Markets

26 April 2010

Bullish on India: “Asia’s Best Market”

26 April 2010. Andrew Gordon is the Editor of Investor's Daily Edge, as well as editor-in-chief of three monthly investment research services. 26 April 2010. Andrew Gordon is the Editor of Investor's Daily Edge, as well as editor-in-chief of three...

13 April 2010

Chinese Trade Deficit: What? Yes, Chinese Trade DEFICIT

By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com While you would barely know it from reading...

13 April 2010

India and the Global Economy

India, an emerging economy, has witnessed unprecedented levels of economic expansion, along with countries such as China, Russia, Mexico and Brazil. India, being a cost effective and labor intensive economy, has benefited immensely from outsourcing of work from developed countries,...

8 April 2010

World Bank Lending To India’s Health Sector

The World Bank has stepped forward in lending to health sector in India. Three projects totaling US$ 662 million, which were held up for more than a year, have now been approved by the Board of Executive Directors of the...

8 April 2010

NRI Deposits: Indiam NRI Accounts and Interest Rates

Non-resident Indian (NRI) deposits play a significant role in bolstering overall banking capital inflows and the capital account surplus. Two types of deposit accounts are available to NRIs to place their money in India with full repatriation facility: [br] (i)...

8 April 2010

Indian Insurance Policies

The insurance industry in 2010 in India has flourished and is offering more and more options to the citizens of the country. Some of the insurance policy options, requirements for policy coverage, date of commencement of the policy and their...

8 April 2010

Indian Pensions: Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana

Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana Scheme Indian citizens aged 55 years (last birthday) and above are eligible (no upper age ceiling). Pension will be paid during the lifetime of the pensioner. Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana Scheme Indian citizens aged 55 years...

8 April 2010

India’s Universal Health Insurance Scheme

The Universal Health Insurance scheme is available to groups of 100 or more families. The policy provides for reimbursement of medical expenses up to Rs.30000/- towards hospitalisation floated amongst the members of the family, death cover due to an accident...

8 April 2010

Indian Insurance Companies

With the rapid growth of the Indian Insurance industry, in particularly serving a Middle Class that is growing on both size and wealth every year, it is hardly surprisng that Indian insurance companies are growing, and playing an increasingly important...

8 April 2010

Indian Economy 2006 – 2007 (India Economy 06-07)

Economic growth, at times euphoric, is expected in India for the period 2006-2007. The better performance in the services sector and manufacturing industries will act as the main parameters for maintaining the economic growth, what the evidences tell. Economic growth,...

8 April 2010

Indian Economy in 2005 – 2006 (India Economy 05-06)

In April - November 2005 -06 overall industrial productions achieved a growth rate of 8.3 %, marginally below the growth rate last year. The index indicates a slowdown in the month of November 2005. [br] Manufacturing continued to grow faster...

8 April 2010

The Indian Insurance Industry

India insurance is a flourishing industry, with several national and international players competing and growing at rapid rates. Thanks to reforms and the easing of policy regulations, the Indian insurance sector been allowed to flourish, and as Indians become more...