growth

Italy’s Economic Ties With India Have Bigger Problems Than The Recent Maritime Scandal

Throughout the tormented saga of the Italian Marines being held in India there has been speculation regarding the potential…

India’s Financial Sector Looking Towards The 2014 Elections

India’s financial code for the fiscal year 2013-2014 (from April to March) is vague and generic, not enough substance…

China’s Selective Measures To Curb The Housing Boom

It seems impossible for any rise in China’s GDP to avoid the inevitable comparison with the housing bubble. The…

BRICS: Five Countries With A Common Goal For Growth

Rarely has an acronym like BRICS become so popular. There are others – like CIVETS and N. 11 –…

The Contradictions Of A Metropolis Reflected In Art

Recording Mumbai’s contradictions to define its identity: that was the theme of the fourth edition of (en)counters, a contemporary…

Europe: A Common Policy For A Common Goal

When the financial crisis was exploding with maximum violence in the autumn of 2008, I found myself discussing with…

Better China, Better Life, And A Little Bit More Pink, Too

Consulting the latest official data regarding the economic situation in China (ref. august 2012) published few days ago, there…

Time As A Natural Resource

Does Beijing submit to the hands of the clock, or does it force them? Is it the passage of…

Lowering Interest Rates May Not Be The Best Way To Stimulate The Economy

It is a general belief in economic circles that, when the economy slows down, one of the ways to…

India’s GDP A Victim Of Pre-Election Uncertainty

Bad news for the Indian economy, worse than expected. In the first trimester of 2012, India’s…