The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 27, 2002

Private players set to enter domestic money transfer
THE Government has decided to open up domestic money transfer business to private players, both domestic and foreign, thereby putting an end to the monopoly enjoyed by the three-lakh strong post office network for the money order service. For ... More

Bharti launches NLD operations
BHARTI Telesonic Ltd, the national long-distance (NLD) arm of the Bharti group, commenced its operations, as scheduled on Republic Day, to be the first private sector operators in this field, attempting to give the incumbent Bharat Sanchar Nigam ... More

ICICI Bank shareholders okay merger
THE shareholders of ICICI Bank Ltd have approved the scheme for amalgamation of the bank with ICICI Ltd, ICICI Capital Services Ltd and ICICI Personal Financial Services Ltd. The scheme was approved "by an overwhelming majority" with 99 per ... More

Forex reserves cross $49 b
THE country's forex reserves increased by $298 million to $49.225 billion as on January 18, 2002. Authorised forex dealers attributed the rise in reserves to inflow of export earnings, NRI and FII remittances. If the trend continues, the ... More

R-Day: Nothing to celebrate for the quake-hit
THE Republic Day of 2002 may well have been their last chance to keep the outside world interested in their sorry plight. No wonder then that the stakes were high for the first anniversary of the Quake of 2001. Ultimately, as the day panned out ... More

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