Word: vikram
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Perhaps Citi should have slept on Dubai. A year and a half ago, Citigroup became the first U.S. bank to relocate one of its rising stars, Alberto Verme, an investment banking executive, to the booming gulf state. At the time, Citi CEO Vikram Pandit said the move was a sign that the bank was "convinced of the region's long-term and immense growth opportunities...
...self-preservation and hand-waving bravado.Pamuk’s own work evades this unpleasant end, but it’s the lucky escaped convict from the ever tighter conventions in which “third-world” novelists imprison themselves. Although some writers like Rohinton Mistry and Vikram Chandra do tackle traditional issues with a sure hand, the “South Asian novel” in general is approaching the self-caricature of modern Bollywood. In the Indian movie industry, the vibrancy of each film taken independently loses luster when held up against the genre: It?...
...that are still left are its insurance division Primerica and a home-loan business, CitiMortgage. At the time, Citi said it would like to hold on to much of its retail and corporate bank. A Citi spokesperson says that continues to be the bank's plan. In July, CEO Vikram Pandit told financial-news outlet Bloomberg that the bank is "moving extremely fast" on asset sales. He said the bank had already shrunk its assets...
...seem to be breaking. The company said on July 17 that it earned $3.4 billion in its second quarter. It was the second quarter in a row that Citi had announced a profit, after many critics said the company was done for. In a press release, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit triumphantly said, "Our financial results today reflect the incredibly dedicated efforts of all of our people around the world and their success in implementing our plan...
...agency. Sinha of the NCPCR says that the court's suggestion - though not legally binding in any way - could be a step in the right direction. "When you are talking about child Labor, no action is trivial," she says. "Every action is important because it is a step forward." Vikram Srivastava from Child Rights and You, however, feels punishing the families is "anti-poor." Because child labor is linked so closely to the economic conditions their families live in, activists say it will be difficult to reign in the practice until poverty is also tackled head...