The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 20, 2002

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Enron & accounting issues: Yawning GAAP
THE Enron Corp imbroglio holds many lessons for Indian accounting professionals most of whom are working in a country which fancies itself as a software sweatshop and, therefore, have to deal frequently with tricky revenue recognition ... More

Forex reserves rise $628 m to $48.927 b
THE country's forex reserves have registered a sharp rise of $ 628 million to $ 48.927 billion for the week ended January 11, 2002 as compared to $ 48.299 billion in the previous week. According to the weekly statistical reserves (WSS) of RBI, ... More

AIG, BNP in race to partner SBI MF
BNP Paribas and AIG are in the race to partner SBI MF Ltd., the SBI Chairman, Mr Janaki Ballabh, has said. "Due diligence is happening and we are in talks with both of them...none has emerged as a front-runner...no decision has been taken as ... More

Infosys to tighten belt
THE gold rush at Infosys Technologies, perhaps India's most sought after employer in recent times, seems to be over with the company now all set to tighten its belts in response to the slowdown in the IT sector . Come April and Infosyians, ... More

Group on bank accounting norms compliance
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a 14-member working group to identify and eliminate the gaps in compliance with the accounting standards by banks. The setting up of the goup is in line with the announcement made by Dr Bimal ... More

Norsk to sell Utkal stake to Indal-Alcan
THE Oslo-based Norsk Hydro has agreed to sell its entire 45 per cent equity stake in Utkal Alumina International Ltd (UAIL) to other existing promoters of UAIL, namely Indian Aluminium Company Ltd (Indal) and Alcan Aluminium Company (Alcan) of ... More

Catch me if you can... somebody
CAN your Internet service provider (ISPs) save you from a virus attack? After all, if you run anti-virus software on your PC, an ISP doing it at its central server saves trouble for thousands of subscribers at one stroke. Right? Sure. Maybe. ... More

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