ITC Classic Finance to merge with ICICI
In the first-of-its-kind merger in the country's financial sector, ITC Classic Finance Ltd, the beleaguered non-banking financial arm of ITC Ltd, and country's premier development financial institution, Industrial Credit Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) have announced their intentions to merge their operations next week. The boards of ICICI and ITC Classic are meeting next Monday, December 1 to clear the merger between the two companies.
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UTI to invest $150 mn abroad
Unit Trust of India (UTI) is gearing up to invest $150 million in overseas markets following the recent decision by the Reserve Bank to allow mutual funds to invest abroad. UTI chairman G P Gupta said the trust was getting ready to invest around $ 50 million each through its three asset management companies.
| PAL decision on Peugeot offer in 30 days
Premier Automobiles Ltd (PAL) has been given a 30-day deadline by the French car major Automobile Peugeot to decide on the equity restructuring of their jinxed joint venture, PAL-Peugeot Ltd. PAL's Managing Director, Maitreya Doshi, said all options have been kept open for restructuring PAL-Peugeot Ltd as the French partner has decided to withdraw from the joint venture.
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