tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30917431336249314752024-03-05T06:07:12.227-08:00International Finance-Read-Discuss-KnowThis is an avenue for discussion on contemporary international finance issues. We will provide you with fresh issue to read, explore and analyze the events from different perspectives .The goal is to direct the individual’s effort towards collective learningDiscussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-58711366168295557592010-01-03T13:31:00.000-08:002010-01-03T13:36:37.364-08:00COP15: Did we make much of headway anyways?There has been much ado about the recently concluded Copenhagen Climate Accord. Through this biggest gathering of world leaders in the history of United Nations it was being hoped that the world will move from the non-binding statements of Kyoto towards perhaps, a more meaningful and committed dialogue for creating a blueprint for change. However, what has resulted instead is a political maneuverShikha Bhallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972773465714564159noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-52237058636182122202009-11-18T05:34:00.000-08:002009-11-18T05:42:59.014-08:00Download the ppt on "Is world economy on path of recovery"It was an interesting session on " "Is world economy on path of recovery " with wonderful speakers giving all insights on the recovery and the vibrant audience.I thank you all for making the 1st session of Discussion forum a success. :)Thanks Mihir,Purnima and Raghunandan and offcourse the smart batch of 2011.You can download the Power point presentation by copying and pasting the given link in Tanujahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14848826928825656935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-40472126655459853352009-11-04T07:49:00.000-08:002009-11-04T08:01:25.296-08:00RBI buys Gold from IMFThe central bank of India,RBI has bought 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF in $ 6.7 bn $.India is now the 10th largest holder of Gold Reserves.The big question is the reason behind such a move.Is it a move to diversify its reserves (Yes!! the rising deficit of US and declining Dollar) or to have more say in IMF or ....?Lets uncover the reasons of this move by RBI and its effect on market of goldTanujahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14848826928825656935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-65961014540357764072009-09-27T10:34:00.000-07:002009-09-27T10:36:03.188-07:00Bharti-MTN DealThe $ 24 billion Bharti- MTN merger deal has become an issue of international finance ,as South African Govt wants the dual listing of the merged company . The positive signals by the UPA Government like the support of Pranab Mukherjee and initiative of PM Manmohan Singh in G 20 summit can be inferred as the start of major leap in the direction of capital account convertibility. If deal goes Discussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-61521800846017065932009-09-22T22:30:00.000-07:002009-09-23T03:53:09.439-07:00G 20 Pittsburgh SummitThe G20 club of rich and developing economies will hold a two-day leaders summit in Pittsburgh on 24-25th September’09.G 20,the group of developed and emerging markets ,comprising of US, India , Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, Britain and the EU. The group of countries accounts Discussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-56729733713430963162009-09-11T05:50:00.000-07:002009-09-11T05:54:09.709-07:00India: An emerging source for FDI?Outbound Foreign direct investment from India has increased at annual growth rate of 64 per cent in the last five years. India's FDI to the US was USD 4.5 billion in 2008 and USD 2.8 billion in 2009.Inbound FDI showed a 56 percent increase to USD 3.51 billion from USD 2.25 billion in the year-ago month.Increasing outbound FDI establishes India as a key global player. It can be for increasing Discussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-20849077148698704322009-09-10T11:47:00.000-07:002009-09-10T11:51:36.197-07:00L,V,U OR W-SHAPED RECOVERY?Will the most common word spoken, dreamt, dreaded, discussed, analysed, lived-“recession” will be out of people’s dictionary or stay for a long period before we could see some change in the economy and hear the most awaited word ”recovery”?Recession is defined as “two consecutive quarters of negative growth”. The world economy entered into deep recession in the last quarter of 2008. The global Discussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-86345346753277195562009-08-26T21:47:00.000-07:002009-08-26T21:57:52.775-07:00New Exim Policy (2009-2014) - Some issues for reviewThis will be interesting news today. Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has many concerns that he would need to address. Let me put forth some of them1. Increasing protectionism in the developed world especially wrt primary articles of exports. Does India need to worry?2. The increasing services exports game...the BoP components of business services that we discussed. Does the new FTP Discussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-73684596834420479442009-08-24T02:01:00.000-07:002009-08-24T02:03:16.660-07:00Decoupling: A Reality or a Myth???<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-13211915011107220792009-08-22T22:38:00.000-07:002009-08-22T23:50:46.382-07:00Currency carry trade.Currency Carry trade.Started with the Japanese Yen, continuing with US Dollar and can start with Chinese Yuan. The interesting observation is that it has the huge capability to effect the direction and magnitude of global capital flow. (BIS Survey on “Evidences of Carry trade”, September,2007) .What is currency trade? Currency carry trade i.e. borrowing short term loans in low interest currency (Discussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091743133624931475.post-53059810720934463672009-08-22T22:35:00.000-07:002009-08-22T23:46:48.963-07:00An introduction“Arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.”This statement by Kofi Annan truly specifies international finance is not a matter of choice any more. The international events has deeper and broader impact on nation, corporate and individual ,as manifested from Great Depression to- not- so-long- ago financial crisis.So here is the is the avenue for the discussion of Discussion on Financehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495853337870556053noreply@blogger.com0