The Financial Express -- Expressions

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Thursday, May 8 1997

Letters to the Editor

Industry can't go it alone

The decision of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry to hold a meeting of the Chief Ministers of northern states in August is sensible. However, the fact that a similar meeting organised by CII some time back came a cropper will not enthuse many.

Infrastructure Bond Issue

The infrastructural neglect

The Centre recently reviewed the financial position and resource mobilisation capacity of "the seven sisters" of the North East for the Ninth Plan. A new basis to raise funds for the N-E region is also under review by the Union government.

The syndrome of covering up the corrupt

In a recent land mark arbitration award, the National Housing Bank has been directed to pay Rs 906 crore to ANZ Grindlays Bank. This represents the current value of a sum of Rs 520 crore which the latter had been forced to pay by RBI in 1992 to the former.

Challenges before marketing

Can banks and FIs co-exist?