Government

July 13, 2010

China's protests over India's Blacklisting of Chinese Telecom Equipment companies seems hypocritical

Huawei and ZTE in the center of the storm Huawei and ZTE have been embroiled in a major controversy over India’s security concerns over using Chinese […]
July 12, 2010

Italian Solar Feed in Tariff Subsidy Cuts for 2011 will fail to stop the Boom in Solar Demand

Italian Solar Feed in Tariff Cuts to be More Moderate than Market Expectations The German government allowed a face saving gesture to the Upper House by […]
July 6, 2010

German Solar FIT Reduction Compromise proposed between Bundesrat and Bundestag

The German Solar Feed in Tariff Reduction got another twist as the Upper House Bundesrat refused to pass the proposal into Law.This threw a spanner into […]
July 6, 2010

Green Investing climate in Spain improves dramatically with Wind and Solar Thermal Industries reaching Agreement with Government over Subsidy Cuts

Spanish Government Facing a Tough Fiscal Situation;Plans Green Energy Subsidy Change The Spanish Government has been  facing a tough budgetary situation due to sovereign debt problems […]
July 5, 2010

Nuclear Energy in India faces external obstacles from old adversaries China and Pakistan

Landmark Nuclear Deal between US and India removes India’s pariah status The landmark Nuclear Energy deal signed between USA and India was supposed to herald the […]
July 5, 2010

Green Investing in India – State Run Companies make big plans for Solar Energy Generation

Solar Energy in India has the potential to be one of the biggest opportunities in the Energy Sector in the 21st Century.The government’s strong backing through […]
July 5, 2010

Falling Stock Markets and Economic Indicators makes Chinese Leadership wary

China’s powerful Economic Growth Engine is showing definite signs of a major Moderation.Earlier reports indicated a sharp slowdown in Industrial PMI levels even as a US […]
July 3, 2010

Loan Guarantee of $1.85 Billion to Abengoa and Abound Solar seems to be a Misuse of US Taxpayer Money

President Obama declared $1.85 Billion in Combined Loan Guarantees to Concentrated Solar Power Giant Abengoa and Cadmium Tellurium startup Abound Solar.These huge guarantees is nothing new […]
July 3, 2010

Soaring Demand Pull Inflation forces India's Central Bank RBI to hike Interest Rates by 25 bps to 5.5%

India’s Rising Inflation crosses into Double Digit territory India has seen inflation increase at a rapid pace in the recent months with the Wholesale Price Infalation […]
July 2, 2010

General Electric CEO joins Google in criticizing China's discrimination against Foreign companies

The problems of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) operating in China seems to be growing by the day.Once the darling of MNCs around the world due to its […]
July 2, 2010

China showing definite signs of downward inflection in Economic Growth

In Seven Reasons that China’s Economy might be slowing down, I had described the factors that might lead the super strong Chinese growth engine to slow […]
June 26, 2010

Did Pension Fund Pressure cause Spain to reconsider its Retroactive Solar Feed in Tariff (FIT) Cut?

Most of these reports had been quite vague but a recent report explicitly mentions that Danish Pension Funds writing to Spanish and EU investors voicing their concerns.With such Big Players joining the fray,its no wonder that Spain is reconsidering its whole Energy Policy.
June 24, 2010

China tightens its vice-like Control of the Internet by clamping down on Online Games and Mapping

China’s communist government has always been wary over Internet’s power to undermine its vice like regulation and control of China’s society.China’s Internet censorship is the most […]
June 22, 2010

China's Currency Appreciation – Much Ado about Nothing

China’s Central Bank Statement which signaled more flexibility in yuan’s fixed exchange rate to the dollar led to a major market rally in commodities ,emerging markets […]
June 21, 2010

Language of Money makes Australia roll out the Red Carpet for Chinese investment despite Rio Tinto arrests

Language of Money papers over Rio Tinto tensions Australia has rolled out the proverbial red carpet for visiting Chinese leadership signing billion dollar agreements on mutual […]
June 20, 2010

Andarko 25% owner of Deephorizon Rig tries to Shirk from Oil Spill Responsibility by putting whole Blame on BP

Andarko Petroleum  is a 25% owner of the the Deephorizon Oil Rig which exploded recently leading to a huge ecological and economic disaster in the US […]
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 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

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 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 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 8, 2010

Indian Government fails to Rein in Fossil Fuel Subsidies despite Favorable Political Position

The Indian Government failed to pass a law reforming the structure of state subsidies to the Oil sector .The Meeting between a empowered committee of Indian […]
June 8, 2010

Spanish Government losing support for Fiscal cuts;UK gets warned by Fitch

The Spanish government which moved quickly to cut its Fiscal Deficit following the Greek crisis is now facing a major challenge from the Spanish Unions.The government […]
June 6, 2010

G20 Exposes Rift as Every Country wants to Export their way out of Trouble

The G20 Meeting between the Financial Heads of the the G-20 Countries exposed the rift between the world’s 20 most important economies.The issue of fiscal deficits,exports […]
June 5, 2010

Indian Law mandating 25 Percent Minimum Public holding in Listed companies Positive for investors but Negative for Stock Prices

India passed guidelines on the implementation of a new law that mandates that all publicly listed companies will have to raise the stake of public shareholding […]
June 4, 2010

Will the IMF run out of Bailout Money during the Sovereign Debt Crisis

Can IMF Bailout a Country the size of Italy The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  is funded through contributions from its member nations, acts as the “lender […]
June 4, 2010

BP imploding due to Gulf Oil Spill while Obama and Oil Industry suffer collateral damage

The Gulf Oil Rig explosion has led to a virtual implosion of British Petroleum with the costs and damages mounting at an unprecedented pace for this […]