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The retail industry in India has evolved at a fast pace over the past decade. Today, it has become one of the most important markets in the world, where almost every international player worth its salt wants to invest....

An inter-ministerial group (IMG) on inflation has recommended allowing foreign direct investment in multi-product retail as one of the two steps to tame rising prices and cut down the margin between farm gate and retail prices. This is the...

The economy is showing signs of revival, thanks to government's measures to boost economy, followed by initiatives from the Reserve Bank of India. While the bulls are back on Dalal Street, fears of a deflation...

Before we dwell in 2009, it is pertinent to note that real estate sector witnessed phenomenal accelerated growth from 2005 to first quarter of FY 09, both in residential and commercial segments. The rationale for this spurt in demand...

Green is the word that remained alien at Dalal Street, this Wednesday. The benchmark index Sensex continued to nosedive for the third day in a row. Nothing really seems to be working, neither RBI’s reduction of CRR nor Sebi’s...

“Almost 97 per cent of the retail business is unorganised, and nothing will be done that can lead to job loss or have an adverse impact on those involved in this sector,” was a simple statement that Union Commerce...

In a move to control inflation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a 0.5 per cent hike in cash reserve ratio (CRR), whereupon interest rates on retail loans are expected to rise.According to an RBI release, it was...

India's gems and jewellery exports have risen 21.5 per cent to $9.38 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal, as against $8.01 billion in the corresponding period last year. At a time when the Indian exporting...

The US sub-prime crisis was on everyone’s mind at the 38th annual general meeting (AGM) of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC). At the panel discussion, ‘Recent Global Developments – Impact on Indian Capital Markets,’ industry experts were certain that...