The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, February 27, 2005

If it's Tuesday, it must be Belgium
WITH summer vacation just round the corner, it is time again to plan for that memorable holiday with family and friends. And the unbelievably low airline fares and tempting offers from tour operators may have quite a ... More

FOREX

Forex reserves spurt $2.97 b
PROPELLED by a steady spate of dollar inflows, coupled with a revaluation in the central banks basket of currencies, the country's forex kitty surged by $2.97 billion in a single week, as per the latest RBI statistics. Total reserves shot up to ... More

NBFCS

Failure to repay depositors — MCA moves against Nagarjuna Chairman
THE Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA), through the Registrar of Companies (RoC) here, has moved the Economic Offences Court against Mr K.S. Raju, Chairman of Nagarjuna group and original promoter of Nagarjuna Finance Ltd (NFL), other directors ... More

LIFE INSURANCE

MetLife's Met Smart
MET SMART, a unit-linked plan launched by MetLife, is a plan that matures when the policyholder attains the age of 100; the plan includes both savings and insurance elements. We will take a look at some of the key ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

75% FDI in banks? Not in this Budget
IT is no accident that issues such as FDI limits in banking and construction are coming onto our radar so soon after the abolition of quotas for garments and textiles on January 1 this year. They have been on our Government's radar all along; ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS

RBI announces T-bills auction
THE RBI announced the auction of the 364-day and 91-day treasury bills under the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) to raise Rs 4,000 crore. Under the 364-day bill, the RBI plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore under the regular auction and Rs 1,000 ... More

RIGHTS ISSUES

Karnataka Bank: Invest
SHAREHOLDERS can subscribe to the rights offer of Karnataka Bank. The offer price of Rs 20 is at a substantial discount to the prevailing market price of Rs 82. Shareholders are entitled to subscribe to two shares for ... More

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