while the giants elsewhere are cutting down on costs, laying off employees and going online, dumping their print editiosn, how does the media in our country fare? we have 24-hour news channels in several languages , regional, and in the natinal languages too.english does have its appeal though its ground is getting eroded by regional […]
Summers: Obama’s Plan May Have Stabilized Consumer Spending
President Obama’s top White House economic adviser said today that consumer spending in the United States appears to have "stabilized," and he urged business leaders to show "more optimism and more confidence" in their investment decisions. Lawrence H. Summers, director of the National Economic Council, said a $787 billion economic stimulus package that Obama signed […]
Surging U.S. Unemployment Rate Puts Pressure on Obama
The jump in the U.S. unemployment rate to the highest level in a quarter century last month suggests the recession is deeper than the Obama administration forecasts and additional measures may be needed to restart growth. The jobless rate rose to 8.1 percent in February as employers reduced payrolls by 651,000, the Labor Department said […]
Changing Face of African Leadership
Thabo Mbeki’s Resignation and the Changing Face of Leadership in Africa By Ajong Mbapndah L* It was predicted by some newspapers but few thought it feasible that President Thabo Mbeki will be forced to resign from office by his party, the ruling African National Congress-ANC.To doubting Thomas’s, the rarity of such a precedence in African […]
Iranian president to speak to US
As President Obama said in his inaugural address, our economic strength is derived from ‘the doers, the makers of things.’ The innovators who create and expand enterprises; the workers who provide life to companies; this is what drives economic growth. The financial system is central to this process. Banks and the credit markets transform […]
Monetary policy: RBI leaves key rates, CRR unchanged
Monetary policy: RBI leaves key rates, CRR unchanged New Delhi, Jan 27: In line with the expectations, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday, while announcing a review of its monetary policy, left key interest rates and the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged. Analysts had predicted that the RBI would not go in for […]
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