Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, March 13, 2005 |
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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY SOAPS & DETERGENTS ASDC CONFERENCE 
All for a slice of the cakeSoap and detergent makers are rejigging their product baskets to deliver more convenience, flexibility and ease of use to their consumers, says Aarati Krishnan. More
Soap story INVESTMENTS Fixed-income investing — All set for resurgence As of now, debt offers after-tax annual returns of 6-6.5 per cent for an investor in the 20 per cent tax bracket. This could change and the after-tax return could edge above 7 per cent. This would make investing in debt — either through mutual As of now, debt offers after-tax annual returns of 6-6.5 per cent for an investor in the 20 per cent tax bracket. This could change and the after-tax return could edge above 7 per cent. This would make investing in debt — either through mutual More ECONOMY Warren Buffett's world-view: Insatiable spending to spur dollar decline EXCISE AND CUSTOMS `Create oilseeds development fund from customs collections' THE Central Organisation for Oil Industry & Trade (COOIT) has sought the creation of an Oilseeds and Oil Development Fund out of the Centre's customs revenue collections from edible oil imports. "The Centre earns around Rs 7,000 crore annually .. More FOREIGN TRADE Crown Prince of Belgium coming today THE Crown Prince of Belgium, Prince Philippe is to begin a week-long visit to India from March 13. The Crown Prince, who is to meet with the President, Mr A.P.J Abdul Kalam and the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, will be accompanied by senior ... More PETROCHEMICALS Increased export of processed polymer urged THE Chief Executive of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, Mr Swapan Bhowmik, has made out a strong case for increased export of processed polymers. He also outlined the scope for growth of the domestic plastic and polymer industry. At a function here ... More TAXATION Duty drawback on furnace oil hiked THE Government has hiked the all-industry rate of duty drawback for furnace oil supplied by domestic oil companies to export-oriented units (EOUs) under the deemed export scheme. As against the prevailing rate of Rs 1,050 per tonne, the ... More
Traders plan hunger strike on March 17 SSI Govt plans to introduce rating system for SSIs THE Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Mr V. Leeladhar, has said that the Government is trying to introduce rating system for the small-scale industries. In an interaction with the members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and ... More RADIO/TV Channels not paying up for cricket footage: DD IT has been a slow wicket as far as efforts by national broadcaster Prasar Bharati to stop illegal footage of the India-Pakistan series are concerned. Despite issuing caution notices and sending out letters to broadcasters against ... More EDUCATION Is US education losing its attraction? GRADUATE school applications from international candidates wishing to study in the US are not increasing, but slipping. Between 2004 and 2005, the fall is five per cent, according to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), "an organisation of ... More CARS Emotive needs drive over 50 pc car purchases: Survey EMOTIVE needs such as potency, prestige and status drive over 50 per cent of the car purchases in India, a study has found. The 2004 four-wheeler brand health and need segmentation study by leading market information provider, TNS, has further ... More FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Improving overall climate key to FDI flows: IMF ALTHOUGH India is on foreign investors' radar screens as the most attractive destination for quite some time, the interest has not yet translated into actual FDI (foreign direct investment) flows. The reason why this conundrum remains is to be ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rural growth less constrained by farm economy FEW things are harder to change than a widely-shared mindset that is not grounded in facts. People already know the facts, and are cynical about data churned out of ivory towers in New Delhi or Chennai . The Finance Minister, Mr P. ... More EVENTS Kolkata hosts Inside outside mega show AROUND 65 companies, including local and national-level players, are participating in the Inside Outside Mega Show organised here by Business India Exhibitions. The theme-based show has attracted interior designers, furniture and furnishings' ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Indian textile exporters eyeing brands in US, EU Indian exporters are expected to face stiff competition from Chinese players, who are eyeing these brands in a big way. More
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