Dear Editor,In the political history of Arunachal Pradesh, we have seen chief ministers but the recent change of guard has a deeper conspiracy beyond politics. This will have a longer bearing on the future politics in the state and country. India is a multiparty, Westminster system of democracy. The government is…
Over the past three decades, global interest in emerging markets has soared, and when the financial crisis of 2008 hit, emerging markets were largely thought to be the next engine of global growth. Insofar as they have complied with this investor aspiration over the past few decades, they have also adopted a negative aspect of…
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If homeowners can refinance their mortgage, why can’t college graduates refinance their tuition loans? Help could be on the way for college students and graduates burdened with tuition loan debt. A bill gathering support in Congress would allow students and graduates to do just that, and then-some, according to Sen. Charles…
You know the economy is slowing when insolvency, litigation and dispute work starts streaming in to law firms. That is certainly the case at Big Four law firm Rajah & Tann, whose lawyers in these areas are the busiest at the company these days. Mr Chia Kim Huat, Rajah & Tann’s regional head of corporate…
©Bloomberg Sir Philip Green The crisis at British Home Stores barely registers on the countrys high streets. Many years have passed since the shopping public thronged the department-store chains aisles and tills. But how it plays out still matters a great deal to the companys 20,000 pensioners, as well as its former owner, the retail…
New Delhi: March 15, 2016, DHNS Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday urged the Opposition to help pass bankruptcy and insolvency laws in Parliament, in absence of which, the government was unable to get a firm handle on the long pending issue of non-performing assets (NPAs), and wilful defaulters. The country needs bankruptcy and insolvency…
If you watched the last Republican presidential debate, you may have noticed the split on Social Security among the final four. Donald Trump vowed not to cut benefits. His three rivals would — by raising the retirement age, reducing payouts for wealthier people, diverting payroll taxes to private accounts or trimming cost-of-living increases. Why the…
The Zika virus is the newest threat to humanity, especially pregnant women, so they say. Big Pharma is working feverishly to create a vaccine. Chances are the vaccine will be created, highly profitable, and Big Pharma will be held harmless for injuries to those who were vaccinated. Add GM mosquitos, birth defects, Brazilian Olympics, big…
MINNEAPOLIS A growing number of companies are dangling a recruitment perk that is tailor-made for the millennial generation: debt relief. Free snacks and gym memberships dont hold the allure they once did for young people entering the working world. Buried under student loans of more than $29,000 on average, they want help. For this millennial…
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) A new online student loan repayment guide has been created by several state agencies to assist Connecticut college students with repaying loans. The offices of Attorney General, Consumer Protection, and Banking gathered information the U.S. Department of Education and Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, among others, in creating the guide with the…