| Africa: The next gold rush? |
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Africa is witnessing geo political changes never before experienced by the continent in history. From being a sort of raw-material supplier to the world, Africa is turning into a consumer demanding goods and services. It is a huge potential market of over a billion people, with latent demand that is expected to show over the coming years. Companies from India are uniquely positioned to benefit from this huge market. |
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| Why politics deserves greater mindshare of CI in India |
| – by Varsha Chitale |
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Politics affects business in very real ways, and this is becoming increasingly apparent in India. The Indian IT software industry grew “despite the government”. This, in part, has led to the segregation of politics and business into separate compartments in our minds. If CI wants to be truly “actionable”, it needs to incorporate politics and its impact on government policy and regulation more directly. |
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| Urban Indians’ financial planning flawed |
| – by Arun Jethmalani |
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Even as we appear to be increasingly aware of the need for financial planning, our awareness or knowledge of fundamental financial needs is limited. Given the recent volatility in financial markets, this is quite surprising – and points to a fundamental lacuna in how we Indians think about investments. It’s time to educate ourselves. And our children. This knowledge might well turn out to be more useful than how to crack an engineering entrance exam! |
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White Paper: Competitive Intelligence Needs-Assessment: Asking the right questions |
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CI webinar: Best Practices for Successful CI partnerships |
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Market intelligence on the environmental impact of a chemical |
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Customer intelligence survey for librarians |
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Tourism property benchmarking in the European luxury property market |
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Partner selection in the IT services sector |
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Benchmarking study of the German insurance industry |
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Evaluation of acquiring a medical transcription service provider |
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Economic Times: Young Indians want to spend on clothes, gizmos but not financial advice |
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Financial Express: Survey: Poor governance in Indian cos |
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Outsource Magazine: Legal Process Outsourcing: has it reached a tipping point? |
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Business Line: Invest differently, woman |
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