Hints and tips:
...“Electoral democracy is still very strong [in India],” says Pratap Bhanu Mehta, an academic and veteran liberal commentator. “Mr Modi is genuinely popular....
...Finally, do read the unfailingly thought-provoking Pratap Bhanu Mehta in the Indian Express on why Putinism will outlast Putin....
...Kevin Ellis holds the roles of chair and senior partner at PwC, although the firm also has a public interest board which is chaired by a non-executive....
...Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced that Kevin Sullivan has joined its corporate department as a partner in New York. He was previously a managing director at Aon....
...There is so much indirect mixing that inherently happens,” says Shaine Mehta, a GP. “If you catch the virus there are not any spare rooms to isolate....
...“However, there is clearly a commitment to bring in a major change here,” said Sanjay Mehta, a partner at law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman....
...Kevin Dowd, professor of finance and economics, Durham University I expect inflation to rise, primarily because of the recent increase in bank lending....
...Kevin Dowd, professor of finance and economics, Durham University I am not expecting any change to UK monetary policy....
...Kevin Dowd, professor of finance and economics, Durham University On balance, I expect Trump’s presidency to be mildly positive for the UK....
...Kevin Dowd, professor of finance and economics, Durham University Philip Hammond misses the key fiscal priority, which should be fiscal sustainability and measures to reduce the growth of government debt...
...Kevin Dowd, professor of finance and economics, Durham University I don’t expect much change to immigration, which has a mostly positive impact on the UK economy....
...Heal Mehta, senior European economist, Legal & General Investment Management Growth will slow a bit, from 0.5%q/q in 3Q16 to a low point to around 0.2% q/q in the first half of 2017....
...Hetal Mehta, senior European economist, Legal & General Investment Management Feel about the same as 12 months ago Although the UK economy has shown more resilience than I thought likely should the UK...
...As for Best Film Award (bafflingly given to We Need to Talk About Kevin last time round), it seems to have been handled well....
...Hetal Mehta, Legal and General: The puzzle is gradually getting solved....
...Kevin Daly, Goldman Sachs: We expect unemployment to fall to the BoE’s 7 per cent threshold in mid-2014 but that the MPC will not begin to raise interest rates until mid-2015....
...Kevin Daly, Goldman Sachs: We are broadly optimistic about the medium-term outlook....
...Kevin Daly, Goldman Sachs: The government’s deficit reduction programme has represented a steady headwind for economic growth but, as the experience of 2013 has shown, it is not an insurmountable headwind...
...Hetal Mehta, Legal and General: The UK economy is growing at a pace above its potential, and will continue to do so for the next year or so....
...“It is too early to be getting carried away,” said Hetal Mehta, an economist at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe....
...Vasant Mehta, chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, predicts another significant increase in domestic consumption in the coming year....
...“I think they will able to give healthy competition to the incumbent players,” said Rajiv Mehta, senior research analyst at India Infoline in Mumbai....
...“The patient has been stabilised and a recovery is imminent,” said Hetal Mehta, senior economic adviser to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club....
...Kevin Norrish, head of commodities research, says: “We don’t believe the current rally is sustainable....
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