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The Financial Express daily newsletter
Edition of Sunday, December 12, 2004
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THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS ON SUNDAY
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Per capita productivity up 40% in a decade
The way to fight declining employment is to step up investment in urban and
rural infrastructure and focus on labour incentive sectors and technologies.
Self-employment is another key which can unlock doors to prosperity in Asia.
These were some of the messages that emerged from the two-day sub-regional
workshop on �The employment challenge in South Asia� which concluded on
Saturday.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76685
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FIIs push forex reserves to record $130 billion
India�s foreign exchange reserves shot up by a whopping $3.794 billion in the
week ended December 3, 2004, primarily on the back of foreign investors chasing
a rising stock market.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76686
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Shun populism: NDA to states
The onus is on the states to ensure reforms for economic prosperity as it is
the states which are rich in resources � both human and natural. Therefore
state governments have to understand their strengths and carry out economic
reforms on their own, instead of looking towards the centre for assistance.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76687
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STT-TM combine to acquire 48% stake in Idea for $390m
In one of the largest M&A deals in the Indian telecom sector, STT and TM
International have entered into an agreement to acquire a 48% stake in cellular
major Idea Cellular for $390 million.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76688
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BOTTOMLINE: Desi couture leaps the Himalayas to Beijing
Last week in Beijing as the lights dimmed and lithe Indian models sashayed down
the catwalk in Ritu Beri creations, a hushed silence fell over the 500 Chinese
mainlanders who filled every inch of the hall.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76689
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FE INVESTOR
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Cover Story
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Public offerings of state-owned units are a must
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76651
Nightmare on the IT street
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76650
More in Cover Story at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/coverstory.html
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In Focus
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Choose investment plan prudently
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76652
More in In Focus at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/infocus.html
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Spotlight
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On a successful path
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76654
Challenging times ahead
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76653
More in Spotlight at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/spotlight.html
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Overview
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Equity-oriented hybrid funds: for the cautious
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76659
Cement stocks may remain in the limelight
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76660
More in Overview at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/overview.html
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Wrap-Up
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Market turns cautious; FII inflows slow down
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76656
Rupee plummets; G-Sec yields soften
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76657
Hotel stocks: gaining momentum
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76658
More in Wrap-Up at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/wrap-up.html
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Personal Finance Corner
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Dealing with deficiency in Railway services
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76661
A deposit is not an income
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76662
More in Personal Finance Corner at
http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/personalfinancecorner.html
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Crisil Study
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Securitisation of microfinance assets: a winning proposition
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76655
More in Crisil Study at
http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/crisilstudy.html
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Talking Money
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I-T limit of Rs 1 lakh not applicable for NRIs
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76663
Remembering Bhopal: promoting creativity
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76664
More in Talking Money at
http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/talkingmoney.html
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Back Page
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Needed: model agreement for property developers
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76666
�Sugar prices are poised to increase�
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76665
More in Back Page at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor/backpage.html
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Focus
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Bangalore Crumbling
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76684
More in Focus at http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/focus.html
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Small Scale
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Country notebook
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76667
Industries drive engineering SSIs growth
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76668
More in Small Scale at http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/smallscale.html
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In Person
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Marketing the monarch
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76672
Wirth with Oberoi
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76673
�I will not put my money on nanotech�
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76674
More in In Person at http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/inperson.html
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Bookmark
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The complex maze
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76669
A case for liberalisation
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76670
Demystifying communication
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76671
More in Bookmark at http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/bookmark.html
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Habitat
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Vision 2021
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76680
A shopping centre for ideas
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76681
More in Habitat at http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/habitat.html
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Leisure Class
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Work-life balance
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76676
Travel light and right
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76675
More in Leisure Class at
http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/leisureclass.html
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After Eight
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�It�s essential to have dreams to survive�
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76677
The slow hand
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76678
Labelling facts
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76679
More in After Eight at http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/aftereight.html
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Executive Sport
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Final moments
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76682
A red carpet for everyone
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76683
More in Executive Sport at
http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/executivesport.html
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News
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WTO-compatible scheme to replace DEPB
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76690
Montek wants states to push linkages for airports
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76691
Livestock insurance scheme on anvil
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76692
More in News at http://www.financialexpress.com/sunday/news.html
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