ISSUE - 140 20th JANUARY [FRIDAY]

SYNOPSIS - KRITIKA SETHI

The IBS Times comes again this week to enrich you with the happenings across the

globe. We try to touch on issues affecting people globally; bringing in our own perspec-

tives to make you think in an alternative context. Gear up for yet another scintillating

read.

This week through our cover story get information about Pakistan‟s tension with their army. It is increasingly monitoring Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani as for the past few weeks his weak and unpopular coalition government has been increasingly accused on multiple fronts by the opposition, a hostile judiciary and a powerful military.

There are many questions that come to our mind when we think about the political sce-nario of our country like -Why has the formal system of accountability become so dys-functional? Why is it that the violators feel so confident and subvert the whole system of checks and balances? Get our writers opinion on this issue through Opinion Forum this week.

When ever a question is raised about the most trusted bank, SBI strikes everybody‟s mind. It is becoming the largest player in India because of size advantage, ability to post profits is one of the qualifying criteria for gaining acceptance and brand recall in the Banking business. Get all the details through Brand Track column.

This week our focus column is on microfinance. With suicidal cases on a rise in the rural scenario one has no option but to blame the crazy little word called „policy‟ which can frame and take up the shape of either a politician‟s delicious platter or a poor man‟s hun-ger. But supposedly one such policy was formulated to free this hungry man from all its miseries - „Microfinance‟.

Moreover we have our regular sections of Fast Track, Quick Bites, Market Watch and a special dose of News @ IBS to give all of you a glimpse of the happenings last week on campus! Cheers!! Kritika Sethi

SYNOPSIS 1 OPINION 5 FOCUS 8

COVER 2 BRAND 6 NEWS @ IBS 9

FAST-TRACK 3 QUICK BITES 7 MARKET 10

COVER STORY–PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT- TENSION WITH ARMY -AVLEEN KAUR SARNA In Pakistan, the civilian governments never exit gracefully. They have all been given a

mighty heave amid crisis. Also there have been times when the Prime Ministers have been

trampled by the direct military groups and more often, shunted aside by subtler means. It be-

comes difficult to champion democracy when its chief beneficiaries are accused of carving

private fortunes.

That is the kind of fate, many in Pakistan are increasingly foreseeing for Prime minister

Yousaf Raza Gilani because for the past few weeks his weak and unpopular coalition gov-

ernment has been increasingly accused on multiple fronts by the opposition, a hostile judici-

ary and a powerful military. As a result, in a dark warning to the country‟s politicians, Gilani

warned last week that their choice is between „democracy and dictatorship‟. The mounting

tension has not been helped by President Asif Ali

Zardari‟s two recent visits to Dubai. However, there

is little prospect of Pakistan‟s generals seizing direct

control as at the moment, the army already controls

national security, foreign policy and even elements

of the economy. It will resist any temptation to re-

sort to the crude methods recently displayed by their

Egyptian counterparts. The more likely outcome is a

Supreme court ruling. The top judges have been

looking into an American businessman‟s claims that

the civilian government sent an unsigned memo

calling on the US military to intervene to avert a

coup in Pakistan. Henceforth, came a swift trade of

blows. Meanwhile, the army publicly chastised Gi-

lani for his remarks and warned of „potentially grievous consequences for the country‟.

As a result, Gilani responded by sacking the defence ministry‟s top bureaucrat by replacing

him with a trusted aide. As Gilani tussles with the generals, the Supreme court has reheated

old corruption charges. The judges have ruled that Gilani and his government have acted

„dishonestly‟ by not asking the Swiss government to reopen the graft cases against president

Zardari and also for the past two years, the government has stubbornly refused to cooperate

with what it sees as a blatantly partisan court. Also, Gilani‟s government finds itself increas-

ingly isolated given the dire state of relations between the two countries, Washington is re-

duced to the role of a spectator, only able to voice lukewarm support for „constitutional proc-

ess‟. Over the past year, efforts to shore up the civilian government have foundered as a rela-

tionship has once again reverted to one determined by the mutual security needs. The politi-

cal opposition, led by former Prime minister Nawaz Sharif now scents an opportunity. Once

wary of Pakistan‟s generals it has decided to lock arms with them and push the Supreme

court to investigate claims against those who are involved in writing the „treasonous memo‟.

Henceforth, Gilani‟s government is desperately hoping to reach March, triumph at the Senate

elections and announce a general election once the summers searing heat fades. Before then,

however the formidable opponents arrayed against it will be determined that this government

meet its end as suddenly and as ignominiously as possible.

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The judges have ruled that

Gilani and his government

have acted ‘dishonestly’ by

not asking the Swiss govern-

ment to reopen the graft cases

against president Zardari

and also for the past two

years, the government has

stubbornly refused to cooperate

with what it sees as a bla-

tantly partisan court.

The political opposition, led by

former Prime minister Nawaz

Sharif now scents an opportu-

nity. Once wary of Pakistan’s

generals it has decided to lock

arms with them and push the

Supreme court to investigate

claims against those who are

involved in writing the

‘treasonous memo’.

FAST-TRACK NEWS -SHILPI KALWANI

S&P downgrades nine euro zone countries Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro- zone countries, stripping France and Austria of

their coveted triple-A status but not EU paymaster Germany, in a Black Friday the 13th for the troubled single

currency area. In a potentially more ominous setback, negotiations on a debt swap by private creditors seen as

crucial to avert a Greek default that would rock Europe and the world economy broke up without agreement in

Athens, although officials said more talks are likely next week.

Suicide bomber kills at least 30 in Iraq A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman targeted Shiite pilgrims Saturday outside the southern Iraqi city of

Basra, killing at least 30 people and wounding 80, according to authorities and state-run TV. The bomber struck

a police checkpoint near a Shiite mosque where many of the pilgrims were headed to mark a revered holy day,

the end of a 40-day mourning period known as Arbaeen, Interior Ministry officials said. There were conflicting

casualty reports, with state-run Al Iraqiya reporting there were at least 30 people killed and 80 wounded, while

Interior Ministry officials told CNN there were at least 10 dead and 30 wounded.

Apple halts sale of iPhone 4S in Chinese cities after scuffle Apple halted sales of its iPhone 4S in Beijing and Shanghai on Friday after scuffles broke out over a delayed

launch of the device, sending a shopper hurling eggs at one of its stores in the capital.

Hundreds of devout fans along with scalpers braved subfreezing temperatures and camped out overnight,

awaiting the phone's debut near the trendy Sanlitun Village shopping mall in Beijing. As dawn broke Friday,

the mood turned sour when the store's doors remained shut beyond 7 a.m., when the sale was scheduled to

start."Open! Open!" people chanted and booed at the employees inside.

Thin, metal Ultra book laptops ready for take Off At the gadget industry's annual crystal-ball convention, laptops look more like products of Aston Martin than

Fisher-Price. With sales of budget laptops plummeting, computer makers are swinging the pendulum toward

sleeker, metallic and pricier portable PCs that they're calling Ultrabooks. Many of these were shown for the first

time here this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

Eco-industry park promotes shared vision On a brownfield site in east London, not far from the site of the 2012 Olympic Park, a new green vision is

emerging from the ashes of the UK capital's dirty industrial past. Once the home of a coal-fired power station,

the London Sustainable Industries Park (SIP) at Dagenham Dock is creating the largest concentration of envi-

ronmental businesses in the UK. The concept to transform the area into a clean-tech hub was originally devised

by the local government authority (Barking and Dagenham) who were keen to promote jobs and prosperity in

the wake of cutbacks at automaker Ford's Dagenham car plant.

Six dead as cruise ship runs aground off Italy Six people died today after a cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast in an accident which forced the coast

guard to evacuate over 4,000 people, media reports said. The Costa Concordia was on a trip around the Medi-

terranean when it hit a reef near the Isola del Giglio late on Friday. The local mayor said he feared further casu-

alties as it was proving difficult to rescue the last passengers.

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providing information, such as exchange rates on world currencies and other mediums of exchange. The term comes from the

Latin word „cambiere‟ which means „to exchange‟ .

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U.S. acts against Chinese oil trader The US has slapped sanctions on three firms including a major Chinese oil trader for selling refined oil prod-

ucts to Iran, just days after US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner travelled to Beijing to press for Chinese sup-

port on Iran sanctions. The US State Department announced late Thursday night that penalties would be im-

posed on China's Zhuhai Zhenrong, the Singapore-based oil trader Kuo oil, and the UAE-based independent

oil trader FAL.

40 Air India pilots call in sick, flights cancelled in Delhi & Mumbai Cash-strapped national carrier Air India seems to be headed for another showdown with its pilots over alleged

non-payment of their allowances. At least 40 of the airline's pilots called in sick this morning, affecting flight

operations in Delhi and Mumbai. Operations in Kolkata and Chennai are said to be normal so far. According

to reports, at least 14 Air India flights scheduled to depart from Delhi have been cancelled and two have been

delayed so far due to the agitation. In Mumbai, two flights have been cancelled while several flights have

been delayed.

Beyonce designs shirt for Obama's campaign Singer Beyonce Knowles has designed a T-shirt to raise money for US President Barack Obama's re-election

campaign. The 30-year-old, who gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy Jan 7, is one of 22 people to get involved in

the Runway to Win campaign by creating a garment, reports contactmusic.com. Beyonce's mother Tina

Knowles, who manages the star's House of Dereon clothing line, says that the designs are embellished with

many slogans and phrases associated with the president, including 'Yes we can' .

Rare portraits of Gandhi to be auctioned in England A set of three portraits drawn from the life of Mahatma Gandhi by artist Clare Winsten will be auctioned in

England on Jan 24 at the Mullocks Auction House. The portraits estimated at 800-1,000 pounds ($1,230 to

1,530) each were drawn during Gandhi's visit to England 1930-31 for the Round Table Conference. Winsten,

who was actively involved in social humanitarian causes, was a great friend of Gandhi.

Memogate storm: Gilani, Kayani to come face-to-face Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will come face-

to-face for the first time since they crossed swords over the memo issue, when a Cabinet committee meets

Saturday to discuss crucial issues related to national security and relations with the US. The government has

convened a meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet, Pakistan's highest decision-making body for

security matters, at the Prime Minister's House on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

Black Friday for Indian cricketers as Australians take control

India's cricket tour of Australia lurched to new lows on Friday, which proved to be unlucky January 13.The

visitors slumped to a disappointing 161 all out in Perth and then saw David Warner smash the fourth fastest

century in Test history as Australia reached 149-0 at stumps on day one. Down 2-0 in the four-match series,

the second-ranked Indians went into the third encounter with doubts about the pitch at the WACA after

ground staff were filmed on Thursday night drinking beer and walking on the playing surface in bare feet.

Obligor- A person or entity who is legally, or contractually, obliged to provide some benefit or payment to another. In the

financial context, the term obligor refers to a bond issuer, who is contractually bound to make all principal repayments and inter-

est payments on outstanding debt. The recipient of the benefit or payment is known as the obligee.

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OPINION FORUM– WE THE PEOPLE! -ANKIT SHARMA

Anna Hazare's corruption crusade elicited a large scale public response because people have developed hatred

against public functionaries. They are perceived as the violators of laws of the land. Like every democratic system,

India too has an elaborate system of checks to ensure that every public functionary is held accountable. Unfortu-

nately, the reality is that a majority of 'insiders' are generally able to subvert the formally laid down governance pro-

cedures. Instances of arrest and prosecution of, custodians of the Constitution for violations of law even while hold-

ing public office, are nothing new to our ears. Members of the union council of ministers have been hauled up by

investigation agencies for violating laws and later prosecuted after a fair trial. A lot of Public servants - be they min-

isters or bureaucrats - the pillars of our democratic system, have all made their presence felt, but for all the wrong

reasons. There exists an internal chain of command among them. They are duty-bound to take decisions while deal-

ing with the problems of citizens. However, this system, with a tight, built-in structure of control and supervision,

h a s n o t y i e l d e d p r o p e r a c c o u n t a b i l i t y o f d e c i s i o n - m a k e r s i n I n d i a .

Why has the formal system of accountability become so dysfunctional? Why is it that the violators feel so confi-

dent and subvert the whole system of checks and balances? The key

reason is that the system even after so many efforts is still not fool-

proof. First, only internal mechanisms of public accountability have

been defined. While the 'external' dimension of accountability was

never integrally linked to the first. In fact, an open democracy has

never actually operated in India because every activity and decision

of the government was 'open' only to powerful strata of society only.

And was kept as a „secret‟ from a vast majority of citizens, who had

every right to know it. Though, the Right to Information Act, 2005

and the setting up of Central and State-level Information Commis-

sions has now opened some of the mysterious gates to the offices of

decision-makers. This law has extended, to a great extent, the

boundaries of accountability in public service. However, if the wall

of secrecy is completely broken, they will function with a sense of real accountability. Second, the so existing de-

mocratic political system should guarantee that the citizens will be served by functionaries of the state as a matter of

'right'.

The Grievance Redressal Bill along with a Citizens Charter, such as the RTI Act, will make public servants more

accountable. As observed by some social activists that, 'getting his bijli, sadak or paani' is far more important for the

common man. The Grievance Bill, and not the Lokpal, will empower them to get these basic necessities. Now, here

the real innovation in enacting a Public Grievances Bill or Citizen's Charter is that the grievance redressal officer

will 'be responsible for redressal of citizens' grievances and will strictly be penalized, if he doesn‟t abide by his du-

ties. Our country is one which has several laws, even catering separately, to age old issues such as anti -corruption.

Despite this, citizens often feel helpless while dealing with an 'all powerful bureaucracy'. Ordinary citizens do not

have any mechanism to hold non-performing bureaucrats accountable to any citizen-body that can oversee the ac-

tual functioning of public service. Today the coloqial and well-knit chain of a command and hierarchical supervi-

sion system, doesn't really hold any good. Hence, the process of decision-making by public authorities - be it the

political executive or a permanent and professional civil servant - should be exposed to public scrutiny. Citizens

must have a right to get their job done. The almost non functional and ineffective system can be 'restored' only if

offices of the government are 'open', not for powerful lobbyists or touts or middlemen, but for any and every citizen

of our country.

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with a letter code indicating the month code for puts and calls, and a letter code indicating the strike price. Strike prices

greater than five points use three letters to indicate which group of 100 the option is trading for.

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While the 'external' dimension

of accountability was never

integrally linked to the first.

In fact, an open democracy has

never actually operated in

India because every activity

and decision of the government

was 'open' only to powerful

strata of society only.

Our country is one which has

several laws, even catering

separately, to age old issues

such as anti -corruption.

Despite this, citizens often feel

helpless while dealing with an

'all powerful bureaucracy'.

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BRAND TRACK– STATE BANK OF INDIA- WITH YOU ALL THE WAY -POOJA DALAL

We may experiment with new products and services based on how they are promoted in the

contemporary media, but there are certain services that we avail based on trust alone. So when-

ever we choose a banker, it‟s more than a safe keeper that we choose, we enter into a long term

partnership to manage our hard earned money. And the most trusted name in this business is

none other than the veteran-SBI. It‟s one of the most trusted banking partners of the country and

its long history bears witness to the fact. According to the Brand Trust report, SBI is the 11th

most trusted brand in India.

SBI has its origins in British India. It was in 1806 that three

presidency banks merged to form Imperial bank of India.

After independence Imperial bank was nationalised to form

The State Bank of India. Being in India, it gained the advan-

tage of being comparatively shielded from the Global finan-

cial shocks and after that it came out even stronger and also

made itself valuable in terms of Brand Equity in Global

markets. “They may not be bankers to the world yet, but

Indian banks have clearly set their eyes on that. In a year

that saw the worst recession for the global banking industry

with several big daddies collapsing, resilient Indian banks

have improved their brand value rapidly.” There are 20 In-

dian banks in the Brand Finance Global Banking 500- an

annual international ranking by UK-based Brand Finance

Plc, this year.

Over years SBI has strengthened its presence by acquiring smaller banks and merging its sub-

sidiaries with the parent company. And it has resulted in SBI becoming the largest player in In-

dia. Along with the size advantage, ability to post profits is one of the qualifying criteria for

gaining acceptance and brand recall in the Banking business. SBI has succeeded to make profits

to the tune of $ 2-3 million every year for past 3 years. Its strategy for making profits has been

to employ more agents in the economic slump. It is a wise decision to employ human aid to sell

out savings account as people are not ready to trust anybody with their money- but rather keep

it in their locker‟s where there‟s no increase in its value but there is no uncertainty either. Thus

it needed human efforts to convince back the customers into confidence and hopefulness. Its

business was brought by agents to bank ratio of 60:40. But now that the storm has passed, and

the brand value and consumer confidence are at its high, it is trying to bring the ratio to 50:50.

The strategy has worked in SBI‟s favour till now, and now the brand value of SBI stands at

$5.67 billion that bags it 171st position in the Global brand value rankings.

Apart from strong finances, its promotional campaigns have also succeeded in creating an emo-

tional connects with the cautious clients. SBI claims to be “The banker to every Indian”. Its ad

that stressed the point that SBI has the maximum number of ATM‟s in India went on to win

many laurels. It was about an employee-Mohan, who loses a bet with his colleagues about the

number of SBI ATMs and thus has to be called CHIMANLAL CHARLIE as a penalty. One of

the most misunderstood things of SBI includes its logo. The logo looks like a key hole that may

have easily depicted safety and security. But rather the white figure in the middle of the blue

circle is a man, which symbolizes the customer centric approach of the bank. And for sure, SBI

has catered to the changing demands of the customers and gained acceptance, trust and brand

loyalty.

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The logo looks like a key

hole that may have easily

depicted safety and security.

But rather the white figure

in the middle of the blue

circle is a man, which sym-

bolizes the customer centric

approach of the bank.

Over years SBI has

strengthened its presence by

acquiring smaller banks and

merging its subsidiaries with

the parent company. And it

has resulted in SBI becom-

ing the largest player in

India.

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QUICK BITES- NEWS THAT CAN’T BE MISSED ! -KRITIKA SETHI

Big Shots…

Kodak files for bankruptcy, plans business overhaul .

Government to probe PwC India's sundry inflows .

Ravi Uppal leads race to replace AM Naik as MD and CEO of L&T .

Management Development Institute appoints Mukul P Gupta as director.

Glenmark Pharma appoints Sandeep Gupta as COO .

Godrej Properties appoints Pirojsha as MD, CEO .

Company Talks…

CCI seeks changes in Competition Act to deal with all M&As .

R-Infra approves merger of 5 subsidiaries, demerger of 1 business .

Cargo firms like CCI, Allcargo, Blue dart perform even amid economic slump .

Ogilvy appoints global brand management head of planning for EAME.

Dentsu India announces senior levels appointments .

NMDC Chairman N K Nanda appointed head of Australia's Legacy Iron Ore .

After UK's Optare, Ashok Leyland close to two more acquisitions .

Sidbi‟s Singhwan assumes charge at India SME Technology Services Ltd .

IDBI appoints Balkrishan Batra as whole time director.

Economy Speaks…

Key WTO members to meet at Davos next week.

Bigger outlay for core sector in budget, hints Pranab Mukherjee.

States agree to cut in central schemes, expenditure reforms.

Hope to present Cos Bill in Budget Session: Veerappa Moily

Bihar expects industrial turnaround; $50 billion investments in pipeline.

Banks seek nod to float 3 year tax-exempt FDs, infrastructure bonds up to Rs 50,000.

LIC fears for its Rs 18k crore loans to state bodies.

Financial Intelligence Unit tracks 60 big tax evaders, crackdown next.

Banks seek nod to float 3 year tax-exempt FDs, infrastructure bonds up to Rs 50,000 .

Reserve money grew 13% y/y in Jan 13 week: RBI .

The Captains of the Ships…

Chief Minister of Gujarat-Narendra Modi

Army Chief– V.K. Singh

External Affairs Minister- S.M .Krishna

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FOCUS OF THE WEEK–MICROFINANCE: THE MYTH BEHIND THE REALITY - ATREYEE SENGUPTA

Tail Risk-A form of portfolio risk that arises when the possibility that an investment will move more than three standard

deviations from the mean is greater than what is shown by a normal distribution. When a portfolio of investments is put to-

gether, it is assumed that the distribution of returns will follow a normal pattern.

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The commencement was a boon but the implementation a bane. With suicidal cases on a rise in the rural

scenario one has no option but to blame the crazy little word called „policy‟ which can frame and take

up the shape of either a politician‟s delicious platter or a poor man‟s hunger. But supposedly one such

policy was formulated to free this hungry man from all its miseries - „Microfinance‟. A tool best de-

scribed to be working on the methodology of JLG (joint Liability Group) adopted from the Grameen

model that originated in Bangladesh. What intrigues me is the fact that how microfinance a tool of so-

cial development could become a subject of clever marketing? Well it all initiated from an Ordinance

passed by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh the motherland of MFI‟s around 2-3 months back.

Indian run MFI‟s then were doing a fine job by balancing between its commercial successes as well as

serving its low net worth borrowers and small businessmen. But an unexpected twist arrived when these

„orphaned‟ MFI‟s were blamed of „coercive practices, lack of transparency and exorbitant interest

rates‟. Here comes the time for a perfect reality check. It all started with the Government programs like

the SHG (Self Help Groups) and NABARD which had fair intention of adequately serving the poor but

then unfortunately lacked the sustainability and a good business model. Hence to catch hold of the so-

called „wealth generating bottom pyramid‟ came the adventurous MFI‟s with its highly planned and ag-

gressive growth strategies. The wise combination by the MFI‟s of door-step service, frequent small

value repayments, easy credit and group guarantee

attracted the so called unlettered the more. However

one still cannot deny that MFI‟s interests are indeed

higher. Well there is a fair justification behind.

There are basically three costs for them to cover in

order to give a better service. The first two - the cost

of lending and the cost of defaults which are directly

proportional to the amount lent, e.g. an MFI is sup-

posed to incur around a loss of 11$ for lending 100$

because both the costs add up to that hence an inter-

est rate of 11% is supposed to take care of it. The

third cost is the transactional costs which is not di-

rectly proportional but tends to remain same irrespective of the money lent. Sometimes MFI‟s do not

follow an aggressive approach of keeping their cost consistent as a result of which the burden shifts to

their low net worth borrowers. However these interest rates are much lower than what is sucked by the

other village money lenders and informal sources. But even media along with the State has chosen the

„brighter side‟ i.e. by targeting MFI‟s as profit oriented socially exploitative menace for the society.

Well is it only me who is seeing these financial institutions in a different light i.e. those who by making

a stock market debut are actually taking the plunge of adopting expansionary measures for reaching out

to millions of needy clients. Are they left with any other option considering the fact that they are not

allowed to take deposits from their clients. But still the pivotal authorities spread their hands in despair,

debate and complain that the MFI‟s clients are in a debt trap. If there are no channels to save how one is

expected to earn a better livelihood? It‟s high time that the authorities come together to formulate a pol-

icy in unison. Let the blame game be discontinued so that our economy gets known for a stronger and

transparent system. As a citizen of this country let not my right of envisioning this not so distant reality

be cursed by a political perpetrator…. Amen!

The wise combination by the

MFI’s of door-step ser-

vice, frequent small value

repayments, easy credit and

group guarantee attracted

the so called unlettered the

more. However one still

cannot deny that MFI’s

interests are indeed higher.

The first two - the cost of

lending and the cost of de-

faults which are directly

proportional to the amount

lent, e.g. an MFI is sup-

posed to incur around a loss

of 11$ for lending 100$

because both the costs add

up to that hence an interest

rate of 11% is supposed to

take care of it.

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NEWS @ IBS– ALL HAPPENINGS IN IBS HYDERABAD! - RASHMI KUMARI

After a series of NCP case studies whole IBS geared up for the Lohri celebrations

which started Friday evening. Here is a quick glance of the happenings at the

campus.

LOHRI & PONGAL CELEBRATIONS

Lohri/pongal an extremely popular agricultural winter festival celebrated by

the Punjabis and Tamil was celebrated with great vigour in the campus. The three

day celebration i.e. 13th -15th Jan began with thrilling performances. Starting with

traditional Andhra dance to Punjabis bhangra and gidda along with a short play

made the festive occasion all the more spectacular. Following this a procession

was taken from Mess 1 to Taj garden where Lohri bonfire took place and then the

„dhol‟ night which rejuvenated the students. The next day kite flying competition

was organised and finally puja on 15th Jan. The festival ended with a Rangoli com-

petition on Sunday evening.

MACON-GUEST LECTURE

Macon- The E-cell of IBS Hyderabad organised a Guest lecture by the CEO of red

bus Mr. Phanindra Sama. He discussed with students how B-plan of red bus was

conceptualised, problems faced and how he went ahead in making it successful.

INFINITY STUDIOS-LAKSHYA

On viewer‟s demand and to celebrate Hrithik Roshan‟s birthday infinity studio

showcased one of his all time movie “Lakshya” on 15th Jan which was enjoyed by

the IBS students a lot

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MARKET WATCH - SWATI VERMA

The New Year seems to have started on a good note for India Inc. after the long and

tumultuous scenario it went through the last year with inflation easing and industrial

output recording an upward swing, though The Sensex fell to close at 16,154.62.

The Nifty ended at 4,866.00, down close to 30 points. Food prices fell for the second

consecutive week (ending December 31st) as food inflation remained in the negative

zone at -2.9%. In the previous week, food inflation stood at -3.36%. This is a sharp

contrast to the above 19% levels seen in the corresponding week of 2010. Further,

with a recovery in manufacturing output, industrial production (IIP) grew by 5.9% in

November, 2011. Output of the manufacturing sector, constituting over 75% of the

index, went up by 6.6% in November, compared to a growth of 6.5% November 2010. Power generation grew by 14.6%

in compared to 4.6% previously. Production of consumer goods increased 13.1%, as against a benign growth of 0.7% in

November 2010. Better IIP numbers and rate cuts going forward may cut the negative sentiment in the country.

The concluding week saw an all round positive performance from all the sectors except for IT. While Realty was up

13.1% during the week, Metals' pack was up 9.8%.power and capital goods stocks too registered healthy gains and were

up by 8.6% and 8.5% respectively. The Rupee is expected to strengthen in the near future and hence, IT stocks could wit-

ness an upsurge. Also, the Banking Sector seems to have been taking a hit as it‟s NPAs (Non Performing Assets) have

increased by 100% especially in the Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors ; so one could expect a downfall in these sec-

tors in the future.

Movers and Shakers of the week

Industry major, Infosys recently released its third quarter results for the financial year 2011-2012 (3QFY12). The com-

pany reported a 14.8% quarter on quarter (QoQ) growth in its total revenues. It hinted on a slowdown in the IT industry

on account of troubles in the Euro zone as well as slower growth in developed markets. National Thermal Power Corpo-

ration (NTPC) is planning to enter into power distribution business across the country. It had earlier proposed to set up

distribution networks in Kanpur, Patna and Mangalore among others. Taro Pharmaceuticals is evaluating an offer by Sun

Pharma over complete buyout. Presently Sun Pharma owns 66% in Taro. Sun Pharma had made an offer in October last

year announcing a cash offer of US$ 24.5 per share for the remaining stake. The consumers of coal have strongly op-

posed the new pricing system by Coal India. The new pricing system seems to be increasing the cost of coal drastically

for everyone.

SURGES %Change DOWNFALLS %Change

LANCO INFRATECH 40.9% INFOSYS LTD 8.7%

KSK ENERGY VEN- 34.8% TCS LTD 7.2%

JAI CORP 34.5% REI AGRO 6.3%

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Sensex - 16,165.09 16,175.86 16,037.51 16,154.62

Nifty - 4,849.55 4,860.95 4,831.25 4,866.00

DJIA 12,392.69 12,462.47 12,449.45 12,471.02 12,422.06

HangSeng 18,865.72 19,004.28 19,151.94 19,095.38 19,204.42

FTSE100 5,612.26 5,696.70 5,670.82 5,662.42 5,636.64

Gold ($/oz.) 1616.00 1636.20 1643.00 1640.50 1639.70

Crude($/bl) 112.51 112.98 112.90 112.93 -

INR v/s USD 52.98 53.31 52.78 52.45 52.39

INR v/s EURO

67.33 67.84 67.45 66.79 66.81

YUPPIE-A term denoting the market segment of young urban professionals. A yuppie is often characterized by youth, afflu-

ence and business success. Coined in the 1980s, the term yuppie was used as a derogatory title for young business people who were

considered arrogant, undeservedly wealthy and obnoxious. Yuppies were often associated with wearing high fashion clothing, driv-

ing BMWs and gloating about their successes. The term has become less of a stereotype and now promotes the image of an affluent

professional.

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