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Editorial
Road to elections
Even though the demand for construction equipment for the road sector has been sluggish in 2012, there still exists tremendous potential for the construction equipment industry, given the infrastructure deficit in the country. However, unfortunately, the government has little fiscal headspace and thus, is unable to stimulate growth by undertaking investment in the infrastructure sector.
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WINDS OF CHANGE
Surely and steadily, the winds of change are sweeping across the globe.Maybe, more than the re-election of Barak Obama, it is the change in the Chinese leadership and its economic target of doubling GDP per capita growth for both rural and urban centres, that is expected to have greater implications on the global economy.
Editorial
Winds of change
Surely and steadily, the winds of change are sweeping across the globe? Maybe, more than the re-election of Barak Obama, it is the change in the Chinese leadership and its economic target of doubling GDP per capita growth for both rural and urban centres, that is expected to have greater implications on the global economy.
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Waiting for action
The infrastructure segment and sales figures for construction equipment have witnessed a major slowdown in 2012. On a calendar year basis, the market has dipped by 10-15 per cent, primarily on account of slowdown in allocation of new contracts, various statutory clearances on execution side, funds flow, governance and environmental issues in mining segment and real estate slowdown.
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The crack of dawn
The India Construction Festival, held in Delhi from 12-15 September, organised by ASAPP Media Information Group ( publishers of Equipment India) served to restore some of the lost faith and confidence in the infrastructure industry
Editorial
The show must go on...
The latest research report by CRISIL on private sector capex is a clear indication of the extent to which growth has been stalled by policy inaction and lack of speedy clearances of projects.
Editorial
Power: Switch it on!
Here?s an excerpt of a management tale: Two marketing executives were sent separately to Africa to study the potential for the market for shoes.
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Who's afraid of China?
A few months ago, the talk of the town was the acquisition of Putzmeister by Sany Heavy Industry, a move that was made amidst much secrecy.
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Ready....Camera....Action
That is what the whole nation is waiting for; waiting for the call to action, because the thriller is fast losing the plot. Here the case in point is the construction industry and related segments, including the construction equipment sector.
Editorial
Higher dosage needed, Doctor!
The recent reduction of repo and reverse repo rates by 50 basis points each (from 8.5 to 8 per cent) for repo rate and from 7.5 to 7 per cent for reverse repo rate) is seen as a welcome development as this initiative may spark off fresh investments,
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