What were companies expecting
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Why do companies’ demand forecasts suddenly seem wrong? (more…)
The Indian Market
Your guide to the Indian Economy and Consumer Markets
Your guide to the Indian Economy and Consumer Markets
Archive for February, 2009
When will growth return
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Continuing with the interview questions…When is the growth story coming back? (more…)
More on Cooperation
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Trust is created by people who repeatedly interact with one another. It follows that trust will be difficult to obtain in one-off interactions or interactions limited to a few people where depending on the power equation a cartel can coerce the less powerful. (more…)
Open Access to wires: Key to Introducing Competition in the Power Sector
Saturday, February 21st, 2009In the late 1990s when the eight states (like Orissa, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh) enacted their electricity reform laws, they borrowed heavily from the UK model, but excluded the elements of open access and competition that constituted the rationale for restructuring. (more…)
Is the India consumption story faltering?
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Is the India consumption story faltering? Some-one asked me the following question. (more…)