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Indian groups opting for London listings
Indian companies are increasingly turning to London to raise money for expansion amid signs that one of the world’s biggest developing economies is shrugging off growing threats from inflation and slowing global growth
Lex: Indian political crisis
“A big zero”. That, in the words of one leading Indian chief executive, is the legacy of Manmohan Singh as India’s prime minister
The Short View: Time for Chindia?
A nasty combination of inflation and steep valuations suggests Chinese and Indian stock markets have not yet come to rest, says John Authers
Buy-out groups set $4bn target for Asia
Two private equity groups specialising in emerging markets will on Monday announce plans to raise a combined $4bn, highlighting the rush to collect funds for investing in Asia and other regions more immune to credit market turmoil
Comment: How the food crisis could solve Doha
High prices will make the need for subsidies to US farmers, which vary inversely with market prices, negligible, say Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya
Heady days give way to caution for Asian IPOs
The impact of the global credit squeeze and rising commodity prices as well as worries over the US economic outlook have hit Asia’s markets hard, with the volatility denting investor confidence
Ambani rivalry could scupper MTN deal
The dispute between Anil Ambani and his older brother Mukesh has turned into a full-blown face-off – the worst eruption of sibling rivalry between India’s two richest men since they agreed to split their late father’s empire in 2005
Ranbaxy chief defends sale to Daiichi
Since Malvinder Mohan Singh announced that he would sell leading Indian generic drug maker Ranbaxy to Daiichi Sankyo of Japan, incredulous friends have deluged him with messages
Brothers threaten clash over Reliance sale
A flare up of sibling rivalry between India’s billionaire Ambani brothers over the proposed takeover of mobile operator Reliance Communications by South Africa’s MTN is threatening to spill over into the courts
Vedanta plans $20bn investment in India
Vedanta Resources, the UK-listed mining group, is planning to invest $20bn in India in the next four years to expand its metals, mining and electricity generation operations in the country




