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	<title>A load of crap from an idle brain &#187; economy</title>
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		<title>Iceberg Ahead</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2011/08/09/iceberg-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took a week off from work to rest, relax and recharge my batteries.  We are already into the 8th month of the year and i had yet to take a single leave this year.  Not to mention haven&#8217;t fallen sick for more than 18 odd months and (touch wood), would like that to remain that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nivea is 100, so is IBM</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2011/05/22/nivea-is-100-so-is-ibm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 12:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1911 marked the beginning of 2 brands that no one would have believed to still be around 100 years later.  Two world wars, countless recessions and booms later, they still exist. And not exist at the fringes of the industry or in nostalgia of someone&#8217;s minds.  But active leaders in their respective markets. My dad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Rupee has a symbol, finally</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/07/15/indian-rupee-has-a-symbol-finally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The jury has given its verdict: the rupee will retain its Indian character with an international flavour. The five-member panel has chosen IIT post-graduate D Udaya Kumar’s design from among five shortlisted symbols and recommended it for Cabinet approval. Kumar’s symbol (on the left) is an amalgam of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ and the Roman capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Read &#8211; Empire of Debt &#8211; William Bonner &amp; Addison Wiggin</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/07/07/just-read-empire-of-debt-william-bonner-addison-wiggin/</link>
		<comments>http://philip9876.com/2010/07/07/just-read-empire-of-debt-william-bonner-addison-wiggin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, i finished reading this book.  Have been reading it on and off for the past 6 odd months.  In the meanwhile have finished reading a few others too.  Odd, because the book is a very good read and written with lots of historical references.  For someone who loves to know the Roman, Greek, French, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India grows 8.6% in Q4 and 7.4% for 2009-10</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/06/01/india-grows-8-6-in-q4-and-7-4-for-2009-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian economy roared past estimates to post a whopping growth rate of 8.6% in the January-March quarter of 2010. The quarter&#8217;s strong showing also helped India end the fiscal year with 7.4% growth, beating the earlier estimate of 7.2%. Manufacturing led the way, with a whopping 16.3% growth in the quarter and 10.8% overall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of Rajasthan to merge with ICICI</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/05/21/bank-of-rajasthan-to-merge-with-icici/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest private bank, ICICI is set to become even bigger.  Though the price they are paying to buy out Bank of Rajasthan seems a bit too much. Bank of Rajasthan, one of the oldest private sector banks in the country, on Tuesday announced that it would merge with the largest private sector bank, ICICI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American education losing its charm?</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/04/23/american-education-losing-its-charm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost a year ago, i wrote a post, End of the American dream? The bad news continues. With the Obama administration tightening the screws against the immigrants and the financial collapse of the American economy, it seems the jobs are drying up and so is the much needed funding for the education system. “There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A trillion dollar opportunity</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/03/30/a-trillion-dollar-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next 7 years (2010 &#8211; 2017) of infrastructure investments in India would see an investment of almost a trillion dollars (approx 50 lakh crore rupees). Lots of money to be made for all the corrupt fellas as well as for the ones who want to earn legally. And the infrastructure push just for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The collapse of the Dubai bubble</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/11/29/the-collapse-of-the-dubai-bubble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was it expected?  Well, it depends on the people you are asking.  If you ask the rulers of the kingdom, then everything is and was hunky dory.  If you ask the economists and people tracking the business of Dubai, it was always sitting on a debt bubble, ever willing to burst. The tallest building, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Investments Page</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/07/30/new-investments-page/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always wanted to have a new page for my investments and its tracking.  So, this was long pending wish, fulfilled.  I have added another page to the site called &#8220;Investments&#8220;. Have tried to put up a pictorial representation of the logos of all companies invested.  Have a few things in mind which i [...]]]></description>
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