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March 13, 2008 | Bangalore and the Challenge of Inclusive Growth

Hans F. Bellstedt: As a modern and economically booming city, Bangalore stands for the upside of globalization and offers a possible foretaste of what India will be like in the future. Yet Bangalore’s success story is still an exception in a country that suffers from deep-set structural problems.

May 5, 2008 | Challenge and Opportunity for India's Agriculture

India’s agricultural sector remains nearly stagnant at a time when global food production faces five major challenges: population growth, changing consumption habits in emerging markets, declining agricultural production capacity, climate change, and increased demand for biofuels. ++ India should increase competitiveness by improving technologies and education in agricultural studies,

March 11, 2008 | Global Capital Markets: The USA Stands its Ground

The world financial
markets’ present bout of turbulences should not hide the long-term and often brighter
trends:

Despite
occasional crises, global financial assets have expanded continuously over the
last decades. In 2006 alone, global assets increased by 17% to 167 trillion
USD.
The
growing importance of emerging countries’ financial markets and their
increasing integration in