Role of Media on Society Essay

JANUARY 2012

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Contents
Twelfth L. K. Jha Memorial Lecture
Welcome Remarks
by Duvvuri Subbarao

1

Gross Financial Flows, Global Imbalances, and Crises
by Maurice Obstfeld

5

Speeches
Challenges to the Accounting Profession: Some Reflections
by Duvvuri Subbarao

15

Microenterprise Development: Path to Creating
MNCs of Tomorrow
by K. C. Chakrabarty

21

Ten Commandments for a Successful Banking Career
by K. C. Chakrabarty

27

Empowering MSMEs for Financial Inclusion and
Growth – Issues and Strategies
by K. C. Chakrabarty

33

An Assessment of Recent Macroeconomic Developments
by Subir Gokarn

41

Food Inflation: This Time it’s Different
by Subir Gokarn

47

Legislative Reforms – Strengthening Banking Sector
by Anand Sinha

59

Financial Reporting in the context of Financial Stability:
A Regulator’s View on Some Accounting Issues
by Anand Sinha

67

Short-Term Co-operative Credit Structure and
Financial Inclusion
by V. K. Sharma

73

Economic and Financial Developments in
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
by Deepak Mohanty

77

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