June 2010

June 17, 2010

India's Central Bank proposal to Deregulate the Savings Deposit rate a Positive move

Introduction India’s Central Bank RBI is proposing to free up the Savings Deposit Rate which is currently fixed at 3.5% . All banks whether they be […]
June 17, 2010

MNCs in China face higher wage costs and labor unrest;Foxconn,Honda,Toyota all increase worker salaries

Labor shortage and improved opportunities for workers driving up wages China’s massive manufacturing base near the Eastern coast has been driven by cheap migrant labor from […]
June 17, 2010

Smartphone Wars intensifying as Nokia faces further margin pressure and Fujitsu-Toshiba merge mobile operations

Technology Wars has broken out between 5-10 Global Technology Giants as they fight it out on multiple fronts as the whole Industry sees rapid Consolidation.Smartphones is […]
June 17, 2010

Impact of Spain's proposal to retroactively implement an "Industry Killing" 30% Solar Subsidy Cut on Existing Solar Plants

According to the Spanish Solar Power Lobby ASIF,the Spanish government (under Pressure with Spanish Banks facing Funding Problems and Spanish Bond Yields Rising) is proposing a […]
June 16, 2010

Asian Countries impose Capital and Currency Controls to Moderate the Inflow of Speculative Money

Asian countries are being forced to impose capital and currency controls as zero interest rates in Developed countries moves speculative money towards Asia.The Lehman Crisis in […]
June 16, 2010

Spain denies IMF,EU bailout even as Bond Yields soar and Banks hang on a ECB lifeline

Spain,European Union and IMF all denied that a Spanish Bailout of Euro 250 Billion was being formulated by the international agencies.There are some people who think […]
June 15, 2010

Why Nokia and Research in Motion should Merge to Survive the Onslaught from Google and Apple

Apple and Google taking over the Smartphone Segment Nokia and Research in Motion (RIMM) have been forced to play catchup in their own Technology segment  to […]
June 15, 2010

After Africa China finds another distressed country in desperate need of Chinese capital- "Greece"

China with its $2 Trillion Foreign Exchange Reserves is on the constant lookout for cheap assets around the world.With its massive horde of Dollars and Euros […]
June 15, 2010

Solar Thin Film Technology sees Weaker Hands Going out of Business

Thin Film Technology came into prominence with Polysilicon Prices ruling at $400/kg Solar Thin Film Technology is supposed to be  the 2nd Generation successor to the […]
June 15, 2010

Oil Companies try to Evade Valid Claims and Questions arising from the BP Oil Spill

Oil Companies are coming under increasing fire in the aftermath of the BP Oil Spill which has exposed a lot of skeletons in the Fossil Fuel […]
June 15, 2010

Venezuela becomes a classic case of "Resource Curse" with President Chavez declaring "Economic War" against Capitalism

Huge Chavez,the Socialist President of Venezuela who had tried to build an alliance against the USA with some success finds himself in a tight corner .His […]
June 14, 2010

Spanish Banks facing a Bear Stearns kind of situation with Foreign Banks refusing to Lend

Bear Sterns was brought down as trading partners refused to provide short term funding to the bank.With Banks losing trust and faith in Bear Sterns solvency […]
June 14, 2010

Nokia fast becoming an Also-Ran as Google and Apple win Developers in Smartphone wars

Nokia is fast losing Marketshare,Brand appeal and Pricing Power in the smartphone market.Despite a nearly 40% marketshare in the worldwide mobile market and an almost equal […]
June 13, 2010

Does CDM Carbon Trading Scheme Encourage Profiteering if not outright Fraud

Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which allows trading of Carbon Credits between GHG emitting organizations in developed countries and carbon cutting projects in developing countries […]
June 13, 2010

China's Wind Giant Xinjiang Goldwind Cancels Largest Green IPO of 2010

China’s Wind Turbine Producer Xinjiang Goldwind has apparently canceled plans for a massive $1.2 Billion Hong Kong IPO .The reasons for the cancellation of this much […]
June 13, 2010

India's Telecom Operators cup of woe brimmeth over with Reliance(RIL) Entry into Broadband Wireless

Indian Telecom Opertors Cup of Woes Indian Telecom Operators have seen Bad News  hitting them one by one  in a unrelenting way for the past one […]
June 11, 2010

Standard Chartered IDR closes slightly below Listing Price despite Strong Markets

Standard Chartered IDR closed below its listing price of Rs 104 in the Indian Market.A Review of Standard Chartered IDR had revealed severe disadvantages for retail […]
June 11, 2010

Green Investing in Japan – Panasonic Discovers a Green Goldmine in Sanyo Acquistion

Panasonic hits upon a Green Goldmine in Sanyo Panasonic has hit upon a Green Goldmine with its acquisition of Sanyo .It is now capitalizing on  Sanyo’s […]
June 11, 2010

Indian Government Reaps Huge Windfall from Wireless Auction leaving Telecom Operators Bleeding Red Ink

The Indian 3G and Broadband Wireless Auctions finally ended after Two Months resulting in a Massive Windfall for Government Coffers .The combined value of both auctions […]
June 11, 2010

Caja Madrid Merging with Bancaja and 5 smaller Cajas to access Central Bank Bailout Money

Caja Madrid which was looking for a Bailout from the Spanish Central Bank is merging with another large Caja Bancaja.The Central Bank is pressurizing the Cajas(Socially […]
June 11, 2010

Geithner and US Senate perform the "Good Cop/Bad Cop" Routine on China regarding Yuan appreciation

China has again come under increasing pressure from the US to appreciate the yuan against the US Dollar removing the hard peg it has against the […]
June 10, 2010

Is Apple taking on Intel in Smartphone and Tablet Hardware through ARM acquisition?

Apple has been the Leader in Technology Wars Technology has become a very competitive sector with 5-10 Global Companies taking on  each other on multiple fronts […]
June 10, 2010

South Korea blames China for Cyber Attacks like US and India earlier;US finds China's growing Military disconcerting

Chinese  Cyber Attacks South Korea blamed Chinese sources for a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks on its Government Websites.South Korea and North Korea have been […]
June 10, 2010

Global Warming in Cold Storage – China's CO2 emission Jump,Canada cuts Emission Target by 90%,UN Climate Chief Pessimistic

Global Warming and Climate Change Mitigation has been given the Cold Shoulder by the World Governments with attention being diverted  towards the  Global Financial Crisis.The Economic […]
June 9, 2010

Fatpipe Networks IPO misses getting subscribed by 30%,extends Book Building by 5 days and Lowers price band slightly

Fatpipe Networks IPO failed to get full subscription within the prescribed 3 days with the issue getting subscribed by only 70% .Fatpipe Networks Review had revealed […]
June 9, 2010

China Putting Brakes on Green IPOs as some Green sectors face overcapacity

China has put on hold new IPO’s from its fast growing Green Industry to prevent overcapacity and weed out small players.Though Goldwind (China’s second largest wind […]
June 9, 2010

Masdar tries Solar Thermal Technology as Thin Film Division faces trouble;To Build a CSP plant "Shams 1" with Abengoa and Total

Masdar’s Amorphous Silicon Division in Trouble Masdar, Abu Dhabi owned Green Company plans to build a  Solar Thermal plant called “Shams 1” near Abu Dhabi. Masdar […]
June 8, 2010

Green Investing in India – Is it worth your money?

Green Investing in India has become a buzzword much as it has become in the rest of the world.However the Green Industry in India is at […]
June 8, 2010

Is Bulgaria guilty of forging Public Accounts like Greece and Hungary?

The Greek Contagion was precipitated by news that Greece has fudged public account figures to gain admittance to the European Union taking the help of Goldman […]
June 8, 2010

Swiss Central Bank surrenders against Economic Forces in fight to weaken the Swiss Franc

The Swiss Central Bank has added almost 50% to its foreign currency reserves in the month of May 2010 alone to prevent the Swiss Franc from […]