The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 25, 2002

High-cost German loan restructured
THE Government has managed to restructure one of its relatively high cost external loans from the German agenfcy, KfW, signalling savings on the interest cost. The DM-loan aggregating close to $100 million has been restructured by the agency at ... More

POLICY

Divestment condition waiver -- Coke gets thumbs down again
THE Government has again rejected the application of Coca-Cola seeking a waiver from the mandatory condition of disinvesting 49 per cent of stake in the company's Indian bottling operations to domestic public shareholders. This is the second ... More

Revenue Dept exploring options for intelligence cell
The Committee of Secretaries on National Security has authorised the Revenue Department to recommend the organisational structure for the Financial Intelligence Unit — including whether or not to establish a separate agency — and formulat e the terms of reference. More

Reliance, 3 others allowed to sell petrol, diesel
THE Government has granted approval to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Numaligarh Refineries Ltd (NRL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Essar Oil Ltd (EOL) for marketing petrol and diesel. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the ... More

51 items off SSI list
THE Government has de-reserved 51 items including toothpaste, clocks and watches and hosiery items from the small-scale industry (SSI) list. The official notification issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion de-reserving 51 ... More

POLITICS

Speedy compensation for Gujarat riot survivors urged
UNDERLYING the Gujarat violence, there is a well-planned attempt to break the economic spine of the minority community in Gujarat. Stating this here on Friday, Ms Brinda Karat, All-India General Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's ... More

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