Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, November 17, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, November 17, 2003 |
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COLUMNS OFFHAND China's labour reforms WIDE CANVAS Improper use of WTO safeguards rules The dispute between the US and eight other WTO members is an illustration of a case where a country rushes to protect its domestic manufacturers of steel products from competitive imports, in the process erroneously using WTO regulations governing th e adoption of safeguard measures vis-à-vis imports. More ON THE MOVE Train to Himalayan kingdom India will open a rail link to landlocked Nepal from the port of Kolkata. The first train will roll into Sirsiya by April next year Mountainous Nepal does not have a railway network, except a small stretch set up by the British 66 years ago for move ment of timber. More A RINGSIDE VIEW Dalal Street at crossroads Will then the Sensex remain below 5000 mark this week? The most likely scenario is that the key index may hover around 5000 points. More MUTUAL CONFIDENCE Mismatch still obvious among fund houses THE asset management industry in India was liberalised in the early 1990s and the first private-sector fund house was flagged off in 1993. The industry has come a long way since then, with the private sector accounting for a very big chunk of the ... More ADR WATCH VSNL sizzles AMID profit taking in the technology sector, the US stocks fell for the first time in three weeks after Wal-Mart Stores Inc said that the company's profits may not match its earlier forecast (casting doubt over consumer spending). As a result, ... More VISION 2020 
Cleaning versus cleanabilityIn several ways and at a comparatively small cost, it is possible to make cities cleanable, and even cleansed of crime. However, whether a city actually gets cleaned or not — the cleanabilty — depends on political will, says P. V. Ind iresan. More ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED Tommy thumb, Peter pointer and Toby tall THIS afternoon, there is a big new ad on the Cathedral Road, not far from the US Consulate, and I gaze at it for its artistic twist to a five-pronged fork. That should be ideal if you are battling with a plate of macaroni, but if you have been ... More RANDOM WALK A dying destination? LAST weekend saw the arrival of the first chartered flight of tourists from Gatwick in the UK, many of whom were more than pleasantly surprised at the effusive and elaborate welcome that greeted them on arrival at God's Own Country. Happily ... More AMERICAN PERISCOPE 
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