COMPANIES

• BSES chalks out mega investment over next 10 years
• Zydus Cadila; the first pharma co into retailing biz
• SBI Caps, Gilts, AMC to become autonomous bodies
• Premium beer launch soon from S African brewery
• BPL-Batata may go public by end 2001
• MRL decides to hive off tyre business
• Reliance Petro leads in sales
• Visa to double card base by ’03; focuses on debit cards
• Hutchison’s Mauritius arm seeks FIPB nod for 49 percent in Barakhamba
• IOC to invest Rs 5,850 cr in 2001-02

GENERAL

• Annual inflation dips to 5.23 percent
• Ficci wants WTO safeguards to be extended to agriculture in developing countries
• Fathima Beevi recalled, AP Governor takes charge

CAPITAL MARKET

• UTI Bank prepares to raise equity base by 33 percent
• 5.08 percent equity shares of Sify picked up by Singapore govt
• FII investment estimated at Rs 485 cr in previous week
• Sebi nod for scrip-wise price bands from today
• PepsiCo to go public in two years
• 16 Unit Trust MIPs rule below par
• VC Westbridge plans investment of $15-20 million

PEOPLE

• RBI’s new deputy governors; Vepa Kamesam, G P Muniappan
• Visa Intl appoints Mukherjee as new country manager for South Asia