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    Make Mumbai 'slum-free': poverty alleviation minister IANS
    Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) The central minister for poverty alleviation Saturday called upon the Maharashtra government to set aside a Rs.160 billion component in the civic budget for the benefit of the poor and slum dwellers in the city.
    ANALYSIS - Private equity makes inroads in India Reuters
    MUMBAI (Reuters) - Private equity is gaining greater acceptance in India where rising borrowing costs and a tanking stock market have shut down other means of funding, forcing family-owned businesses to tap a source they had once shunned.

    ANALYSIS - Steel prices set to bounce but not too high Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Prices of long steel will bounce back from a recent 30 percent fall once construction work in the Middle East picks up after the summer lull, but weaker global economic growth rules out a return to record highs soon.
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    India sees taxes keeping fiscal deficit within target Reuters
    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's fiscal deficit for the financial year to end-March will be below its budget target due to expected robust tax receipts, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Tuesday.
    Chidambaram asks Revenue Department to raise tax collections ANI
    New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram wants the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to up the target of tax collections from Rs 3, 65,000 crore estimated in the Budget for 2008-09, by 25 percent.
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    Fannie, Freddie rescue estimate mounts, plan goes ahead Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Bush administration plan to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost U.S. taxpayers $25 billion, congressional budget analysts said on Tuesday as Congress worked to complete sweeping housing market legislation.
    SpiceJet plunges by 14% as chairman quits HT
    The SpiceJet scrip on Monday plunged 14 per cent after the budget airline's Executive Chairman Siddhanta Sharma resigned in the midst of the airline's talks with prospective investors for a fresh equity infusion.
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    Budget 2008, pharma & more... Equitymaster
    At present while global happenings in the financial markets are wielding a strong influence on the Indian stockmarkets, an important domestic event namely the Union Budget 2008 is also expected to set the tone for the movement of the Indian indices. ...
    Amartex goes on expansion spree
    Indian Express
    The city-based textile manufacturer- Amartex Industries Ltd- is planning to strengthen its retail base by opening 151 outlets across the country. The company plans to establish this retail chain by the end of the year 2008. The managing director of Amartex, Arun Grover, told FE, We have set aside a budget outlay of Rs 180 crore for expansion. We ll raise the money through an IPO and internal cash accruals. We have already short-listed the merchant bankers as SBI Caps and Karvy for the IPO. At present we have about 20 large and 43 small format stores. The retail outlets are ...
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