The Financial Express -- Expressions

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Saturday, May 10 1997

Letters to the Editor

Too many players spoil the game

Too many players chasing the additional pie which is too small to begin with. More than half the demand for tyres comes from the replacement market and the OEMs have ensured that their new generation vehicles are fitted with quality tyres which would not wear off soon.

Infrastructure Bond Issue

Stifled by poor health infrastructure

Technology is important for success in medical business. The fast changes in technology, increase in development costs and capital expenditure is bringing these players together to develop new products. Some of the leaders in this sector are General Electric, Siemens, Philips and Hitachi.

Small investors have had enough

The primary market continues to be in deep slumber. According to the latest available figures, there were hardly 5-10 companies approaching the Securities and Exchange Board of India for going public in February, March and April this year. In fact, in the last one year, public issue proposals have gone down drastically from 369 in April to 7 in December.

Expert panel overlooks ambiguous provisions of bonds

What does not constitute an industry?

Professionals must take charge of share transfers

Keeping private airlines in flight