Sanctions may delay DoT loan
The US sanctions are likely to take their toll on the $70 million ( Rs 315 crore) loan for modernising the spectrum management of function of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Engineering Centre.

IRA Bill to figure in next cabinet meet
The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill will be taken up for discussion in the next Cabinet meeting which is expected early next week, finance minister Yashwant Sinha said on Saturday. The government will try to push the IRA Bill in the current session of Parliament which would pave the way for investment in the sector by domestic corporate houses and cooperatives.

FM for steps to improve loan recovery
Finance minister Yashwant Sinha has stressed the need for developing appropriate marketing infrastructure to facilitate exports of produces from rural areas. He also called upon commercial banks to work out ways to establish "micro-banking" to provide easy credit to artisans and other self-help enterprises in the rural areas.

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