Weekly Roundup

COMPANIES

• Punj Lloyd to set up new company for engg services
• Reliance to pipe natural gas to TN in next 2-3 years
• Salem Steel turnaround to begin January 2007
• Hutch to sign MoU with Gujarat government
• Nokia to launch WiMAX cable mobile in 2008
• Wipro to support Vista
• TCS gets $100mn deal from Bank of China
• Volkswagen may select Apollo tyres for small car
• Vedanta refinery gets go ahead
• Vishal Mega Mart plans expansion
• Car makers want uniform excise duty on all sizes

• India, Japan may sign economic partnership
• Patent applications touch 24,000 in 5 yrs
• Sugar to be surplus next year: Pawar
• DoT rejects Trai's recommendations on number portability

• IDBI Cap to begun funding pvt equity
• ICICI Lombard to increase distribution channels

• Sebi to impose fee on exchanges
• HLL to set up alternative shareholders' dispute redressal fora
• Raj TV to release IPO in early 2007

• $2.8mn bonus for Exxon Mobil chief
• Antitrust probe instituted into graphics chips
• Ford falls to No.4 in US, Toyota stays at No.2

• Ratan Tata wins award for 'Responsible Capitalism'
• SBI gets new chief GM