The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 15, 2003

Cancun draft ignores concerns: Jaitley
`Extremely insensitive to people living in poverty'
THE developing countries in general and India in particular reacted strongly to the Draft Cancun Ministerial Text as it has bypassed their concerns on a range of issues like agriculture and Singapore issues such as investment and competition and ... More

Raw deal on farm subsidies: Lamy
CANCUN: Even as the developing countries expressed their serious reservations over the revised draft, the EU Trade Commissioner, Mr Pascal Lamy, and the Agriculture Commissioner, Dr Franz Fischler, said that they were getting a rough deal ... More

`Agreement vital to boost world economy'
THE Chairperson and Mexican Foreign Minister, Mr Luis Ernesto Derbez, said that he was very concerned as to whether members are willing to work together to reach a consensus, after hearing the viewpoints of various trade ministers on the draft ... More

M&M to rev up Scorpio production
IN a bid to reduce the waiting period for its popular utility vehicle Scorpio, Mahindra & Mahindra is planning to increase the production capacity of the vehicle. According to Mr Akhilesh Kumar, General Manager - Sales and Marketing, ... More

No intention to have Pak-centric policies: Sinha
INDIA has said that it was willing to strive for the dismantling of all Pakistani-specific restrictions, if any, which are being perceived as non-tariff barriers. At the same time, it hoped that Pakistan would sooner rather than later give ... More

Brewers bet on women guzzlers to fuel growth
"There has certainly been a significant change in attitude towards beer, particularly among women, who seem to be drinking more mild beer." More

Cola press ad spends in Aug at new high
The higher print spends are clearly an indication of the damage control exercise that the cola majors put in place quickly, a media expert said. More

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