Centre privately places Rs 5,000 crore with RBI
The centre on Friday privately placed Rs 5,000 crore with the central bank through two long-term papers of 11-year and 12-year maturities.

Mutual funds likely to mop up Rs 20,000 cr this fiscal: Mehta
SEBI chairman DR Mehta has said that the total amount mobilised by the mutual fund industry will touch Rs 20,000 crore by the end of this fiscal.

Hegde hits out at FM for undermining export
Union commerce minister Ramakrishna Hegde had a dig at finance minister Yashwant Sinha and the revenue department for sidelining the role of exports in earning foreign exchange for the country.

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