The Hindu Business Line : Agenda for the week

CII:Seminar on the "Dynamics of India-Singapore Economic Cooperation" with a business delegation from Singapore; 11:00 a.m.; India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

FICCI: Two-day conference; 9th "Indian insurance industry: new avenues for growth". Will be inaugurated by the IRDA Chairman, Mr C.S. Rao; 10 a.m.; FICCI, New Delhi.

Merchants' Chamber of Commerce: Interactive session with the Union Textiles Minister, Mr Shanker Sinh Vaghela, on "Challenges before The Indian Textiles Industry in Post-Quota Era"; 5.00 p.m.; The Park Hotel, Kolkata.

Indian Statistical Institute in association with UNSIAP and CSO: The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Mr Oscar Fernandes, to inaugurate a workshop on `Sample Design for Household and Establishment Surveys'; 10.00 a.m.; ISI's premises, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata.

OCTOBER 19

CII, FICCI: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the ASEAN Secretary-General, HE Ong Keng Yong, to address the third India-ASEAN Business Summit; 10:20 a.m.; Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

CII: The Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Kapil Sibal, to address two-day Technology Summit and Technology Platform 2004; 10.00 a.m.; Hotel Grand, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.

CII: Three-day OECD global forum on international investment and the India investment; 11:30 a.m.; Hotel Intercontinental, New Delhi.

Mr Kamal Nath, Minister for Commerce & Industry, and Mr Richard Hecklinger, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD, will address the inaugural session of the Roundtable; 11:30 a.m.

Mr Dayanidhi Maran, Minister for Communications & Information Technology, and Mr Richard Hecklinger, will address the inaugural session on October 20; 9:30 a.m.

UCO Bank: Meet the press by the CMD, Mr V.P. Shetty, on Q2 results; 3.30 p.m.; at UCO Bank's H.O. 10, B.T.M. Sarani, Kolkata.

OCTOBER 20

PHDCCI: Meeting with the Delhi Chief Minister, to share the Business Vision for Future Development of Delhi; 11 a.m.; PHD House, New Delhi.

The Union Minister for State for Non-Resident Affairs, Mr Jagdish Tytler, to speak on the occasion of International Chefs Day Awards - 2004; 7 p.m.; PHD House, New Delhi.