Volume 5 Number 84 Wed. August 18, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business   3-day Mumbai Meet Begins SAFE leaders talk cross-border listing, harmonisation issues Stock exchange leaders of South Asia yesterday started deliberation to find out ways to expand capital markets through cross-border listings as a three-day meet of South Asian Federation Of Exchanges(SAFE)   Trade licence booth opens at FBCCI office Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has set up a 'trade licence booth' at the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) building in Dhaka.   Oil easier as Venezuelan supply worries recede World oil prices fell further away from recent record peaks on Tuesday as fears of disruptions to supplies from Venezuela eased.   India bans most meat imports on bird flu scare India on Tuesday banned for six months all imports of birds, eggs and certain types of meat after a new outbreak of bird flu in Vietnam.   Singapore's exports grow 17.6pc in July Singapore's non-oil domestic exports rose 17.6 percent year-on-year in July, aided by strong global orders, although the growth rate fell below June's 20.9 percent rise, government data showed.   JCI world president due today Junior Chamber International (JCI) World President Fernando Sanchez Arias arrives in Dhaka today for the second time on a three-day visit.   Novartis to set up new plant in Singapore Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced Tuesday it will build a 180-million-US-dollar plant in Singapore to boost its global manufacturing capacity and meet growing demand for its products.     Advertisement