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| Govindraj Ethiraj: What's our growth idea for 2008? |
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| Ma Jian, the acclaimed author of Red Dust, an autobiography placed in China in the early 1980s, worked as a photographer with the foreign propaganda department of the All-China Federation of Trade
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| Akash Prakash: India in 2008 |
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| Earnings have surprised on the upside over the last five years, and look set to continue doing so.
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| The slow transformation of the Indian state |
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| From populism to service delivery.
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| LABOUR: Small but significant reforms this year |
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| Even as industry waits for the government to ease hire-and-fire rules, small but significant labour reform initiatives that are in the works could come to fruition in 2008 and benefit both employees
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| 3 'i's for 2008 |
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| Even though there are widespread expectations that the global economy will be in for some turbulence in 2008, there are equally confident views that the India growth story will continue. Three factors
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| INTEREST RATES: Pause in hikes likely |
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| The year 2008 is likely to be free of any policy rate increase, a definite pause for the first time since September 2004 when the current phase of monetary tightening by the Reserve Bank of India
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| Twenty stocks for 2008 |
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| Stock selection will be the key factor in determining returns in 2008, given concerns of a global slowdown and premium valuations in domestic markets.
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| CEOs see stronger Re, lower interest rates in 2008 |
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| Biz heads feel emerging political situation at the Centre could derail the economic reforms.
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| Firms decode 2008 HR trends |
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| PERSONNEL: HR managers will focus on leadership development, compensation management and healthcare benefits in the new year.
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| Domestic institutions set to rule in '08 |
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| The market activity in 2007 was characterised by high risks and equally rich returns. The next year may be no different. The year gone by has disapproved many conventional theories.
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| OIL SECTOR: Uncertainty likely in fuel prices |
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| The new year is expected to witness the trend of volatile crude oil prices continue, which was seen in 2007, when global prices ranged from $50 per barrel to $99 per barrel, and this volatility would
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| INFLATION: Global food prices to set trend |
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| Headline inflation in India (inflation measured in terms of the Wholesale Price Index) in 2008 will depend much on how food prices behave globally and how much of the increase in oil prices will be
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| IT STOCKS: Contrarian Bet |
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| Expect firms to sign non-dollar deals, go for inorganic growth
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| GIZMOS: Listen to a touch of class |
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| Gadgets to help you usher in 2008.
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| A peek into the world of free downloads |
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| In terms of no-cost software, there will be some innovative products on offer, from RSS BANDIT to FILE SHREDDER
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