Monday, October 30, 2006

NEIGHBOURS’ ENVY, ABE’S PRIDE

KOIZUMI WOULD LEAVE A LEGACY OF ‘SHOULD NOT HAVE’ TO HIS STUDENT
He carries a huge burden of expectations on his shoulders. At 52, Shinzo Abe may be the youngest prime minister in post-World war Japan’s history, but he doesn’t have long political experience. Analysts feel that the Prime Minister may adopt a jingoist approach in his foreign policy. However, Abe in his first address to Japanese Parliament ‘Diet’, tried to play down on his image of being a staunch follower of Koizumi, by off erring an olive branch to Japan’s estranged neighbours: China and South Korea. He, at the same time, refused to have diplomatic ties with North Korea until its past abductions of Japanese citizens was resolved. Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister recently held talks with Chinese counterpart in Tokyo.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


Saturday, October 28, 2006

Security Force

Says former Central Industrial Security Force Director-General K. M. Singh, “It should give honest officers the stability they and their families need.” The Supreme Court recommendations are a voluminous exercise, which desperately needs to work. It was 25 years ago that a proposal was made to clean up the system and there are numerous cases of the police being influenced by political motives since then. In New Delhi, for example, the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case drags on. There are many unreported Mattoos, which makes it worse.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006



Friday, October 27, 2006

A SIMPLE TRICK TO GET A PERFECT 10!

MCDONALD’S MUST LOCALISE & DIFFERENTIATE TO SURVIVE THE ONSLAUGHT
Experience surely counts – and how? Look at Ronald McDonald – how calm and happy he looks with just 93 outlets in a dozen Indian cities; even while Yum! Restaurant’s Pizza Hut and KFC brands have collectively ramped-up their presence to 145 outlets! But are we forgetting that looks can be deceptive? Perhaps behind this laughing clown, there’s a serious, delving corporate giant, which is brooding over having just grown annually at a superb 40% over the past decade! And perhaps as a corrective measure, it’s planning another 25 by 2008, with outlay of Rs.4 billion! The company also wants to open-up new convenience formats for its customers like Cold Kiosks, McExpress, High way restaurants and Drive restaurants. “We want to go into almost all the Tier II and III cities.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Acquisition


The major advantage for M&M after this acquisition is that it would now have access to some of the renowned customers of Jeco, which includes names like Daimler Chrysler, ZE Group, Volvo & Renault, to name a few. Also, M&M would be able to use a capacity of one hundred thousand tonnes per annum and a total turnover of $229.26 million, which Jeco currently has. The latest deal is also important for M&M, as it will allow the company to serve the auto component needs of its present customers based in three major locations of Germany, UK & India. Although, M&M would currently own the stakes in the acquired firm through a Mauritius-based subsidiary, later it will be transferred to Mahindra Automotive and Steels Ltd.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, October 23, 2006

Company Dividend


In terms of three years’ average dividend yield, Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd. tops the chart among the BSE 500 companies. The company’s average dividend yield from the financial year 2003-04 to 2005-06 stood at a smashing high of 134.17 (their higher dividend yield figure of 275 in financial year 2003-04 being the main driver, as for FY 2005-06, the company recorded a dividend yield of 0.40 only). Construction and real estate company, Unitech Ltd., with an average dividend yield of 102.80, stands second in the list of BSE 500 companies. Triveni Engineering and Unitech have off ered aggregate dividends of Rs.0.50 and Rs.1.00 per share, respectively, in FY 2005-06.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006