A few furlongs ahead of Rubi Hospital crossing on EM Bypass, on the eastern flank of the thoroughfare, several eye-catching buildings are taking shape over past several months. First off the block was Calcutta International School, which has shifted base from Lee Road’s cramped campus. And now comes Emami Tower. It’s a 90,000 sq ft […]
The retail makeover
Presently, govt doesn’t permit foreign retail giants to start business in grassroots retailing, since their phenomenal financial power and scale of operation can elbow out small grocery stores and other outlets in every locality. Which is why Bharti’s tie up with Wal-Mart is limited only to cash-and-carry business, the same as what Germany’s Metro Group […]
And now, the Danes
“..the choice of Kolkata is because of the very proactive interest of the State Government in promoting fresh investment and industrialization in West Bengal and the strong growth in several business sectors. From a Bangkok perspective Kolkata is also only a short 2-hour flight away. Actually almost the same distance as from New Delhi..“ This […]
Budget 2007
Aam admi wouldn’t be bothered by nitty-gritty of Union Budget if not for the reason that it spells something about personal finance and taxation. Thus while people like me stay riveted on what the FM announces on personal finance, the industrywallahs much rather prefer to watch what the budget has in store for corporate sector […]
HPL sizzles despite woes
Haldia’s pot is boiling not only because of land acquisition problem close at Nandigram across the river Haldi, but there is at least one more reason. It’s about controlling Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL), the erstwhile torchbearer of state government’s industrial initiative. HPL’s present stakeholder includes Purnendu Chatterjee’s TCG that has 30.70% control of the company […]
Vodafone on call
I’m a Hutch subscriber for close to 5 years, and I’m happy that Vodafone has acquired 67% controlling stake in Hutch-Essar from HTIL (Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd). See my post, Will it be Vodafone? Okay, my fondness for Vodafone has nothing to do with its service, because I haven’t had the opportunity of using its […]