Indian May Post 8% Rise In GDP In '07 Nasdaq
(RTTNews) - Global Insight, an international economic and business research firm, predicted India's GDP growth in 2007 to be around 8%, even as the global growth rate would decline to 3.3% from 3.9% in 2006. However, Finance and banking professor at the IIT, Ahmedabad, TT Ram Mohan, said that India's GDP could be in excess of 8%, due to huge investments being made by the industry.
Indian banks moving towards electronic payment systems Press Release Network
Indian banking sector has made a quantum leap forward in terms of switching over from paper-based actions to electronic means, which include Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) and other electronic modes. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]
Soros Appeals French Conviction in European Court Update1 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire investor George Soros lodged an appeal today with a European court to overturn a 2002 French conviction for insider trading, arguing that the law was vague and that prosecutors took too long to bring him to trial.
Toronto stocks get boost from oils and miners Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News
The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index closed near a record high on Wednesday as gains in the oil and gas and mining sectors overshadowed a pullback in banks.
India may post 8% rise in GDP The Economic Times
AHMEDABAD: Global Insight, an international economic and business research firm, has predicted that in 2007 India will post a GDP growth of around 8% even as the global growth rate will decline to 3.3% from 3.9% in 2006.
Linn Energy to Acquire Private Oil and Gas Company in the Texas Panhandle for $415 Million and Two Appalachian Basin PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Linn Energy, LLC announced today that it has signed definitive purchase agreements to acquire oil and gas properties in three separate actions for an aggregate purchase price of $454 million.
VIASPACE Acquires Added Stake in Infrared Sensor Company FinanzNachrichten
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIASPACE Inc. ( Nachrichten ) (BULLETIN BOARD: VSPC), announced today that it had acquired an additional equity ownership in QWIP Systems Inc. (QWIP Systems), a developer of Quantum Well Infrared Photo Detectors (QWIP). QWIP sensors are similar to the electronic sensors in digital cameras and camcorders, except they detect heat emissions rather
AdminServer Named Among Best Places to Work by Philadelphia Business Journal Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
CHESTER, Pa.----AdminServer, Inc. was recently named as one of Philadelphia Business Journal's Best Places to Work. The award recognizes the company's achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of benefits, working conditions and company culture.
FIIs unwary of market crash; turn buyers on downslide New Kerala
Mumbai, Dec 12: A crash of over 977 points in the past three days might have sent retail investors into a tizzy, but FIIs appear to be a different lot -- they have apparently taken two days of the downslide as a buying opportunity.
Commodities guru Jim Rogers looks to 2007 Mining Journal
Legendary commodities investor Jim Rogers told the international mining community to seriously invest time and money in China and keep following the bull market in the raw materials sector as investment themes for 2007.
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