Ireland wooing Indian enterprises

October 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday reiterated his government's commitment to listing state-owned companies on the stock exchanges, saying this would "unlock" their true value. "Our government is encouraging the listing of public sector enterprises on the stock markets as this would unlock the true value of a company, improve its corporate governance standards and also help it in raising resources for funding future expansion plans," Manmohan Singh said at a function here.

October 12th, 2009 Clinton addresses Northern Ireland AssemblyBELFAST, Northern Ireland — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is delivering a speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly appealing to rival Catholic and Protestant leaders to strengthen their power-sharing government. Clinton told the lawmakers — the Irish Catholic bloc to her left, the British Protestants to her right — that their 2-year-old partnership is an inspiration to the world and demonstrates that even the most bitter conflicts can be resolved through patient, painful compromise.

September 30th, 2009 2 Uzbeks from Guantanamo prison arrive in IrelandDUBLIN — Two Uzbeks imprisoned since 2002 in the Guantanamo Bay prison have arrived in Ireland, and Amnesty International is appealing to other European Union nations to deliver on pledges to give new homes to U.S. terror detainees.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The prime minister's task force on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) held its first meeting here Friday to discuss the problems of the sector and formed seven sub-groups to suggest remedial measures. The task force reviewed the problems faced by these enterprises across the spectrum, particularly the lack of credit facilities available for small enterprises, a government statement said.

September 24th, 2009 Ireland to double tax on stores' plastic bagsDUBLIN — Ireland was the first nation to tax plastic bags as a way to stop them littering the countryside. Now the Emerald Isle plans to double its levy to a punitive 44 euro cents (59 U.S.

August 13th, 2009 Analyst upgrades Coca-Cola Enterprises to 'Buy'NEW YORK — A UBS analyst upgraded shares of Coca-Cola Enterprises on Thursday and said the soft drink bottler will benefit from rival PepsiCo Inc.'s deal with its bottlers. UBS analyst Kaumil S.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel is still in talks with South African telecom giant MTN for a possible merger, a top official said Thursday. "Talks are going on between Bharti Enterprises, the parent of Bharti Airtel, and South Africa's MTN Group to form a global business combination," Akhil Gupta, managing director of Bharti Enterprises, told reporters.

July 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - The government has approved a proposal to revive or restructure 15 loss-making public sector enterprises (PSEs), Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said here Thursday. "Based on recommendations of the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE), the government has approved implementation of revival or restructuring packages in case of 15 PSEs," Deshmukh told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

June 24th, 2009 IMF: Ireland recession worst in developed worldDUBLIN — Ireland faces the worst recession in the developed world and a particularly long struggle to bail out its property-crippled banks, the International Monetary Fund forecast Wednesday. The Washington-based lender said the government of Prime Minister Brian Cowen was adopting the right tactics to get the country back on the right course — but is not pessimistic enough about its immediate prospects.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is to speak about India's global role to key politicians, scientists and industrialists next week during a lecture tour of Britain and Ireland, including the British province of Northern Ireland, his tour organisers said Friday.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is to speak about India's global role to key politicians, scientists and industrialists next week during a lecture tour of Britain and Ireland, including the British province of Northern Ireland, his tour organisers said Friday.

May 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Cox and Kings, the 250 year-old travel company invites you to explore Ireland. In its 250th year, Cox and Kings is giving 100 couples an opportunity to visit Ireland, absolutely free.

May 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - After the Congress, it is now the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that is wooing Janata Dal-United leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for a post-alliance with the Left-led Third Front grouping. CPI-M leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Budhhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday said that the party was in constant touch with Nitish Kumar.

February 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India had an estimated 16.5 million service enterprises in 2006-07, with 60 percent of them in rural areas and 90 percent in the form of sole proprietorships, official data showed Friday. The data, which helps government frame policies, assists demographers and gives key inputs for marketing strategies by the corporate sector, also showed that 33.5 million people worked in the service sector, 54 percent in rural areas.

January 28th, 2009 SURAT - The Congress party Thursday asked the Gujarat government to take immediate steps to help recession-hit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and diamond units. Addressing the media at Valsad, 270 km from Ahmedabad and 50 km from here, Leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil said the central government had announced two packages but the state government was wooing only big industries and ignoring the small and medium enterprises.