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Iraq fund: India confirms $10 m
Abu Dhabi: India has confirmed its pledge of $10 million to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq , and with it has become the only developing country to meet the minimum threshold of multilateral assistance to the facility. The pledge of $10 million will be equally divided between the World Bank and UN Trust Funds, which form part of this facility
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Mauritius bank opts for Finacle
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies has announced that Mauritius Post and Co-operative Bank has signed up to deploy its banking solution, Finacle,.With five out of 12 banks in Mauritius now being powered by Finacle, Infosys has further strengthened its dominant position in the island nation, said a company release. MPCB has licensed the Finacle solution stack covering areas like retail banking, trade finance, financial management and loan origination.
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Satnam Overseas: Diversifying product range
Mangalore: Satnam Overseas Ltd, manufacturer of Kohinoor brand of Basmati rice, is diversifying its product range to other food products. It has introduced packaged products such as Kohinoor Heat & Eat Indian Curries, Kohinoor Rice & Curry and Kohinoor Namkeenz.

Kohinoor Heat & Eat Indian Curries are a range of ready-to-eat Indian delicacies which use the retort technology to offer extended shelf life to the products through steam sterilisation. Packed in retort pouches, these products could be made ready to consume in two to three minutes by immersing the pouch into boiling water or putting the contents of the pouch in microwave oven and heating them. Traditional Indian savouries such as bhelpuri, aloo bhujia, and bhakarwadi are also available under the brand Kohinoor Namkeenz.

According to the company, the Kohinoor brand enjoys more than 32 per cent share of the branded Basmati rice market in India. Satnam Overseas Ltd has emerged as an Rs 450-crore company offering a diverse range of high-quality Indian food products.
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