Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, October 06, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, October 06, 2002 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY INVESTMENTS Evaluation of mutual fund costs — Sifting through expense ratios A FUND'S track record may be the single most important factor that an investor checks before opting for a mutual fund product. But it is becoming increasingly important for investors to take note of other parameters too, while deciding between ... More
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Barriers to growth have to go: PMTHE full meeting of the Planning Commission today approved the draft Tenth Five-year Plan (2002-07) document, with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, declaring that the country could ill-afford to ignore its objective of achieving a ... More
Bank credit up Rs 3,491 cr ENVIRONMENT US drive to cut greenhouse gases THE US would like to collaborate with developing countries like India in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and increase the use of energy-efficient technologies. This was stated by Dr Harlan Watson, the US Government's senior climate ... More EXCISE AND CUSTOMS 
`Customs procedures to be simplified soon'IMPORTERS of liquid bulk cargoes such as petroleum products, vegetable oils and chemicals can expect the "ullage'' problem to be sorted out soon by the Government, Mumbai's Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mr S.K. Bhardwaj, announced. He was ... More FOREIGN TRADE `India, lucrative partner for Poland' CALLING for greater trade co-operation between India and Poland, the Ambassador of Republic of Poland to India, Dr Krzysztop Majka, said here today that for India, Poland could serve as a gateway for goods and services to the vast economic zones ... More PERSONAL PRODUCTS FMCG cos in Jan-June 2002 — Go through the wringer THE first six months of 2002 have done much to demolish the myth that the FMCG business is a defensive business largely unaffected by economic cycles. The aggregated financials of ten major FMCG companies for the six months ended June 2002 ... More RADIO/TV TV content providers looking South LOOK South seems to be the motto of the television software companies. Listed companies such as Sri Adhikari Brothers (SAB) and Creative Eye are banking on the southern television channels. SAB has started producing serials for the channels ... More HCV/LCV/TRACTORS Tractors: On a dry run IT HAS been a barren fourth year in a row for the tractor industry. With neither the farmer — whose income has been badly hit by the poor monsoons — nor the government making purchases, tractor manufacturers are ploughing lonely ... More
Power drive
`Lower farm income has hit sales' — Mr Rakesh Chopra, Business Head, Agri-machinery Group, Escorts Ltd.
Punjab Tractors disinvestment
Track record WATCHES & ACCESSORIES `It is the mid-segment to watch' — Mr Kapil Kapoor, MD, Timex Watches Timex Watches, a multinational watch company, is slowly gaining ground in the Indian market, which is dominated by Titan with a 50 per cent share. Timex's market share has gone up from 18 per cent to 22 per cent. With a plethora of imported ... More DISINVESTMENT 
Fernandes keeps the sell-off pot boilingTHE Government machinery on Saturday kept those keen on knowing the outcome of the "disinvestment controversy" guessing and confused, with the Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, stating that media reports about a possible breakthrough in the ... More
Privatisation: Why not a public offer? LABOUR REFORMS `Labour panel report not industry-friendly' THE recommendations of the second National Commission of Labour are not likely to bring about significant improvement in productivity and performance of the Indian industry, Mr R.K. Somany, President, Assocham has said. Addressing the 145th ... More INCOME TAX When a gift is void WHEN is gift void? A gift which parties agree shall be revocable partly or wholly at the mere will of the donor is void. A gift, once made, cannot be revoked. A gift may also be revoked in any of the cases (save want or failure of ... More
Valuing a loan perquisite
Perquisites/Rebates — Making use of reliefs EXPORTS & IMPORTS US port shutdown may spell trouble for exporters INDIAN exporters, particularly in the garment sector, are likely to be hit severely in the coming days following the shutdown of ports on the west coast of the US. The closure is also likely to affect the repositioning of containers into India, ... More STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS Diamond certification launch soon TO the domestic diamond industry the standard quality criterion is determined through the four Cs— carat, colour, clarity and cut. Now another C is being added to this criterion, certification. Diamond certification, a mandatory ... More INVESTOR PROTECTION Investor protection fund panel recast THE Central Government has altered the constitution of the 13-member committee that was set up in December 2001 to administer the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IE&PF). The IE&PF, whose corpus size is reckoned to be around Rs 700 ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Sep. 29-Oct. 5 Govt to maintain reform momentum, says Jaswant Diesel, petrol prices may be hiked again Trust these women to disprove debt trap fears Texprocil gearing for post-quota regime — Mr T. Kannan, Chairman Sub-standard seafood units must go — MPEDA Chairman warns of suspension Low FDI reflects investment trend: Experts TV software cos mushroom; but is there space for all? Naik hints at excise relief to cushion fuel price hike Exports up 13.4% in April-August Now, game show on radio Korean tech to manage plastic pollution Film financing: Are banks missing an opportunity? Bid to rekindle interest in maths Minister warns cement units against cost manipulation Neighbourhood medicare model from Anyuta 2002 termed all-India drought year Affordable insurance cover against cancer Plan panel to take up draft document today — Jobs, asset creation for the weak on cards |
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