The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 14, 2003

Global economy: Where from here
In the weeks that follow we would see a further fall in crude prices. The sluggish global economy would also reduce the demand of crude. The softness in the equity markets is a cause of worry. The world is now at the crossroads and where it is headin g from here would only be known in some time. More

FOREX

Banks shed dollars at RBI's expense
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may be flush with dollars, with its total foreign exchange assets (including gold) amounting to roughly $75 billion as on April 4, with over $20 billion being added during 2002-03 alone. But the same cannot be said ... More

HOUSING FINANCE

LIC's `Phone In' programme

HUMAN RESOURCES

Syndicate Bank staff oppose promotions
IN a number of cases, the staff of public sector undertakings have resorted to agitations demanding wage hike and promotions. But rarely does one get to see trade unions mobilising the staff against the management, opposing the promotions ... More

PRIVATE BANKS

It's business as usual, says ICICI Bank
IN a further effort to calm customer fears over its financial health, ICICI Bank said an assessment of transactions conducted at its branches and ATMs in Gujarat and across the country on Sunday, had revealed that ``at any given point in time, ... More

To `run' or not to `run'
THERE is an old story of how when, in a sleepy village which had no mobiles, TVs and so on, Ramu's wife gave birth to a baby girl, the ayah shouted the news from inside the small house and Ramu's in-laws heard that, and then the news ... More

GOVT BONDS

G-Sec buyback threshold rate seen at 10 pc
BOND markets continued their rally for the second week of the new financial year powered by current account inflows. The ten-year yield to maturity as a result dropped last week to 5.89 per cent, down 10 basis points (0.1 per cent) from the ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Bank staff plan strike on May 21
STRONGLY opposing the latest moves of the Government through Budget proposals to privatise the public sector banks (PSBs) and allow foreign direct investment to the tune of 74 per cent into Indian banking system, the All-India Bank Employees ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

Prudential Bank depositors' plea
HUNDREDS of depositors of the scam-tainted Prudential Bank, one of the city-based urban co-operative banks, met on Sunday to take stock of developments and evolve measures to pressure the authorities for early repayment of their deposits. They ... More

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