May 18, 1998 00:00 IST
Cassandras have been proved wrong once again. Fund managers, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and other experts who predicted disaster...
Mon, May 18, 1998May 04, 1998 00:00 IST
Bimal Jalan's latest policy initiatives on the monetary front came as a disappointment to many. The initial hype and hoopla associated with ...
Mon, May 04, 1998April 23, 1998 00:00 IST
Mumbai, April 22: Banks and financial institutions are groping in the dark over funding of takeovers, both hostile and friendly. With ambigu...
Thu, Apr 23, 1998April 20, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, April 19: When it comes to protecting the interest of investors, companies and financial institutions show scant interest these days...
Mon, Apr 20, 1998April 06, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, April 5: PAL-Peugeot Ltd, the first major auto joint venture after the industry was thrown open for the entry of foreign players, is...
Mon, Apr 06, 1998March 30, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, March 29: The fate of hostile takeover bids seems to have been sealed. With financial institutions not showing much enthusiasm and t...
Mon, Mar 30, 1998March 22, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, MARCH 21: Even as the takeover battle is hotting up with the entry of more acquirers, the loopholes in the takeover guidelines are m...
Sun, Mar 22, 1998March 17, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, MARCH 15: These are the days of takeovers and sell-outs. The markets are agog with fresh takeover rumours in most of the scrips. Fro...
Tue, Mar 17, 1998March 16, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, MARCH 15: These are the days of takeovers and sell-outs. The markets are agog with fresh takeover rumours in most of the scrips. Fro...
Mon, Mar 16, 1998March 09, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, March 8: As many as 150 new projects worth over a whopping amount of Rs 1,78,600 crore have failed to take off in the last two years...
Mon, Mar 09, 1998February 23, 1998 00:00 IST
It has been a bad year for everybody be it in the industry, stock markets or financial services. The slowdown has caught up with most of the...
Mon, Feb 23, 1998February 16, 1998 00:00 IST
After a series of scams and defaults in banking and non-banking finance sectors, now it's the turn of plantation companies. Several skeleton...
Mon, Feb 16, 1998February 09, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, February 8: The proposed mega merger of the century in the Indian financial sector between the Industrial Development Bank of India ...
Mon, Feb 09, 1998January 27, 1998 00:00 IST
Bimal Jalan has kept his word. Soon after taking over as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) almost two months ago, Jalan said h...
Tue, Jan 27, 1998January 26, 1998 00:00 IST
Bimal Jalan has kept his word. Soon after taking over as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) almost two months ago, Jalan said h...
Mon, Jan 26, 1998January 24, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, January 23: The Securities and Exchange Board of India's plan to bring the booming private placement business under its regulatory f...
Sat, Jan 24, 1998January 12, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, January 11: The South-east Asian crisis and domestic political problems seem to have put a spanner in the works of foreign instituti...
Mon, Jan 12, 1998January 05, 1998 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JAN 4: The loss of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) is likely to be the gain of manufacturing companies. While NBFCs are brough...
Mon, Jan 05, 1998November 25, 1997 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, Nov 24: As the United Front and Congress kept New Delhi in a state of animated suspense, the rupee hit an all-time low of Rs 38.55 ...
Tue, Nov 25, 1997November 24, 1997 00:00 IST
The foreign exchange market gave a different welcome to the new Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan. On the eve of his arrival at the imposin...
Mon, Nov 24, 1997November 10, 1997 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, NOV 9: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seems to have changed its strategy in allowing the rupee to fall against the dollar. The cen...
Mon, Nov 10, 1997October 20, 1997 00:00 IST
Gone are the days when financial institutions used to be the silent spectators of manipulations by the corporate sector. Institutions have ...
Mon, Oct 20, 1997October 06, 1997 00:00 IST
October 5: Banks are in a dilemma. Caught between the devil and deep sea, their options are limited as many of them are not in a position t...
Mon, Oct 06, 1997August 25, 1997 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUG 24: The rush has started. Even before the parliament has passed the Companies Bill, 1997, companies have started rushing in wit...
Mon, Aug 25, 1997August 18, 1997 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, Aug 17: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are keeping away from the fledgling Indian debt market. Even though FIIs had receive...
Mon, Aug 18, 1997