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India to Lead Asia’s Salary Increase

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A recent survey by global human resource consulting and outsourcing company Aon Hewitt shows that India’s 11.7 percent salary rise in 2010 has outpaced all the other Asia Pacific countries and this high increase rate is going to continue over the next few years.

Rolls Royce to Double India Dealerships

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Feb. 22 – Luxury car-maker Rolls Royce has stated they will be expanding their network in India to take advantages of the new sales opportunities in the country. India is the manufacturer’s second-fastest growing market in Asia. “India is one of the major markets for us in Asia, the second-fastest growing after China,” Rolls-Royce Motor […]

Indian IT Companies Don’t Agree on Outsourcing Demand in 2011

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Feb. 21 – Indian information technology (IT) firms have split expectations on the outlook of IT outsourcing demand in 2011, with the top three IT companies believing their revenue will keep going up and others thinking the opposite, a recent report on the Wall Street Journal said. After a prosperous 2010, the big three Indian […]

Monopoly Concerns May Lead to FDI Restrictions into India’s Pharmaceutical Sector

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Jan. 14 – The Indian government may issue new polices to only allow 49 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country’s pharmaceutical market through the automatic avenue due to concerns that the increasing foreign market control may cause a price monopoly on drugs. Currently India allows 100 percent automatic FDI into the sector. An […]

Despite Blockage, Oil Continues to Flow Freely Between Iran and India

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Jan. 5 – In a piece published on India Briefing last week, we discussed the suspension of Indian payments to Iran through the ACU (Asian Clearing Union). As a temporary fix, Iran has promised uninterrupted crude oil supply to India this month while India arranges its payments through a German bank based in Hamburg. A […]

Car Part Manufacturers in India Enhance Capacity

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Investment of up to US$3 billion is needed over the next decade to turn out engine, suspension and braking parts, and drive transmission and steering components, meeting projected demand. Dec. 14 – Coming off a particularly strong year, Indian suppliers of automotive parts are boosting their manufacturing capability to respond to rising orders at home […]

Two Gov’t Departments Warn Against Opening Up Retail to FDI

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Nov. 10 – Two government departments are warning against opening up multi-brand retail to foreign direct investment in an effort to slow momentum towards opening the sector following U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the country. According to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the government should not allow more than 18 percent […]

India Establishes World’s Largest Diamond Trading Exchange

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Oct. 18 – The world’s largest diamond exchange opened in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla business district on Sunday. The Bharat Diamond Bourse was designed by local architect Balakrishna Doshi and covers 20 acres with nine interlinked nine-story towers. It was constructed at a cost of over US$200 million. The bourse effectively changes the future of the […]

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