To check Oneindia News on your Mobile
go to:   http://m.oneindia.in/news/
  •  

India, Australia to step up trade, investment flows

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) India and Australia have agreed to substantially enhance bilateral trade and investment flows, while noting the increasingly diverse and substantial nature of the bilateral trade and economic relationship.

This is indicated in the agreed minutes of the 10th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) meeting, which was signed here last night by minister of commerce and Industry Kamal Nath and his counterpart Warren Truss, who is heading the largest-ever Australian business delegation to India.

Both the Ministers expressed satisfaction at the rapid escalation in bilateral goods and services trade between India and Australia and the significant increase in the commercial presence of Indian and Australian companies in each others markets.

Indo-Australian trade registered record increase from 1.4 billion US dollars in 2000-01 to 5.7 billion dollars in 2005-06. Of this, India's exports to Australia were valued at 0.8 billion dollars and Australia's exports to India were 4.9 billion dollars. More UNI

Marg Constructions to raise 30 mln dlr via FCCBs

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) Marg Constructions Ltd today said it plans to raise up to 30 million dollars through Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) in place of Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). The company's Committee of Directors in a meeting allotted 1351,500 GDRs each at a price of 11.10 dollar aggregating to 15.0016 million dollars. The Committee also retained an option for Global Depository Receipts under green shoe option for an amount of five million dollar. UNI.....

Punjab agri experts welcome water recharging proposal in Budget

Ludhiana, Mar 1 (UNI) The agri experts of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have welcomed the proposal in the Union Budget to recharge 70 lakh tubewells in the country. Reacting to the Budget, Dr A S Joshi, Head, Department of Economics at PAU said the recharging proposal would be immensely beneficial for Punjab, where groundwater level was going down every year to over exploitation. He welcomed the proposal of the Finance Minister to provide 100 per cent subsidy for this purpose to.....

PNB increases rates on schemes

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) Punjab National Bank (PNB) today revised its fixed deposit schemes namely 'PNB Mahabachat' and 'PNB tax saver fixed deposit scheme'. Rate of interest in 'PNB Mahabachat' has been raised to 9.5 per cent for the period one year to less than two years and 9.25 per cent for the period two years to less than three years and nine per cent for three years, the Bank said in a statement here. Minimum deposit for the scheme.....
User Comments
[ Post Comments ]
Be the first to comment on this article.
Oneindia  Oneindia Login