December 2007
Makers of generic and branded drugs alike stand to gain by developing the country's fledgling market.
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October 2007
Sheila Dikshit discusses the challenge of urban development in India.
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July 2007
The opportunities for improvement are huge, but market forces alone won’t realize them.
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May 2007
While Asia booms, Latin American economies sputter. To drive significant growth, they should overhaul their policies for the service sector.
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March 2007
To encourage the private sector, governments must learn how to regulate the health care industry appropriately.
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March 2007
Islamic banking remains a niche business, often with relatively few options and poor service for customers. Better regulation could make it more competitive and successful.
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February 2007
A global study of the size and cost of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions yields important insights for businesses and policy makers.
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February 2007
For GCC states, liberalizing the labor market and developing the local workforce are the keys to moving beyond a reliance on foreign workers.
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February 2007
Demand for energy is set to grow rapidly during the next 15 years—unless governments, businesses, and consumers take advantage of the many substantial, economically viable, and technologically proven opportunities to boost energy productivity.
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February 2007
A health care system's fundamental problems can be addressed if the decision makers recognize the interlocking nature of its elements.
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July 2006
If governments are to be prepared for a potential avian-flu pandemic, they must bring pharmaceutical companies and health organizations into the strategic-planning process.
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June 2006
A more efficient financial system could have a profound and far-reaching impact on China's economy.
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November 2005
Companies have everything to gain from linking them.
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September 2005
Its underdevelopment is hindering the country's economic growth.
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September 2005
Demand is outstripping supply. Will the country find the reserves it needs to fuel its growth engine?
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July 2005
Strong leadership is an essential ingredient.
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May 2005
Unfortunately, regulation often has a negative effect. What can governments do to get it right?
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May 2005
Cooperation among the region's countries will help guarantee a steady supply of oil and natural gas.
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February 2005
How can middle-income countries like Mexico compete with China? By adding higher value.
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February 2005
Streamlining the flow of goods within an existing infrastructure often makes more sense than expanding it.
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January 2005
For even the most timid politicians, inaction will soon be more dangerous than action.
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January 2005
As in many developing nations, the gray market is strangling productivity and growth.
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November 2004
Tackling carbon exposure is more than good environmental stewardship; it could also protect a company’s share price in the near term and create a long-term competitive advantage.
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August 2004
Regulation and technology have loosened the incumbents’ grip on the ‘last mile’ in telecommunications, but weakening these companies further could make them abandon their vital investments in infrastructure.
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August 2004
The slogan ‘no growth without reform’ has never been more appropriate.
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August 2004
Massive investment is needed to avert power shortages. That calls for a sound national strategy.
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August 2004
Governments suppose that the gray market creates jobs and relieves social tensions. Academics think it will disappear of its own accord. Neither idea stands up to scrutiny.
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August 2004
The underlying causes of Germany’s low birthrate can’t be addressed easily.
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July 2004
Failing banks must overhaul their management and focus on the bottom line if they hope to get back on track.
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June 2004
The FDIC—the federal agency charged with promoting public confidence in the US banking system—is enhancing its ability to manage risk.
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May 2004
Corporate governance in Asia has improved, but implanting new forms of behavior will take time.
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May 2004
Corporate-governance codes are definitely effective—within limits.
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February 2004
The region is falling behind its rivals. Turning it into a true single market would boost its competitiveness and help restore its economic luster.
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February 2004
The accord mostly prescribes good banking practice. Banks should get off the fence and use the new rules to promote change.
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August 2003
What counts isn’t the bottom line but rather how it is calculated.
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February 2003
Power producers should pay close attention to a European Commission proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions. It could have paradoxical effects.
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November 2002
A new technology could not only restart economic growth but also help connect everyone, everywhere to the Internet—at low cost.
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December 2001
Taiwan may be the world’s second-healthiest country, but its national health insurance system is facing insolvency. If you want to cover everyone, you can’t cover everything.
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December 2001
Indian banks urgently need capital. To make sure that they get it, the government must ease up on regulation and welcome foreign investment.
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December 2001
The recovery is fading, but fundamental economic reform could help Thailand avoid Japan’s fate.
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November 2001
The Windy City should put more wind in the sails of its start-ups.
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November 2001
Significant changes in the proposed new Basel Capital Accord are needed to avoid placing unintended burdens on banks and discouraging them from embracing the sophisticated risk-management practices it was intended to promote.
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July 2001
A partnership between Volkswagen and the regional government in Wolfsburg, Germany, shows how to build an economic cluster.
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December 2000
Without a reliable yield curve based on traded government debt and a well-developed infrastructure, stunted Asian capital markets have been hobbling local businesses.
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December 2000
Financial crises like those that afflicted East Asia and Russia present governments with a herculean task of restructuring—but also with an opportunity to bring their financial systems into line with world standards.
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August 2000
Argentina has recently made great economic progress, but a McKinsey study, described in “Value in Argentina,” found that three-fourths of 22 leading Argentine companies were destroying value, mostly because of the high cost of capital and the heavy investments of the 1990s.
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June 2000
The French economy is much stronger than people think. France should aim to create jobs, not to protect them.
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May 2000
Software and IT services are already bright spots in India’s economy, but a McKinsey study concluded that reducing government red tape and modernizing the country’s telecom infrastructure would make them a lot brighter.
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May 2000
Hedge funds are commonly blamed for the recent financial crises in Asia and Russia, but banks were the real culprits
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February 1999
Although much copied, Britain’s RPI-X approach may not be the best way to drive better service and efficiency in the long run. A formula based on the use of rolling historical benchmarks could provide better incentives.
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May 1998
The best manufacturing technology did not lead to high productivity. Now is the time for deregulation. But it must embrace both manufacturing and services.
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November 1997
Despite the headlines, the Netherlands still trails other economies. But it could create one and a half million new jobs over the next decade. Six barriers stand in the way.
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May 1995
Reform of financial services long overdue. Traditional banks suffer at hands of new, less regulated rivals. Repeal the BHCA now.
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