RBI Vs. PayPal - A Few Million Indian Casualties

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and PayPal has been up to arms for some time now- multiple times, multiple attempts, multiple regulations and the only casualties have been Indian freelancers and small Indian IT start ups that have been using PayPal for their payment processing. I received the most recent PayPal email on this yesterday that says.. Payments from PayPal needs to be withdrawn to bank...

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India Inc losing its shine? How can we resurrect brand India?

I hate to paint a gloomy picture but things certainly are not going well for India Inc. Started with Singur’s Nano plant shutdown, lynching a Noida CEO by the labour . Though these are not as catastrophic as what is happening in the US, these are warning signals to put our house in order. All this is punctuated with bomb attacks on key cities without fail. The business confidence index is reducing...

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Doing Business in India: Getting even worse !

I have been following the World bank reports for last 4 years and have featured it earlier on this blog as well. India is actually getting worse every year ! Infact, even in comparison to 8 South Asian Countries, India comes 2nd last just above Afghanistan. It is easier to do business in Bhutan, Nepal...

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Doing Business: Need for improving regulations & Empowering Entrepreneurs!

You have to give it to Google. It never ceases to surprise the world with its seemingly unorthodox style of operations. Be it their oh-so-cool work atmosphere, strategic marketing tactics generating tons of hype even before the product launch, the fascination with Beta launches, and last but not...

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A week of Good policies & Bad policies!

Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs, the eighth in a series of annual reports published by IFC and the World Bank is a report to reckon with. The study conducted on the world’s economies gives ranking to countries after executing lot of calculations on various parameters on “ease of doing business”....

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Doing Business in Singapore: Guide for Indian Entrepreneurs!

India and Singapore are on a path of increasing economic integration. The ties that bind these countries have a long history – they are rooted in a common culture and a shared legacy of being former British colonies. Since 1991 (as a result of India’s Look East trade policy), cultural exchange,...

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Top 5 tips to name your business!

We really don’t believe in people and blog posts that dole out fixed rules on naming a company. It’s not the name the makes the business famous, it’s the quality of services or products they provide. Apple doesn’t have the ‘cool quotient’ today because it is merely named Apple. It’s the series of...

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Mobile Roaming Charges may soon become Free – Draft Telecom Policy 2011

The new Draft Telecom Policy 2011, which is set to replace the existing Telecom Policy has number of amendments that should make Indian consumers happy and at the same may create more anguish for Telecom Operators – who are already reeling under tremendous margin pressure to keep themselves afloat. One...

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