The United Nations Council for Trade and Development has issued its annual World Investment Report this week. It has chosen an interesting theme to build its report around, the importance of so-called non-equity modes of international production. Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, July 29, 2011 at 1:00 am
Filed under World · Tagged China, FDI, foreign direct investment, foreign hand, hindustantimes, Infosys, MNC, pramitpal chaudhuri, TCS, UNCTAD, United Nations, World Investment Report
Indian refineries which import crude from Iran are running around in circles. With the third week of July over, Tehran has not intimated whether crude will be sent in August. Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 12:56 am
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The European Union is in the midst of a currency crisis for which I cannot see much hope barring a default or the actual expulsion of Greece from the eurozone. Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 12:04 am
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Remittances to India have recovered from the global financial crisis, shows a Migration Policy Institute study of recent World Bank remittance data. Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Filed under World · Tagged Bangladesh, China, foreign hand, GDP, HINDUSTAN Times, India, Migration Policy Institute, migrations, news, population, Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, World Bank