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| February 28, 2008 | | New mobile players ring the changes
Apple, Research In Motion and ZTE Corp joined the ranks of the world's 10 largest mobile phone makers in 2007, underlining how technology advances and emerging markets are producing a new cast of winners and losers in the industry.
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| February 27, 2008 | | How to keep jobseekers and analysts happy
Analysts and investors, on the other hand, will care little what a company's home page looks like
Tata nears agreement with Ford on Jaguar-Land Rover
India's Tata Motors could sign a deal with Ford to buy the US carmaker's Jaguar and Land Rover marques as early as next Wednesday or Thursday, people familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.
Asian business warns of exodus
A body representing more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and executives from India and Pakistan has warned Alistair Darling, the chancellor, that his proposals for a tax crackdown on non-domiciled UK residents will lead to a much greater exodus from Britain than anticipated.
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| February 16, 2008 | | AT&T targets India's booming mobile sector
AT&T has applied for a mobile licence in India in partnership with Mahindra Telecommunications, a local telecoms company, and Mr de la Vega said it was hoping to acquire spectrum for its wireless services.
A strong flavour of Apple
The iPhone was not the first touch-driven handset when it launched last year, or even the fastest for internet browsing over standard cellular networks but the impact of Apple's consumer smartphone on the world's handset business still reverberates through the telecom industry.
Air France-KLM to take stake in US airline merger
Air France-KLM is planning to invest directly in the US airline industry for the first time by taking a minority stake in the group expected to be formed from a merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, the number three and five US carriers.
Web 'no good' for many enterprises
Almost half of all small business owners feel the evolution of the Internet has made it harder to run a company, according to research by Cranfield School of Management.
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| February 14, 2008 | | Emerging markets keep Coca-Cola bubbling
However, the world's largest non-alcoholic drinks company said that it remained well-placed to face any slowing in US consumer demand, as it reported results supported by strong international growth.
Google homes in on revenues from phones
Google's comments echo figures released recently by AT&T and O2, which carry the iPhone exclusively in the US and UK respectively.
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| February 13, 2008 | | Ebay's enduring appeal
Ebay has been described as a church jumble sale without the excuse of a belltower repair fund
American companies are falling behind in technology
The reason behind this surprising shift is that US companies dedicate the majority of their fresh capital to fortifying older systems while companies in Europe and Asia invest in more up-to-date systems
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| February 05, 2008 | | A disciple of Japanese quality management
Japan's veneration for order has been fully transplanted to this TVS factory in the city of Hosur.
Mortice targets Aim flotation
Manjit Rajain, Mortice's founder, will hold 75 per cent of the equity after flotation. He will use the funds raised to take the company into broader property and facilities management services across India. He said the company had looked at several stock markets, including in India and Singapore, before deciding to come to Aim because it would be cheaper, quicker and at a higher valuation.
SBI looks to Singapore in global push
India is keen to expand its banking system to help support its economic growth, which is the second fastest after China among Asia's large countries. Unlike China, its financial system is still small relative to the economy and its banks are dwarfed by many of their international peers, in spite of their vast potential market in India and overseas.
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| January 30, 2008 | | Top 20 schools lead the way on earnings
Roshan Gaonkar was working on the internal consulting team of US Airways when he realised that he wished to hone his business skills by doing an MBA.
Accenture's next champion of waffle words
When one door closes, another one opens. On Thursday the prison gates clanked shut behind Martin Lukes in Florida but, in London, the door of an office inside Accenture swung ajar, revealing Mark Foster, a middle-aged white man with a long-winded title.
China prepares for the handover
Family businesses and their inter-generational conflicts are rich fodder for Hong Kong scriptwriters. TV series including Steps (ostensibly about ballroom dancing), The Drive of Life (the Chinese car industry) or Best Selling Secrets (a media conglomerate) all feature an elderly patriarch presiding over a sprawling family business.
JSW Steel plans London listing
JSW Steel is planning to list an international mining unit in London in the first such move by one of India's fast-growing steel companies.
Vodafone clears tax-fight hurdle
The UK group bought a 52 per cent stake in the Indian company in May, which is now called Vodafone Essar. Mumbai-based Essar Group owns 33 per cent, with Asim Ghosh, Vodafone Essar managing director, and Indian businessman Analjit Singh owning the remaining 15 per cent.
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| January 29, 2008 | | Cairn India approval close
Cairn India, which is 69 per cent owned by London-listed Cairn Energy, is very close to securing the vital approval it needs to begin work on the pipeline to transport the oil from its vast Rajasthan oil fields, the Indian government has said.
Driving force
Tata Steel is the vanguard company in the Tata empire
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| January 28, 2008 | | Developing tastes
British food producers increased prices by 7.4 per cent last year -- the biggest annual increase since the country's National Statistics office began tracking them 15 years ago -- due to big jumps in the cost of producing bread, butter, eggs, milk and meat. In Russia, prices went up so sharply -- milk rose by some 30 per cent and bread went up 22 per cent - that the government froze prices towards the end of the year.
Homes for the mobile
The desire to seek work in new territories is another defining characteristic of the modern nomad
Lucrative Indian partner provides jewel in S&N crown
Heineken's joint takeover of Scottish & Newcastle could put the Dutch group in a position to try to take over the British brewer's fast-growing Indian partner, United Breweries, which is controlled by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya, writes Joe Leahy in Mumbai.
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| January 25, 2008 | | Merrill to expand in emerging markets
Merrill Lynch is seeking to expand its presence in emerging market economies such as Brazil, Russia, India and China as it looks for new sources of growth to mitigate the downturn in US markets, John Thain, Merrill Lynch's chief executive, said on Wednesday.
M&A: Deal frenzy shows few signs of cooling off
As investment bankers in India returned to their offices in India's financial capital, Mumbai, after Christmas and the New Year, they must have suffered from deja vu.
Optimism outpaces hesitant reforms
When Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, unveiled the Nano at a motor show in Delhi this month, he captured the imagination of the automotive world with the "one-lakh car".
Luxury goods makers start to feel chill of recession
Signs that even the world's richest consumers are falling prey to recessionary fears gathered pace as two big luxury goods makers said demand from Japan and the US for Cartier watches, designer handbags and fine jewellery was slowing.
Fear of the unknown tempers IPO hopes
Last week's frenzy surrounding India's record initial public offering of Reliance Power was extraordinary - it seemed that everyone wanted a piece of it.
Western donors wrestle with the contradictions of rising India
Some bilateral donors, led by the US, now believe the moment is approaching when the aid flow to India can be sharply reduced. They note that India boasts more dollar billionaires than any other country in Asia, has world-class companies in a range of sectors, from vehicle assembly to information technology, and that it harbours plans for costly prestige projects, including an unmanned moon-shot later this year.
CapitaLand joins India property boom
CapitaLand, the Singapore state-owned developer, is set to make one of the biggest bets by a foreign company on India's retail property boom, investing in 15 shopping centres worth S$2.1bn ($1.46bn) in association with two Indian construction and property groups.
Tata considers US truck launch
Tata Motors is considering making its first foray into the US with a tie-up to sell its Ace 'mini-truck' with an electric motor in the country.
Economic strategy: Chinese road to nowhere
India's remarkable economic performance during this decade has put it alongside China at the centre of the world economic stage. Strong growth has been accompanied by rising integration into global trade and finance.
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| January 18, 2008 | | Engaging India: All in the name
When Anil Ambani, the billionaire businessman, launched the initial public offering of his company, Reliance Power, this week, he received enough orders to cover the $3bn listing within one minute of its opening.
Scrabble squabble
The breakthrough for Scrabulous came when it appeared on the social networking site. Now it claims more than 600,000 daily users, making it one of Facebook's most popular applications.
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| January 17, 2008 | | Gold loses its lustre for Indian families
"Demand for gold is virtually zero," said Suresh Hundia, president of the Bombay Bullion Association. "People are taking profits and selling their gold back to jewellers for 2.5-3 per cent less than international market prices."
Mattel in war of words over Scrabulous
Launched in July 2006 by Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, brothers in their 20s from Calcutta, Scrabulous has become one of the most popular games played by Facebook members and boasts nearly 600,000 daily active users.
Detroit looks uneasily to the east
One sign of it was that the most discussed car at the Detroit show was not actually on display. It was Tata's $2,500 Nano small car for the Indian market, which captured the attention of US executives who have their own plans to push into India and to expand further in China.
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| January 16, 2008 | | Chinese dragon roars over Indian industry
As Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, wound up his three-day trip to China on Tuesday, the growing trade imbalance between the two countries in favour of Beijing has proved to be one of the most contentious issues.
The economists' diet
Unlike most diets, the economists' regimen is based on more than just counting calories, reducing fat intake or eating specific food combinations, according to Prof Crowson.
Tata still chasing Orient-Express tie-up
Orient-Express has rejected repeated approaches from Tata's Indian Hotels Company, with the issue turning into a public spat in December when the US group said it believed such an alliance would damage the value of its brands.
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| January 15, 2008 | | Tata 'People's Car' could face rocky road ahead
He added that Suzuki could not build a car for the same price as the Nano without sacrificing quality and standards.
Honda disputes cheap car logic
Honda's chief executive on Sunday disputed the low-cost business model championed by India's Tata Motors, saying that bad roads and high petrol prices would keep many emerging market travellers on motorcycles for years to come.
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| January 12, 2008 | | Man in the News: Starbucks boss Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz has returned as CEO of Starbucks with a mission: reinvigorating the "romance and theatre" of coffee-making that have been damaged in global expansion.
Infosys develops new pricing models
Infosys Technologies on Friday said it was developing new businesses that were moving away from the traditional outsourcing model of charging clients based on the number of staff needed for a job.
Nano: The new Model-T
The truth is that this is an impressive realisation of a corporate vision, a car long-promised, designed explicitly to hit a price point, and one that will meet the needs of poorer consumers. It is safer than a bicycle and cleaner than an old moped.
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| January 09, 2008 | | Inflation fears drive gold to new record
Gold prices soared to a new record on Tuesday, driven higher by rising geo-political tensions in the Persian Gulf, inflation concerns and by investors seeking a safe haven from volatility in equity markets.
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| January 08, 2008 | | Indian business centre for Cambridge
The Judge Business School and the University of Cambridge have announced the launch of the Cambridge Centre for Indian Business.
India's power companies head IPO advance
Indian infrastructure companies are embarking on a fund-raising spree that will give investors access to what is expected to become one of the biggest sectors on the country's stock market over the next few years.
Wikipedia founder launches search engine
An Internet search engine that draws on human recommendations is due to make its first public appearance on Monday
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| January 05, 2008 | | Tata falls for the attraction of opposites
Half a world away, in more ways than one, Tata prepares to publicise its long-awaited Rs100,000 ($2,500) "one-lakh" car at the Delhi auto show next week.
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| January 03, 2008 | | US studios get taste for Bollywood
International investors are preparing to make an unprecedented onslaught on Bollywood this year, with several Hollywood studios and a group of London-listed funds looking to take a share of the world's most prolific movie-making market.
BAE silent on talk of Indian venture
The state-owned Indian company is already making 42 Hawks under licence in Bangalore as part of an pound 800m order to supply the Indian air force with 66 fighter trainers and train its pilots.
StanLife raises its Indian stake
Standard Life has raised its stake in an Indian life insurance joint venture to 26 per cent ahead of a proposed flotation of the business on the Indian stock exchange in 2009.
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| January 02, 2008 | | Faces of enterprise: Ratan Tata
A shy man, he rarely features in the society glossies, drives himself to work in a Tata car and has lived for years in a book-crammed, dog-filled bachelor flat in Mumbai's Colaba district.
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