http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/india India - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1105217?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Following up to my earlier post, some discussion of the international reaction to Kosovar independence.At the moment, 43 countries have recognized Kosovo s independence. (I m defining country here as member of the UN General Assembly. ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:55:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1105217?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1104434?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Anybody who s interested in Kosovo has long since bookmarked this incredibly useful page. Scroll down a bit and you ll see that it lists every country that has recognized Kosovo (current tally: 43) plus the official statements of almost every co... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:42:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1104434?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Investors Insight: The End of the Inflation Scare?. . . two sets of players can create money ex- nihilo in our system: central banks and commercial banks. So if the excess liquidity creation has not been the central banks, then the explanation must l... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:19:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1104915?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 India's inflation accelerated again in the week ended June 14, hitting its fastest pace in 13 years and suggesting there may well be more interest rate increases to come from the central bank. Wholesale prices rose 11.42 percent in the week leading u... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:03:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1104915?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104802?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Economic Times: India, Japan to sign currency swap deal today The swap arrangement will enable both the countries to swap yen and rupees against US dollar up to $3 billion. That means, Japan will accept rupees and give US dollars to India if the need... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:13:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104802?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104803?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Economist: Capital inflows to China - Hot and botheredChina s foreign-exchange reserves jumped by $115 billion during April and May, to $1.8 trillion. In the five months to May, reported reserves swelled by $269 billion, 20% more than in the same p... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:56:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104803?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1104916?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 When iPath s MSCI India Index (INP) booked a 70% return for its NAV in 2007, both issuers and investors began focusing on specific ways to benefit from India s growing economy. In response to the significant returns and growing demand, WisdomTree... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:01:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1104916?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Bloomberg: Merrill Says India s Swaps Signal More Rate IncreasesTwo-year swap rates in the past week climbed the most since the derivatives started trading in 1999, signaling that Reserve Bank of India Governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy may raise repurc... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:36:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1104346?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Is Religare Enterprises, the financial services venture of the (erstwhile) Ranbaxy promoter group, close to sewing up another big ticket overseas acquisition? This seems likely. While there have been market reports that Religare is targeting few othe... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:05:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1104346?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1104347?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Axis Bank (formerly UTI Bank) has invested Rs 250 crore ($59 million) in Lavasa Corporation, a real estate subsidiary of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC). The bank will get in return about 2.5 per cent stake in the form of convertible preference ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:58:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1104347?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104196?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 We commonly hear that the reason oil prices have risen is rapid demand growth in developing countries, particularly China and India. But the decline of mature oil fields throughout the world is a much greater source of demand for new oil supplies t... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:35:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104196?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1103990?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The London-listed asset manager Ashmore, who specialises in emerging markets, has launched a $3 billion Ashmore Global Special Situations Fund Five (GSSF5). The fund will invest principally in private equity as well as distressed and other debt instr... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:04:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1103990?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1103863?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Sometime in late 2007, a new paradigm seemed to have emerged; that of fast-growing developing markets to trade at a premium to the developed world. I was in India in December 2007, and was often befuddled at some of the articles and conversatio... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:53:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1103863?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1103991?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor shouldn t be finding it difficult to get funding for his restaurant expansion plans. The restaurant space has been a favourite with venture capital and private equity funds who have been looking to ride on the consumpt... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:27:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1103991?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1103850?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 India's central bank raised interest rates for the second time in a month on Tuesday morning and raised the amount lenders need to set aside as reserves, in an attempt to slow spiraling inflation, now running at a 13-year high. The repurchase rate wa... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:34:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1103850?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1103536?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Financial Times: GaveKal s four ways to make money. . . how money managers can make money in the current conditions -1. Run some kind of momentum trade2. Run some kind of return to the mean trade3. Run some kind of carry trade4. Run some kind of ne... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:37:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1103536?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1103010?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Oil prices continue to soar. The oil price boom over the last several years shows no signs of stopping. While oil traded below $20 per barrel as recently as 2002, oil prices have skyrocketed over the last 5+ years to reach levels above $130 per barre... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:40:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1103010?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102964?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Not too many folks consider India when thinking of pharmaceutical services. That is changing. The pharmaceutical service sector had been somewhat late to the outsourcing party compared to the IT sector. But it is expanding quite well. Accor... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:53:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102964?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102965?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 A new report from Cambridge University highlights the threat to western business growth from a new breed of companies emerging onto the global stage. The report, produced by Cambridge s Institute for Manufacturing in conjunction with Capgemini... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:49:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102965?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/asia-business-intelligence/1102901?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 It is a scary day in June when a justice of the United States Supreme Court insists upon the value of looking to foreign law and practice as an aid in the interpretation of American law. Curiously, Justice Breyer, in yesterday's brief defense of thi... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:46:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/asia-business-intelligence/1102901?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1102789?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 When it comes to designing video game gear, the team at one San Francisco industrial design firm has some serious street cred.Astro Studios helped design the Xbox 360 and gave it its signature, iconic look of a box inhaling and about to explode... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1102789?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/resource-investor-main-content-feed/1103064?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The company has lodged mining lease applications for the Bunder diamond project, estimated to contain 40-70 million tonnes at a grade of between 0.3 and 0.7 carats per tonne.... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:49:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/resource-investor-main-content-feed/1103064?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102847?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Mauritius-based Frontline Strategy Ltd has acquired a 26 per cent equity stake in Shriram SEPL Composites Pvt Ltd, a joint venture of Shriram EPC and Strategic Engineering Private Ltd, for an undisclosed amount. The investment has come from the $200 ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:48:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102847?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102848?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Rediff.com India Ltd is now turning to social media. The Mumbai based internet company has invested an undisclosed sum in sms sharing platform Vakow.com. Vakow is a community for SMS blogging and sharing where you can post your sms on the website and... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:04:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102848?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102524?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The Indian film industry, commonly referred to as Bollywood , has received much attention in past few weeks with reports of Steven Spielberg s potential deal with India s Reliance Entertainment for a substantial equity infusion allowing him ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:23:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102524?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Those of you who follow the oil markets know that a core bullish argument for rising oil prices over the long term is the growth in demand from overseas, most notably China and India. Those two countries alone represent 36% of the world population, s... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:19:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102497?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Idea Cellular is acquiring BK Modi s 40.8 per cent stake in Spice Communications for Rs 2,176 crore($518 million). The deal has been struck at a price of Rs 77.3 per share a premium of 42 per cent over yesterdays closing price. The Spice stock has ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:43:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102497?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102462?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 CDC Group, the UK government-backed emerging markets fund of funds investor, will invest $250 million ( 126 million) in three India focused infrastructure and real estate focused funds. CDC will invest $100 million each in IDFC India Infrastructure ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:35:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102462?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102463?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Recently, Tencent Holdings, an affiliate of MIH China, announced that it would pick up a 50 per cent stake in MIH India, the owners of ibibo.com, a social media website. It also said it will invest $7.5 million in the company over next three years (t... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:47:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1102463?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1102423?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Business Standard: RBI s double whammy makes India Inc see redRBI raised the repo rate, or the rate at which it lends to banks, by 50 basis points to 8.50 per cent. The cash reserve ratio, or the proportion of deposits kept with the central bank, wil... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:42:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1102423?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101946?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Standard Chartered Bank is investing Rs 100 crore ($25 million) in Religare Finvest, the NBFC arm of Religare Enterprises, through compulsory convertible debentures. Almost 40 percent of the financial instrument would be convertible into equity at th... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:12:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101946?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101947?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Finally, Kanwal Rekhi s much awaited venture capital fund has been officially launched. The US and India based Inventus Capital Partners announced its entry with $125 million corpus at a press conference in Bangalore today.The firm will invest $1-1... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:54:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101947?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101744?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Last month, Credit Suisse put out an in-depth report (5/21/08) revising its estimates downward and forecasting only modest growth in advertising spending worldwide for the next 2 years, with the United States and most other developed nations dragging... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:12:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101744?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The recent selloff in equities has really spared no one. As shown in our trading range charts below of 22 major country indices, the trend has been down across the board in recent weeks. Even Brazil, Mexico and Russia, who had all held up relativ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:43:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/china-stock-blog/1101692?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Global economic growth remains the primary driver for the dry-bulk shipping industry, which on systematic basis gets fueled primarily by the emerging economies of China, Brazil and India.This fact has resulted in significant demand for dry bulk produ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:59:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/china-stock-blog/1101692?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101657?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Apparel firm S Kumars Nationwide Ltd (SKNL) has raised Rs 900 crore from GIC Special Investments, the company informed in a statement to Bombay Stock Exchange. S Kumars retail unit Reid & Taylor (India) Ltd is raising the capital via a fresh issue... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:47:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101657?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101948?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 NYSE Euronext Inc., which picked up stakes in National Stock Exchange and Multi Commodity Exchange of India, is pushing its Asia presence even further. NYSE has picked up a 25 per cent stake in the Doha Securities Market (DSM) for $250 million. The d... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:15:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101948?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The board of Kerala-based Manappuram General Finance and Leasing (MAGFIL) has approved the raising of Rs 46.8 crore from Hudson Equity Holdings Ltd and Sequoia Capital India Growth India Investments-I. They will invest Rs 23.4 crore each in the compa... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:49:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Yes Bank, India s newest private bank, is on the look out for acquisitions. The bank founder and CEO Rana Kapoor told a national newspaper that it has two banks on their acquisition radar and they are in the Southern region. He told Hindustan Times... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:34:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/venture-intelligence-india/1101443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 PRESS RELEASEChennai, India: Based on a complaint by Venture Intelligence, the leading research service focused on private equity and venture capital activity in India, the High Court of Madras has granted an injunction against Boston Analytics, a US... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/venture-intelligence-india/1101443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101417?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Jaxtr now has a buck for every one of its users. The company has raised $10 million in a second round of financing to expand its cheap overseas internet calling business.The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company uses a voice-over-internet-protocol service... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101417?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101440?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Indian media company Network18 wants to straddle the entire value chain of the entertainment business. The company, which owns the flagship news businesses like CNBC TV18 and CNN IBN, is now entering the film exhibition business with its first multip... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:53:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101440?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101493?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Mergers & AcquisitionsBinani To Buy African Firm: Binani Cement, the flagship company of the Rs 1,700-crore Binani group is close to acquiring an African cement company for around $100 million, reports ET.Neo Corp-Euro Plast: The Nagpur-based Neo Cor... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:34:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1101493?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1101399?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Business Standard: Rs 8,000 crore premium realty projects face delay. . . the construction cost for large commercial projects was Rs 2,000 per square foot, on average . . . construction cost is growing 20 per cent every year and the developers are ca... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:01:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1101399?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1100997?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Is social networking company MySpace really more valuable than Facebook, just because it has more traffic in the large, lucrative U.S. market?No, not really.Yet that s the argument Techcrunch makes, in a piece that argues MySpace has the edge becau... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:42:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1100997?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1100725?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Montalvo Systems was one of the most ambitious chip startups in recent history and one of a few that dared to take on Intel in the low-power mobile processor market. Instead, it shut down in April, unable to raise a new round of financing.The company... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1100725?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/miningmx-what-they-said/1100710?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 To spend another $30m evaluating India diamond project. ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/miningmx-what-they-said/1100710?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1100766?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Global venture capital firm Walden International has appointed a new chief in India, marking its re-entry into the country after a four-year hiatus. The fund has appointed Rajesh Subramaniam, the ex-Chief Financial Officer of Firstsource Solutions, a... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:01:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1100766?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100644?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Global Home PricesBooming Indian Property Mkt Beckons UK Investors. Buoyed by a vibrant real estate market, investors in Britain are increasingly preferring India for investment seeking higher returns on the back of a slowdown in Britain's real... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:13:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100644?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/resource-investor-main-content-feed/1100983?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 India's mining sector could exploit the country's vast mineral resources and make a killing in world markets, but only if impediments to growth are cleared.... 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