Centre plans strategic sale of three PSUs
The government is proposing strategic sale of three public sector companies including Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL), Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) and Modern Foods during the last quarter of the current fiscal (January-March, 1999).

Rising incomes foretell durable goods' consumerism, shows NCAER report
According to a projection by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), by the year 2006-7 the number of top spenders in the country would have risen to 983.4 million, greater than the country's total current population of 950 million.

Anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled coils notified
The finance ministry on Friday notified an anti-dumping duty on hot rolled coils originating from Russia and Ukraine and on hot rolled strips, sheets and plates and boiler quality plates imported from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

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  Executive Briefing
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