The Financial Express -- Economy

Thursday, July 10 1997

Centre's borrowing cost up at 4.94%

The government's cost of short-term borrowings through Ways and Means Advances has gone up to 4.94% in the first quarter of fiscal, while the cost through on tap treasury borrowing stood at 4.60%.

DoT, not VSNL, to negotiate tariff issue

The Department of Telecommunications has decided to take in its own hands international bilateral negotiations on tariffs on telephone calls. These negotiations were previously handled by the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

Maharashtra and AP have maximum sick companies, says BIFR report

The review report of Board for Industrial and Refinance Construction reveals Maharashtra to be the leading state with 290 cases of industrial sickness followed by Andhra Pradesh with 250 sick companies.

Export unit norms relaxed

Graded freedom for finance companies likely

Marble imports: A clarification

`Cross-functional training a must'

Joshi rules out privatisation of state transport corporation

ICI Australia IPO sees strong demand

Uttar Pradesh looks to private sector as cooperative sugar mills decay

3 waterways to be navigable during Ninth plan

Japan Fair Trade Commission unveils norms for holding firms

Maran reaches out to UK for investment

Japanese government bonds rise

Corporate Briefings -- NIIT first half net up to Rs 11 crore