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An 'A-Star' Launch

The launch of Maruti Suzuki’s latest car, the A-Star is an important event in the history of the company. There are obvious questions being asked about the timing of the launch, whether it would have been wiser to introduce a new vehicle sometime next year when economic conditions could be better. Nonetheless it’s a bold move that is being backed by the company. The A-Star is significant to the fortunes of the Maruti Suzuki group because it’s an India centric car aimed at going global.

PICTURES: Weekly Food Expenditure by Country

For our weekend light business coverage, I managed to find these statistics relative to India. An interesting look at diversity of family food intake by country. It's amazing how different we eat based on where we live. The cost varies widely as well.

ICICI Report on the Indian Real Estate Sector - Opportunities Unleashed

“It's tangible, it's solid, it's beautiful. It's artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.” – Donald Trump.

Indian realty in superfast lane

London/Mumbai: London may top the global property rates chart, but it’s high-end Indian real estate prices that are growing the fastest in the world.

A new study — ‘Wealth Report 2007’ — by real estate consultancy Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank shows that prime real estate rates in India, along with those in Russia and China, soared 40 to 50 per cent over the last year. The British capital, in comparison, recorded a price growth of 30 per cent in the high-end segment.

US Investors bullish on Indian Real Estate

Indian Real Estate: Good Returns

International funds have reportedly invested some $2.5-billion in Indian real estate, while nearly two dozen domestic funds have raised another $3.5-billion for similar investments.

India Commercial Real Estate Analysis

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