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Unity Infraprojects JV bags Rs 1,146-cr order
Construction firm Unity Infraprojects today said its joint venture with IVRCL Infrastructure & Projects has bagged an order worth Rs 1,145.88 crore from Municipal Corporation of Mumbai.

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The prime minister’s assuring words about the robust economic growth and a firm close of European and Asian indices helped consolidate gains in a truncated week on account of Muharram and New Year. The BSE Sensex rose 104 points or 0.6 per cent to 17,465, while the Nifty rose 23 points or 0.4 per cent to 5,201 during the week.

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Asian stocks advance on BOJ speculation
Asian stocks rose, lifting the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to a two-week high, on speculation the Bank of Japan would enact measures to limit the yen’s gains, and as Chinese manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in five years.
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Disinvestment roadmap to be ready by March

Encouraged by the outcome of earlier initiatives, the Centre is preparing a roadmap to take the disinvestment process forward over the next two years. - GE Healthcare eyes PPP route - Tata Steel"s skills on "people issues" need honing: MD - UN Climate meet showed the old North-South divide outdated - Posco, ArcelorMittal may get land of fert, cement cos - Centre releases more funds for tourism in NE region - NIC raises concern over privacy of UIDAI database "We should be ready with an action plan by March 2010 for taking the process of disinvestment forward in the next two years," Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra said at an interaction with members of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. Referring to disinvestment in National Hydel Power Corporation and the Oil India (OIL), Mitra said while the enterprise value of NHPC rose from Rs 18,280 crore to Rs 37,702 crore after listing, that of OIL rose from Rs 9,844 crore to Rs 30,000 crore. Mitra, who took charge as disinvestment secretary in July this year, said his department had identified 61 Central PSUs for disinvestment based on their performance in 2007-08. Talks would be held with the administrative ministries of these CPSUs from January to March to work out the disinvestment modalities, he said. Pointing out that Sebi has permitted the corporates to take the auction route to sell shares to insititutional investors, he said, while this would ensure a higher return through follow-on public offers, it would also be possible to offer higher discounts to retail bidders.


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