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Three numbers should suffice to give Chinese economic policymakers a sleepless night: 65.4 million, $28.7 billion and $2.45 trillion.
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Some of Chinas oldest friends have turned against its business practices. Top German industrialists are the latest to complain directly to premier Wen Jiabao about their treatment. Their grievances may be justified, and they may secure concessions.
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The Railway Budget for 2010-11 today proposed no increase in passenger fares and freight rates while reducing the tariff by Rs 100 per wagon in transportation of foodgrains, kerosene and fertilisers to tackle the price rise.
More here: No hike in fares, freight charges in Rail Budget (Business Standard India)
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has had a remarkably busy year, even by her own standards. Since presenting her first railway budget as a minister in the United Progressive Alliance government last July, she has kept herself busy flagging off trains, especially in West Bengal.
More here: Railway infrastructure projects go off track (Business Standard India)
The Metro Museum in Delhi is at best basic. The peak hour buzz has just begun at the Patel Chowk Metro station in New Delhi. The turnstiles are busy with commuters arriving and departing.
More here: Not yet on the right track (Business Standard India)
Amid expectations of improvement in railway amenities and food served in trains, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee would present a "pro-people" budget in Parliament tomorrow.
Continue here: Mamata to present a 'pro-people' rail budget (Business Standard India)
DIVERSIFIED group YTL Corp Bhd ( 4677 ) said it still believes the high-speed bullet train linking Kuala Lumpur to neighbouring Singapore is an economically viable project and hopes the government will reconsider its implementation.
Continue here: YTL: KL-S'pore bullet train project economically viable (Business Times (Malaysia))
Residents of East Delhi will be able to enjoy the comfort of Metro trains from tomorrow as the DMRC will launch its services from the newly-constructed Yamuna Bank station.The extension of Metro Line 3 and the launch of Metro service from the newly-constructed Yamuna Bank metro station was earlier scheduled for May two, but postponed due to the elections in the national capital.
More here: East Delhi to get Metro from tomorrow (Business Standard India)
First there was the bank. Then there was microfinance. Or was it the other way round? Whatever the order, today, banks are being forced to look towards micro-credit as thick carpets of wealth are being pulled from under their feet by enterprising micro-finance institutions (MFIs).
Continue here: Sreelatha Menon: Saying yes to micro-banking (Business Standard India)
While Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi was not authorised to reveal the likely dates of the Lok Sabha polls while in London, and the Election Commission is yet to start formal consultations on the matter, his actions have got several politicians worried — once the poll dates are announced, the model code of conduct comes into operation and circumscribes their actions.
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