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India to recover fastest among global economies

CB Bhave, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in his address and conversation with CNBC-TV18's Managing Editor, Udayan Mukherjee, at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said that India is closely linked to the world economy and the global credit markets, especially via trade but feels India would be amongst the fastest in the world to recover. "Every crisis is an opportunity. We have learnt a lot during the month of October. We should use this opportunity to improve our system. When the chips are down, we must build for the future, and not just be unhappy that the chips are down, because this country will recover most probably amongst the fastest in the world. We will feel the effect of what is going on in the world but we will be amongst the first few that recover. When we do recover, our weight in the world will be more than what it was before the crisis." Bhave is uncertain as to when the markets will bottom out and he advises people not to

Aditya Birla Nuvo forays into apparel retail business with Rs 400 crore

Aditya Birla Nuvo plans to invest Rs 400 crore to open 80 Peter England People stores, spread across 10,000 -12,000 sq ft, in next five years. It would launch the brand in Bangalore by June this year and later in cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata by end of 2008. The market for apparel segment for organized players is estimated at Rs 4,900 crore and is expected to grow to Rs 1,30,000 crore in the next five years. The company expects to collect Rs 4,500 crore ($1.5 billion) revenue from the apparel retail business in next five years. Madura Garments, the apparel retail business of the group, is looking to emerge as one of the top three retailers in the country in five years. Madura has 250 flagship stores for brands such as Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England. Last year, the company had posted revenue of Rs 1,025 crore. Aditya Birla Retail currently operates 550 super markets and two large format stores under the More brand. The company is slated to