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India Inc covering $10-Bn short forex positions
Mumbai: Corporate India has started covering gross forex short positions, estimated at a staggering $10 billion or so and testing the waters by taking on fresh long positions on the dollar in anticipation of a dip in the rupee in early October.

Senior dealers say that export-dollar cancellation is also rearing its head in a market with heavy "oversold" positions.
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IDBI corporatising plan in full swing
New Delhi: Preparatory work for transforming the Industrial and Development Bank of India (IDBI) into a universal bank was apace in anticipation of passage of the bill pending before Parliament. Banking secretary NS Sisodia told FE that "we need not wait further once the IDBI bill is passed," adding that the government and the bank were going ahead with all preliminary work needed for corporatising IDBI.
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domain-B : Indian business : News Review : 18 September 2003 : banking and finance