The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 30, 2005

Singapore pact `to go beyond free trade' — It includes special visa, air transport liberalisation
INDIA and Singapore on Wednesday turned a new chapter in the traditional ties by signing the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), paving the way for an integrated package of trade in goods and services, an agreement on ... More

PM seeks proposal for negotiations with Asean
CLOSE on the heels of signing the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Singapore, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday asked the Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC) to come up with proposals that would ... More

I-Sec gets nod for Singapore venture
I-SEC, the merchant-banking arm of ICICI Bank, is setting up shop in Singapore to tap the region's thriving financial market. ICICI Securities Ltd has spun off a wholly owned subsidiary, ICICI Securities Inc, which has received permission from ... More

Exporters against eligibility ceiling for 80 HHC benefit
MORE than a hundred exporters attended a protest meeting organised by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) to express their disappointment at reports that the Government may consider fixing a ceiling on export turnover to be ... More

PEOPLE

A.K. Jha is new Secy, Dept of Economic Affairs
THE Government has appointed Mr A.K. Jha, an IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance. Mr Jha is currently Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in ... More

Somnath Ghosh made MD of NRDC
MR Somnath Ghosh, has recently been appointed as the Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation, a Central Government enterprise of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology. He ... More