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A complete PR Disaster – Chawm Ganguly

Have you ever played chess against a computer? You begin, cowered by the fact that the computer represents the combined knowledge of all the chess players of all times, its artificial intelligence and memory running into gigabyte making it almost invincible? Yet you advance your pawns, move your bishops and your knights jump into the …

Global Economic Prospects and the Implications for India: Naoyuki Shinohara Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Speech to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), New Delhi May 1, 2013 As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon! I am honored to speak today before the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. As the oldest and largest business organization in India, the Federation has played an important role …

Gold Update: Umesh Shanmugam

  But since gold has plummeted 17.5% dropping from $1600 down to $1320 per ounce with silver and gold stocks falling also they are now headline news once again. This move has caused some serious damage to the charts when looking at it from a technical analysis point of view. Below are some basic analysis …

Why I gave up drinking – Chawm Ganguly

I have always been a heavy drinker – by any standard of tippling. I have been the chosen one, Bacchus’ blue eyed boy, ever since I can remember.  I love my “whiskey- pani” and have literally drunk life to the lees (drunk myself silly, say detractors) not a single evening having been lost without the …

Physician heal thyself – Umesh Shanmugam

A renowned physician Dr B M Hegde has shown how a large number of doctors working in five-star hospitals short change patients in order to keep their management happy and enrich their own pockets. Here is what Dr B M Hegde writes : “Most of these observations are either completely or partially true. Corruption has …

JLL global survey reveals five risks and rewards companies face when balancing cost cutting with revenue-enhancing strategies

Corporations Looking to Real Estate Purely for Cost Cutting Face Major Financial and Operational Risks SINGAPORE, LONDON and CHICAGO, April 29, 2013 — Long a go-to for corporate cost cutting, corporate real estate has turned a corner and is becoming a solid productivity driver, with CEOs starting to reap the rewards of enhanced revenue, shareholder …