The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 15, 2007

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GOVERNMENT

FOREIGN RELATIONS
Indian, Italian companies sign 11 MoUs in key areas
India must offer easier market access: Prodi More

`India-China bilateral trade on course to top $40 b'
Efforts to increase people-to-people visits stressed More

Defence links
STRATEGIC POINT: The Foreign Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, flanked by his Chinese counterpart, Mr Li Zhaoxing, and Russian counterpart, Mr Sergei Lavrov, before the fifth trilateral meeting at Hyderabad House in the Capital on Wednesday. ... More

POLICY
New CMDs for IOB, OBC, Indian Bank
With a number of public sector banks' chairmen set to superannuate in the next four to five few months, the Finance Ministry has cleared the decks for a host of top-level appointments including lateral placements to fill such vacancies. Sources ... More

Govt clears `navratna' status for PFC
The Government has cleared a proposal to extend the `navratna' status for Power Finance Corporation (PFC). This would give the board of the state-owned power lending agency greater operational freedom to make investment ... More

POLITICS
Of business confidence and nuclear strikes
A recent World Bank study "Doing Business in South Asia 2007" ranks India among the top 20 reformers worldwide, and looks at various aspects of doing business in 12 Indian cities. Yet, what price all this, wonders RASHEEDA BHAGAT, with the sha dow of US actions looming over West Asia. More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Wheat export ban — a pre-emptive move
In a pre-emptive move to plug the possibility of outflow, the Union Government has banned export of wheat. The decision has been taken in the backdrop of a less-than-satisfactory outlook for the ensuing wheat crop and growing concerns over ... More

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