COMPANIES

• Occam plans to launch new drug-eluting stent
• PGCIL to float tenders for a billion dollar upgrade
  

GENERAL

• Sonia sanctions Rupees one crore for Kumbakonam victims
• McKinsey survey: India preferred over China as global R&D hub
• India to review double taxation pact with Lanka
• Electronics hardware exports shoot up 37 per cent
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Allahabad Bank all set to launch new initiatives
• Bank of Bahrain's Indian operations go live with RTGS
• Karnataka Bank goes live with RTGS
  

MARKETS

• ADR prices - Indian companies as on July 16
• FIIs net sellers in equities and debt for the week

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Dr. Vasanthan joins the National Bank of Oman as CEO
• Bush and Kerry will do the Latino samba
• DGA report: Top 40 prime time TV programmes lack diversity in directors

PEOPLE

• Dr. Vasanthan joins the National Bank of Oman as CEO