30 Tuesday Oct 2007
Posted in Blogs
Came across this neat widget called Mini Site Translator from Widgetbox.
Visitors can click on the flag of their country to have the content translated into their language of choice. Be it French, Spanish, Portugese, German, Italian, Russian and Chinese, apart from English, of course.
This could be an useful add-on to your blog as it helps those who may prefer to view content in a language of their choice.
I must add that putting the widget was not too difficult either.
30 Tuesday Oct 2007
Posted in Indian Economy
| The world’s premier summit for chief executives, The FORTUNE Global Forum 2007, will bring together more than 300 global participants in New Delhi, 29-31 October 2007. The participants are CEOs and Chairmen of leading business organisations.FORTUNE International Editor Robert Friedman recently shared his thoughts on the Global Forum.The FORTUNE Global Forum was inaugurated in 1995 and has been previously hosted in Singapore, Barcelona, Bangkok, Budapest, Shanghai, Paris, Hong Kong, Washington D.C., and Beijing.
Asked why India, and New Delhi in particular was selected as the site for this year’s Forum, Friedman said “India was an obvious choice not only because many Indian companies are beginning to compete on the global stage but also because India’s economy is finally opening up enough to attract multinational companies into the country to market products, engage in R&D, and take advantage of India’s high-tech manufacturing sector. The theme of the 2007 Forum was selected to be “Mastering the Global Economy. because it serves the needs of both Indian companies learning how to compete globally and multinational companies learning how to do business in India. |
30 Tuesday Oct 2007
Posted in Indian Economy
The FORTUNE Global Forum site has a great section called “Conversations With Indian Business Leaders”.
See an interesting conversation with Jagdish Khattar, Managing Director of Maruti, the organisation that produces more than half the cars on Indian roads. Maruti Suzuki India Limited registered Total Income of Rs. 47,358 million (Net of Excise) during the second quarter (Q2) of the fiscal (July-September 2007), a growth of 33.7 percent over the same period last year.
Profit Before Tax went up to Rs. 6,841 million during Q2 of 2007-08, a growth of 28 percent over same period last year. Net Profit stood at Rs. 4,665 million, up 27 percent over July-September 2006.
Speaking about poverty in India, Mr. Khattar said “Reforms in agriculture, growth in manufacturing, government investment in roads and physical infrastructure and focus on the social sector will together enable us to raise levels of living in rural areas while absorbing more people in urban centers.If we are unable to do that, then it could seriously hamper India’s role as an emerging market leader. People are bound to reject the economic model. In a democracy, they will make sure their rejection is noted and acted upon. ”
Asked to pick 5 words to describe India, Mr. Khattar said “Beneath the chaos, lurks opportunity”.
We admire Maruti for the way it has transformed manufacturing in India and has led a new movement of consumerism in the automobile sector
30 Tuesday Oct 2007
Posted in Indian Economy
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The world’s premier summit for chief executives, The FORTUNE Global Forum 2007, will bring together more than 300 global participants in New Delhi, 29-31 October 2007. The participants are CEOs and Chairmen of leading business organisations.
FORTUNE International Editor Robert Friedman recently shared his thoughts on the Global Forum.
The FORTUNE Global Forum was inaugurated in 1995 and has been previously hosted in Singapore, Barcelona, Bangkok, Budapest, Shanghai, Paris, Hong Kong, Washington D.C., and Beijing.
Asked why India, and New Delhi in particular was selected as the site for this year’s Forum, Friedman said “India was an obvious choice not only because many Indian companies are beginning to compete on the global stage but also because India’s economy is finally opening up enough to attract multinational companies into the country to market products, engage in R&D, and take advantage of India’s high-tech manufacturing sector.
The theme of the 2007 Forum was selected to be “Mastering the Global Economy. because it serves the needs of both Indian companies learning how to compete globally and multinational companies learning how to do business in India.
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