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Guru with the keys to the kingdom

July 3, 2006

Dr YV Reddy has inspired widespread praise for his dextrous handling of India’s central bank. He speaks to Karina Robinson.

Variant paths to eventual banking might

July 3, 2006

Banking in India and China has a long way to go to match global comparisons, but both countries will get there in the end.

Unravelling India’s capital flows

April 3, 2006

India’s economic dreams can only be realised with a consistent approach to capital flows, writes Kala Rao.

Taking sides in the China-India debate

March 6, 2006

One of the great debates of economics is whether China or India will be the leading emerging market powerhouse of the next decade. China has first-mover advantage but is its model running into problems?

India’s hunt for capital continues

February 6, 2006

A lending boom, high growth levels and the requirements of Basel II are driving the search for extra capital among India’s banks. As Kala Rao reports, restrictions on public sector banks may give rise to new instruments.

Finance Minister of the Year/ Asia

January 2, 2006

Palaniappan Chidambaram
Minister of Finance India

The ramifications of a Sino-Indian FTA

December 5, 2005

In reality, free trade agreements rarely go the whole nine yards – they are at best liberal trade agreements.

Foreign firms work India’s loopholes

August 1, 2005

Foreign banks that are keen to tap the potential of the under-penetrated Indian market are finding a variety of ways in, despite the barriers. Kala Rao reports.

How Iceland trounced India with efficient management

August 1, 2005

India’s banking sector could learn some useful lessons from Iceland’s strong showing in The Banker’s Top 1000 world banks.

India’s credit clean-up

July 4, 2005

Efforts by Indian banks to sort out non-performing assets and laws to protect creditors’ rights have made the lending climate more favourable, reports Kala Rao.

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