Archive for July 30th, 2008

Arcor: Sweet Expansion

Maybe Sr. Pagani can put India on his itinerary next time. There’s profit in catering to the sweet tooth of Indians. Indian sweets like gulab jamuns go waaaaaaaaaaay beyond any sweetness index conceived.Latin Business Chronicle Argentina is well known for its beef but less so for its candy. Yet it is home to one of [...]


Algae Based Biofuels in Plain English: Why it Matters, How it Works

Triple Pundit You’ve probably heard the term tossed around, and have maybe even said it in a sentence or two yourself. But have you ever really understood what it means, what the implications are, and on a basic level, how it works and if it has even the slightest chance to be a viable large [...]


Taj Hotels forays into high-end business globally

It’s only a matter of time before they run hotels in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Mexico City.Business Standard The Taj Group of Hotels, owned by the Tata Group, is foraying into high-end business and luxury segments globally. “Spas have EBITDA margins as high as 30 per cent, making them highly lucrative,’’ Amol Rao, a [...]


Indian biotech firms aid global players in drug discovery

Business Standard Indian biotechnology firms are steadily moving up the value chain by offering research and development (R&D) services for global pharma companies to aid drug discovery and manufacture. Companies are offering services in drug discovery and validation based on pathway analysis (that is, analysis of how toxic or radioactive substances reach humans), genomics (study [...]


Volcker’s best apprentice

Asia Times Online Brazil, … Foreign debt has halved as a percentage of GDP since 2002, while the government’s finances are in only modest deficit. Foreign investment is encouraged and its rights protected. Most impressive, while inflation is around 6%, because of high commodity prices, the benchmark Selic interest rate has just been raised to [...]


Brasilia seeks Indian firms to produce generic meds in Brazil

Therapeutics Daily Brazil’s health minister said here Tuesday that the South American country is seeking out Indian companies that will produce cheaper generic versions of prescription drugs in Brazil. In an interview with Efe, Jose Gomes Temporao said that one of the objectives of his government is to ease Brazil’s dependence on the importation of [...]