RBI allows plain vanilla interest rate swaps
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the final guidelines which allow players to undertake different types of plain vanilla forward rate agreements/interest rate swaps. The draft guidelines were issued on June 22.

MoST to take up C&F import issue with ministries next week
The ministry of surface transport will take up the issue of imports on cost and freight (C&F) basis by ministries of fertiliser and chemicals and petroleum in a meeting next week.

Karnataka govt yet to finalise firm for Bidadi power plant
Karnataka government is yet to finalise the firm for taking up the mega 1200 mw capacity multi-fuel based combined cycle power project, proposed near Bidadi on the city outskirts.

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