Archive for July, 2010

RBI likely to raise rates by 25 bps next week

July 21, 2010 by  |  No Comments

A majority of economists expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise key interest rates by 25 basis points in its quarterly review on July 27 and tighten policy further in coming quarters, a new Reuters poll showed. While headline inflation has been in double-digits for five months running and economic growth is expected [...]

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RBS cuts FY10 GDP growth estimate from 9% to 8.5%

July 14, 2010 by  |  1 Comment

Though many are of the view that India’s wholesale price inflation can come down to 5-6% by December, RBS believes it to remain in double digits till July and says it will start easing off only from August. “We may not see foodinflation coming down till this year-end,” he adds. Further commenting on the industrial [...]

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Tata Steel planning to raise $2bn in equity

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Tata Steel, the world’s No. 8 steelmaker, plans to raise about USD 2 billion through fresh equity over the next quarter to help fund expansion in India and abroad, the Financial Chronicle said on Wednesday. The steelmaker had sounded out investment banks to finalise a lead arranger for the offering, the newspaper said, citing bankers [...]

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RBI objects to joint committee in ordinance on ULIPs

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The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that the joint committee envisaged by the Unit Linked Insurance Plan or ULIP ordinance won’t hurt the independence of regulators. He said the government will have a minority of three members in the committee and the four regulators will have a majority. Mukherjee said, “The ordinance raises clearly the point [...]

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Govt to sell 20% in Managanese Ore

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The government is looking at divesting 20% in Manganese Ore India Limited. Out of which 10% of this stake will be divested by the Central Government, 5% by the Maharashtra Government and 5% by the Madhya Pradesh Government. This is the first case of divestment where both the Central and State Governments are divesting stake. [...]

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SRL buys Piramal Diagnostics for Rs 600 crore

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Diagnostic chain Super Religare Laboratories (SRL) has bought out Piramal Healthcare’s diagnostic chain Piramal Diagnostics for Rs 600 crore, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources. The announcement is expected shortly. Sources close to the development say that Piramal will retain one board position in Malvinder Singh promoted SRL. The deal is valued at approximately three times sales.  [...]

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