Minaean International Corp. (MIB.V) is a leader in innovative light-gauge steel construction technologies. The Vancouver-based company currently operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Minaean Building Structures in North America and Minaean Habitat India (PVT) Ltd. in India.

Minaean provides complete in-house design, engineering, prefabrication, supply and installation services for modular buildings which feature light-gauge steel, load-bearing wall panels and integrated flooring systems. These structures are capable of being assembled, delivered, and installed within 7 to 10 days, and have both commercial and residential uses. These strong, affordable, ecologically sustainable modular structures present a promising solution to the massive housing shortages in developing countries. Minaean’s current focus is to penetrate the massive housing market in India, where Minaean has been active since 2001. The company currently has two active production plants in India, with a third, largest plant scheduled to begin production in the first quarter of 2009.

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India is one of the hottest economies on the planet and holds tremendous profit potential for investors. No doubt in my mind. Why? India's economy is growing at a 9% rate, TEN times faster than the U.S. and only a couple of percentage points behind China. And the Indian economy is not merely outgrowing the U.S. by leaps and bounds; it's also at the very epicenter of the booming natural resource markets. There's too much happening there to cover everything in one column, but today I'll give you my top six reasons why investing in India may well prove to be a highly lucrative proposition. For starters, consider the following ... Reason #1: India has the fastest-growing population in the world, expanding at the rate of some 16 million per ...