Mobile Phone Is Best Way to Provide Bank Access: Andy Mukherjee Banking regulators still don't get it: The best candidate for making access to finance truly universal in a developing country is the mobile phone.

India's Futures Ban Is No Answer to Inflation: Andy Mukherjee The Indian government has shown just how inept, illiberal and devoid of all logic its strategy to combat inflation really is.

Indonesia's Legal Snags Stymie Islamic Finance: Andy Mukherjee With 200 million Muslims, more than in any other country, Indonesia is still struggling to make a success of Islamic finance, which it could use to raise money for much-needed roads, ports and power stations.

India's Space Program May Help Fix Land Market: Andy Mukherjee A rocket head being carried on the backseat of a bicycle.

MIT Economist Cracks Big Puzzle of China's Rise: Andy Mukherjee One of the enduring mysteries of our times is how China has created capitalism out of thin air.

Buffett's Gum, Revenge of Unloved, Yuan in Hong Kong: Timshel The prudent way to profit from bubbles may be to buy a bubble-gum maker.

NFL Cheerleaders, $1 Million Pay Shake Cricket: Andy Mukherjee If you think ``getting Bangalored'' is still a metaphor for the loss of Western computer-software and network-maintenance jobs to cheaper workers in India, then you aren't following the Washington Redskins cheerleaders.

China Shouldn't Get Fooled by Soybean Futures: Andy Mukherjee One of the key planks in China's strategy to deal with food inflation is to boost the supply of hogs and contain the runaway increase in pork prices.

Caste Will Split India's Voters, Thwart Change: Andy Mukherjee ``I have no choice.''

If World Skips Recession, Yuan Must Be Revalued: Andy Mukherjee Now that Singapore has done it, the big question for the global investment community is whether China will follow suit.