn’t come from me, it came from a junior who barged into my cabin and said he liked the word Fida!” Here’s what is interesting; initially Ford wasn’t too happy with the word Fida as they were under the impression that not too many people would comprehend it. The perseverance and convincing power of JWT’s teams in Delhi and Mumbai worked its charm though, and with the addition of the word ‘Go’, the brand’s campaign caught wings.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Ms. Kinetic Energy

She’s young, enterprising and vivacious! Sulajja Firodia Motwani is the 35-year old Managing Director of Kinetic Motor Company. When she completed her MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, US, Kinetic had a somewhatuntenable product portfolio of the Luna and a gearless scooter. But, ever since Sulajja took over the reins, the company has transformed into a dynamic producer of stylish two wheelers. “I feel I am a participative leader. I like to listen a lot and want to work with the team as part of it,” says the dynamic lady.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

TIME TO SQUARE THE CIRCLE

EXPANSION OF OPERATIONS IN THE RIGHT CIRCLES SHOULD BE ADOPTED…


Until recently, this was an idea languishing in the midst of ownership tussles. However, post April 2006 buyout of Tata’s 48.14% stake by the Birlas, Idea Cellular seems hell bent upon challenging the cliché ‘a stitch in time saves nine’. But the question is whether the Rs.25 billion expansion (publicised by the company on July 30) would change its status quo. According to Vikram Mehmi, CEO, Idea Cellular, “We have a three pronged strategy that will focus on improving coverage, service delivery and distribution.” Idea has applied for a license to initiate GSM operations in 12 more circles, taking their count of circles to 20.

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Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Commodity Markets Were Meant To Free Farmers From Middlemen

Commodity markets were permitted by the government to free farmers from the clutches of local traders, who used to form a cartel and buy the farmer’s produce at prices much lesser than market prices. The online version of commodity trading was intended to ensure that such “bonded” farmers could sell their produce online to millions of prospective traders across the world in an internet based commodity exchange for price discovery of their produce. And if they felt that they were still not getting the right price, they could sell it in futures market – at an agreed price they felt could be fetched after a few months when the demand for their produce could go up, increasing the market prices of the commodity. The exchange also provided a platform to foreign traders to buy Indian goods for their own markets. But hardly any farmer trades his produce on the exchange.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

IT’S A WRONG CALL!



HTIL’S INVESTMENTS ARE MYOPIC!
Ever heard of the smart & early bird catching the rotten worm? If you have not, here’s to Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (HTIL) for being the first to take advantage of the relaxed FDI norms to amplify its control in Hutchison Essar and increase its chances of extinction! HTIL bought-off Hindujas’ 5.11% stake in Hutchison Essar for $450 million on June 30, 2006, thus increasing their total control to 66.4%. HTIL’s current state in becoming the second-largest GSM operator in India (with 18.06 million customers), and the sector’s terrific performance (101 million customers), has motivated it to buy the stake, just as Dennis Lui, CEO HTIL proudly asserts, “We considered it a great opportunity to increase our commitment and the deal better positions us for future growth...” With more than 74.4% of new mobile additions being GSM, this deal may seem all positive for even cynical analysts! But in reality, the management seems ignorant of the fact that the potential lies elsewhere!

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Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


Wednesday, July 05, 2006

IIPM-News:- Star Network Rubbished Zee's Claims



If it can happen once, it can happen again.” On the contrary, Ajay Vidyasagar, EVP-Marketing, Star Network rubbished Zee’s claims, “No one has been able to overtake Star in the past six years.” To his credit, subsequent weeks have seen Star Plus regain its leadership position. But Zee’s transformation from a mere contender to this ambitious position is no mean feat. And Kaul attributes the restructuring initiatives by Zee, which have led to change in leadership & mindset. Star Plus’ numbers have dwindled slightly in recent months, but the fall has not raised the alarm bells yet. Moreover, Star One, which was earlier a contender for the number two and three slot has since dropped to four and five. Still, snatching the top slot from Star Plus will not be cakewalk for Zee. As Star One has regained one of its major markets, Mumbai and Star Plus is also ready with its alluring baits on prime time, the dog fight over TRPs in the television space is going to be something to watch out for in the coming months for sure!
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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

IIPM-News:- Backlash of the Mogul

As Zee TV marches ahead, Star Plus will do anything but WATCH! Just like the daily soap operas, the Hindi entertainment television industry is not bereft of surprises. Th e dynamics of this space have changed dramatically in last six months. In what can be called the proverbial rise of the Phoenix, Zee TV has managed to trounce Sony in the battle for the number two slot. However, Star Plus(like always) leads with a market share of 56% in prime time (TAM Media). However, avid TV watchers have tracked Zee TV making waves on the teletube in an aggressive fashion since the beginning of this year. As per TAM figures, in the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. time band, Zee did overtake Star in the week starting May 28, 2006 in the Hindi speaking markets, albeit by a few points. When contacted on this achievement, Ashish Kaul, Senior VP, Brand Development Group said, “The number two slot has been ours since March this year... and Star Plus has been overtaken by us in the prime band last week (week beginning May 28).

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Losses? Call it pro-society


Arun Sarin would live with the legacy of being the biggest loss-creator in corporate history Handling the reins of the world’s biggest mobile company is an honour, but when that company records the biggest loss in European corporate history, not many would like their name associated with that company. Arun Sarin, Vodafone CEO, had a tough time last month doing the balancing act when Vodafone announced a $47.9 billion loss. And even as we write, the investors of Vodafone are busy assessing the one time blue-eyed boy of the company who was transported from across the Atlantic to save the company from the brink of disaster. Sarin’s management style has pitted him against Chairman Lord MacLaurin, as well as former CEO Christopher Gent, in an internecine imbroglio.

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    Saturday, June 17, 2006

    Can Paradise Be Regained?

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    Create the position, if necessaryMany companies have phased out the COO position, parceling out corporate responsibilities to the CFO and operating responsibilities to division heads. To meet the demands of Sarbanes-Oxley (a corporate governance requirement in United States) for greater accountability, they have also shortened the CEO’s line of direct responsibility by eliminating the COO slot. In those organizations, when a CEO intends to retire and there is neither a current COO nor a potential successor inside the company, the board can create an interim COO role and fill it with an outsider who could eventually assume the top job.


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    Friday, June 16, 2006

    Armstrong Concentrated on... (IIPM-Publications)


    But as the repercussions of such recuperation became all too apparent, as intensive doses of the platinum-based Cisplatin administered ravaged his skin from the inside and by the fourth round wreaked havoc on his musculature too. How much savagery could the human body endure? Far from being sapped by his grueling ordeal, Armstrong concentrated on making a rousing return to competitive action.

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    Wednesday, June 14, 2006

    Alter egos...

    Retrospecting as we are on all things past, let us spend a little time on the artistic creations through the centuries, which have become timeless symbols of human excellence, irrespective of their periods. So, here we are taking a look at a handful of those and trying to draw parallels between our classic symbols of art and immortal, flesh–and–blood symbols of popular culture.

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    Monday, June 12, 2006

    The Asian Crisis

    Dancing on a floor of ‘hot money’, Asian markets were on a rampage in mid ‘90s, but what followed next was out of their wildest dreams. As per the Institute of International Finance, net equity investments in South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines zoomed up from $12.2 billion in 1994 to $19.1 billion in 1996. With the South Asian currencies coming under pressure in 1997, these figures plunged to negative $4.5 billion, resulting in the biggest turmoil in Asian financial markets till date, ruining many financial institutions. For examples, while the Thai stock market lost 75% of its value, the PSE Composite Index in Philippines fell from a level of 3000 to 1000.

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    Monday, June 05, 2006

    Mush, President?

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    If it weren’t true, this could have hit the fiction bestsellers list. Pakistan Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf gets fired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999. While Sharif ’s plane is on its way to Islamabad, Musharraf carries out a coup ousting Sharif. Musharraf suspends the Constitution as well. Seven months later, the Pakistan Supreme Court validates the coup. By June 2001, Musharraf names himself President. Taken aback, the then US President Bill Clinton later claimed his plans to get to Osama bin Laden through millions of dollars in pay-off s to the Sharif Government collapsed with the coup. This was bizarre because the Sharif government backed the Taliban and bin Laden. Musharraf too supported the Taliban until the 9/11 attack when it became easier for him to side with the US instead.

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    Friday, May 26, 2006

    Largest Grwoth Markets Currently are China and India

    The conglomerate covers a wide area of businesses like advertising, consumer brand design, custom media, information insight, media planning, live brand communication and integrated communication, to name a few. Their largest growth markets are currently China and India, with a growth in revenue of 23% and 15% respectively. Many of the companies that WPP acquired were hostile takeovers, which earned the wrath of advertising biggies. David Ogilvy is said to have even called Sorrell “that odious piece of shit”. However, to Sorrell’s credit, WPP has recorded more than 20% of dividend growth for the past 10 years. Making this list was a clichéd cake walk for Sorrell’s WPP, & yes, WPP’s Sorrell.

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    Thursday, May 25, 2006

    A.S. Watson & Co.


    It is inconceivable, but what Chairman Li Ka Shing (left ) has managed to build in the decade and a half gone by, is nothing short of a wish granted by a genie! Hutchison Whampoa – amongst the oldest of Hong Kong’s trading companies – has an allembracing engagement in retailing and manufacturing (A.S. Watson & Co.), ports-handling (Hutchison Port Holdings Limited and Hutchison Ports Investments), financial services, energy sector (Hong Kong Electric and Husky Energy), telecommunications (Hutchison Telecom and 3 mobile services) and infrastructure, including power plants, toll roads, and construction materials. Added to this, the company has also taken some decent strides forward in its hotels and real estate business.

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    Monday, May 22, 2006

    Americans still have no privacy

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    National Security Agency (NSA) has been caught still collecting the call databases of all the American citizens and businesses served by Verizon, AT&T and BellSouth. It is considered to be the biggest databases to be found till date. NSA has been criticised, as the American administration had earlier assured that they will stop tracking the databases of the citizens, which was enforced after the 9/11 debacle to counter terrorism. The spying program by NSA has been universally condemned and criticized on the grounds of it abusing the privacy of the citizens.

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    Wednesday, May 17, 2006

    Trade Deficit (IIPM-Article)


    Of course, optimists have a comeback: If things are really that bad, why are so many foreign investors still buying US bonds? And they point out that those predicting problems from the trade deficit have been wrong so far. But I have two words for those who place their faith in the judgment of investors, and believe that a few good years are enough to prove the skeptics wrong: Nasdaq 5,000. Right now, forensic analysis seems to say that the trade position of United States is worse, not better, than it looks. And the answer to the question, “Why haven’t we paid a price for our trade deficit?” is, just you wait.

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    Saturday, May 13, 2006

    Bottom-Lines of Global Corporations

    In actual figures, the numbers translate to a colossal $1.3 trillion. To their credit, this rise in corporate savings has been backed by escalating profits over the years, allowing companies to hive up their funds for lending to other sectors. Additionally, declining tax rates and interest payments over the years have helped companies strengthen their balance sheets. Similarly, inflation on a downward trend over the years has brought down the nominal interest rates, subsequently reducing interest rate burden, and improving the bottom-lines of global corporations.

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    Friday, May 05, 2006

    India's Booming Retail Sector

    India’s booming retail sector with malls and shopping centres mushrooming all over the place is another great opportunity for not just the Indian real estate biggies but also global infrastructures majors in the commercial realty sector. The recent government initiative of opening 51% FDI in single brand retail outlets has also been a big development in the sector. Moreover, with Mukesh Ambani’s ambitious and much-touted retail plans about to unfold soon, the path ahead is only full of roses for all stakeholders in this booming sector.

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    Thursday, May 04, 2006

    Property Rates In Mumbai

    In areas like Borivalli, the rates may vary from Rs.3,500 to 7,000 per sq ft, depending on the location of the office or mall, while in New Bombay, prices range from Rs.2,000 to 5,500 per sq ft. Other areas on a high are Nariman Point and even Andheri East, with a whopping 30% appreciation in real estate capital values over the last few years. Some analysts opine that these areas as have now reached saturation levels in terms of property prices and realty speculators are scouting for other unexplored areas around Mumbai.

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    Wednesday, April 26, 2006

    Alcatel & Lucent (IIPM-Article)

    This could force regulators to turn down the merger, despite whatever financial pluses it might have. But if this merger gets through, it would surely create a domino effect for smaller players like Tellas, Ciena, Sycamore Networks and ECI Telecom to consolidate. On another front, the original mother bell (or Ma Bell) AT&T, created from a merger between SBC and AT&T, had gone the M&A way believing its larger size would provide it much bigger negotiating power against equipment & service providing behemoths like Alcatel & Lucent.

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    Tuesday, April 18, 2006

    AGRICULTURE

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    It might be a tall call alone for the states to make agriculture a risk-averse profession. Hence, more participation from the private sector should be welcomed. The successful cases like those of ICICI Lombard and Iffco Tokio, need nation wide replication. Thus, the embedded risk involved with agriculture, resulting out of ignorance can transpire risk to certainty.

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    Monday, April 17, 2006

    Now visit Uncle Sam everyday

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    The open sky agreement between Indian and the United States in April this year has finally borne fruit. In a landmark move, Continental Airlines, the sixth largest carrier in the United States has become the first carrier to launch a non-stop flight connecting New Delhi with the world’s financial capital, New York. A round trip is set to cost a little more than $1400 in coach, and save over two and a half hours of travel time. Already serving twenty-five cities in fourteen countries, this is the sixth trans-Atlantic route launched by the Houston-based air carrier in 2005.

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    Friday, April 14, 2006

    Manpower : Animation

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    Animated growth
    Manpower shortage would kill the industry before it starts

    A supposedly landmark, indigenous Indian animation film, Bhaggmat – The Queen of Fortunes, is far from the fortunes that films like Lion King saw at the box office. But the film, made by Zee Institute of Creative Arts, appears to be a sure sign that India’s corporations are willing to bet their money on animation; and one is not referring to the outsourcing business. The film is a landmark, being the first Indian animation film where real life characters interact with animated ones a la Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Steven Spielberg cartoon movie.

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    Thursday, April 13, 2006

    Data and Numbers (IIPM-Press Article)

    As implied by the above definition, data are numbers, measurements, words, statements, images and other similar items. Data may be true or false and accurate or misleading. Data only becomes interesting when, through analysis, it is transformed into information. What is information?

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    Friday, April 07, 2006

    European Policy(IIPM Article)

    Neither can this growing fanaticism be crushed purely with force. For a long term solu­tion, European policy makers have to ac­cept the importance of making specific policies focused on benefiting the disad­vantaged minorities.

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    Tuesday, April 04, 2006

    CHANNELS

    “We already have 13,000 channels on our site, and about 5,000 of them are up­dated regularly,” said Gary Wang, 32, the Fuzhou-born and US & French educated Chinese engineer who founded Toodou.

    Any Chinese can create his or her own channel of video or audio content on To­odou (which means “potato”), and other individuals sign up to get that channel’s new uploads. Eventually, Toodou will charge a monthly subscription fee.

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    Thursday, March 30, 2006

    EXPLOITATION

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    Today, the entire world silently participates in such heinous crimes by the supremely powerful Corporations’. Examples are galore: exploitation done by British Petroleum has made many farmers homeless in Colombia. DeBeers diamond mine in north-eastern Ontario drains an estimated 100,000 cu. M (equivalent to 40 Olympic- sized swimming pools per day or 14,600 pools per year) of salty water into the Attawapiskat River.

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    Friday, March 24, 2006

    ABN takes over Antonveneta

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    ABN AMRO Bank (ABN – Algemene Bank Nederland; AMRO – Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank) has won a long drawn legal and political battle to acquire Banca Antonveneta, a midsize bank in north-eastern Italy. The deal – worth $3.86 billion – is expected to herald the beginning of a new wave of crossborder mergers in Europe,as this is the first foreign takeover of an Italian bank.

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    Thursday, March 23, 2006

    HNT

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    Propelling forward the idea of the weekly Half Nekkid Thursday tradition, Scott Kall has transformed his blog site: http://osbasso.blogspot.com/ into an HNT central that keeps a tab on the burgeoning HNT community. Talking about HNT, Kall elucidates, “It is the celebration of exposure. Of your big toe. Of your breastbone. Of your knuckles. Of your uvula. Whatever!”

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    Wednesday, March 22, 2006

    Hugh hefner shows the way

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    Time for the guys to go green! In a reality show called ‘Th e Girls Next Door’, the real McCoy Playboy Hugh Hefner lets the world in on how he multi‘tasks’ between his three live-in girlfriends. Pushing 80, Hef has, in his Playboy Mansion, blonde Playmates whose ages combined fall short of his! With an IQ of 152 (a certifi ed genius!) the old young man will tell you it takes more than just rippling muscles to keep your onetoo- many-babes from bickering.

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    Tuesday, March 21, 2006

    UNITED AUTO WORKERS

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    Before Miller staunches this flow of red ink, he will have to deal with the powerful United Auto Workers (UAW), who are simply not willing to allow Delphi lower pension and health costs. Delphi’s current contract with UAW goes on till 2007. But by 2007, it might be too late.

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    Monday, March 06, 2006

    AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

    The Liberal-National coalition won six new seats in the senate in last October, but it was only in early August that the new members were sworn in. Howard believed that now onwards it would be smooth sailing for his government. But Barnaby Joyce, a newly elected Senate member from the National Party had other ideas. No sooner had he been sworn in that he announced his decision to oppose the sale of government stakes in Telstra, unless the government set aside funds for better telecommunication and internet networks in rural Australia. Howard and other senior liberals have insisted that the first loyalty of all coalition MPs was towards the joint party, meaning thereby that they should get behind the government’s Telstra sale decision. Joyce has, however, countered that MPs had an allegiance towards their constituents as well, whose interests must be safeguarded. The National Party MP has been backed by his party chief as well...


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