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The Financial Express daily newsletter
Edition of Wednesday, October 27, 2004
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THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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RBI seeks to balance price stability with growth
In a mid-term review of its annual policy, the RBI on Tuesday struck a delicate
balance between the twin objectives of ensuring price stability through demand
management and keeping the growth momentum going.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72539
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No trade-offs in WTO: Kamal Nath
The government has ruled out any trade-off between agriculture and other areas of
negotiations in the World Trade Organisation.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72542
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�Liquidity overhang will be gradually unwound�
Yaga Venugopal Reddy is in good company. He concedes he, much like all other central
bankers the world over, is unhappy about the oil shock. That, together with the
liquidity situation, prompted Dr Reddy to raise repo rates by 25 basis points on
Tuesday to signal that RBI was keeping a close watch on the price situation. Dr Reddy
took time off from a hectic day to explain the nuances of his review statement to
Sourav Majumdar and Sitanshu Swain of FE.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72540
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Bonds crash 40-150p on heavy selling
Already reeling under severe pressure, government bonds on Tuesday suffered another
sharp setback after the RBI raised the inflation estimate and hiked the repo rate.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72541
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BSNL-MTNL merger by mid-2005
Telecom and IT minister Dayanidhi Maran said the state-owned telecom giants Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited will complete their merger
process by mid-next year.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72543
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Edits & Columns
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The new generalised system of preferences
The new rules would be applied from January 2006 and are a broad reorganisation of the
system by which the EU grants trade preferences to developing countries.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72532
Deciphering Reserve Bank�s credit policy
The credit policy announced by the RBI is a laudable exercise in caution and
restraint. Any analysis would have to take note of several internal as well as
external developments.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72531
An encouraging policy
RBI�s mid-term review reflects a realistic assessment of the domestic and global
economic environment. As a result, the Central Monetary Authority has modified its
growth estimates and projection for the headline inflation rate.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72533
More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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Investor
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Sensex up 70 pts
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72510
Markets watchdog gets more teeth
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72509
Centurion Bank to raise Rs 50 cr tier-2 capital
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72512
More in Investor at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor.html
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Money & Banking
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Federal Bank petition referred to bench of CJ
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72546
Bankers see no rate hike in 5-6 months
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72544
Infrastructure fund to help state govts undertake hydro projects
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72545
More in Money & Banking at http://www.financialexpress.com/money&banking.html
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Economy
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India eyes more Russian oil fields
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72535
NRIs assured of hassle-free biz
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72536
Infrastructure growth up to 5.7%
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72538
More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html
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Politics
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Don�t blame RSS for my quitting: Naidu
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72525
Stalemate continues over Maharashtra CM
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72524
More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html
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Corporate
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Ashok Leyland net profit skids 19% to Rs 43 crore
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72500
CESC Q2 net up by 60%
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72502
Engg cos to gain from hike in core sector investment
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72506
More in Corporate at http://www.financialexpress.com/corporate.html
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Fe Insight
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A retail route is the best bet for such offerings
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72520
Institutional investors should not be kept out
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72521
We first need to widen the disinvestment debate
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72522
More in Fe Insight at http://www.financialexpress.com/feinsight.html
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Commodities
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Norway oil workers agree to resume work
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72516
Tata Chemicals upgrades farmer linkage centres
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72514
Pro-farmer RBI approach in policy review hailed
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72515
More in Commodities at http://www.financialexpress.com/commodities.html
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News
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Jaswant lashes out at US, government
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72527
�Targeting� the poor is poor policy, says ILO
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72528
More in News at http://www.financialexpress.com/news.html
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>From The South
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Experts slam Sethusamudram project
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72550
Rs 7.68 cr tax notice on Cochin Shipyard soon
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72551
Railways to offer Kerala transparent coaches
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72552
More in From The South at http://www.financialexpress.com/fromthesouth.html
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EFE
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Front Page
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Trai orders Airtel, Idea to refund migration charges
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72489
Telecomm Strategies likely to set norms for satellite radio
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72490
As AIR upgrades its tower, FM players miss midnight patrons
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72491
More in Front Page at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/frontpage.html
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Convergence
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Cisco rejigs India strategy
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72493
Satyam to expand European ops
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72494
After Asimo, Qrio comes calling
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=72495
More in Convergence at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/convergence.html
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Women @ Work
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It�s not only footwork
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