COMPANIES

• Pantaloons & Piramyd to enter food retailing
• Whirlpool plans to double exports
• Stanchart plans youth card
• Sonera to launch 3G services
• Sify, SingTel pact to market data centre services
• Satyam to set up campus in Bangalore
• BNP increases capital base in India
• SBI Home Finance reports Rs 7.25cr net loss
• Iona to set up Indian unit
• TAIB Bank invests $ 4 million in India
• Nextlinx expands Bangalore unit
• Bhusan Steel to set up Rs 2,800cr steel unit
• CMC arm gets $18m contract
• HLL to transfer Diversey to Johnson Wax
• 4 SWC breweries to be merged into Skol
• Tissot launches new range
• Lee launches model hunt
• Elgi launches new air compressor

GENERAL

• House panel rejects FDI in print media
• Central Bank of India cuts MTLR by 0.5 per cent
• Trade deficit rises to $ 5.5 billion
• Air France to halve frequency to Mumbai

CAPITAL MARKET

• GIC MF to launch two debt funds
• UTI seeks SEBI nod to roll over MEP 92
• UTI Bank plans IPO

PEOPLE

• Nohria quits Greaves board
• Roy Paul to be new A-I chief