Vol. 5 Num 216 Sat. January 01, 2005       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business   DSE greets New Year as T-bond debuts today Move to reduce dominance of corporate-based securities, offer guaranteed return on investment The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will greet the New Year by welcoming treasury bonds, expected to make debut in the secondary market today, a move DSE says will create a new dimension in reducing dominance   Privatisation dilemma bogs BSRS activities down Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS), once leader in industrial lending, is now heading to nowhere with dilemma over privatisation putting a lid on its normal financial activities.   India opens up pension fund sector In a key financial sector reform, India has opened up the pension fund sector to private and foreign players, fulfilling a promise made by Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram in his budget five months   Asia's currencies seen rising yet again in ’05 Foreign exchange forecasters are predicting a fourth straight year of gains for the South Korean won Taiwan dollar, Thai baht and other Asian units in 2005, with Asia's horrific tsunami disaster failing   Africa hit hard as global textiles market opens African textile producers are expected to be the hardest hit when rich countries end a curb on clothing imports from developing nations from today, forcing Africa to compete with larger low-cost producers,   Daffodil Computers approves 10pc dividend Daffodil Computers Ltd has approved a 10 percent dividend for its shareholders for the financial year 2003-’04.   Lanka, Maldives bear brunt of tsunami Sri Lanka and the Maldives are likely to suffer the heaviest economic consequences from the tsunami wave disaster, with bigger economies in the region better placed to withstand the fallout, analystssaid.   WB allocates $250m for Asia quake emergency The World Bank announced Thursday a 250-million-dollar injection into emergency reconstruction financing after the deadly South Asia tidal waves.   India's inflation declines, growth slows down Indian inflation declined for the fourth week in succession to a six-month low of 6.5 percent and the economy growth slowed in the second quarter of 2004.   SE Asian stocks end strong 2004 with small gains Shares in Singapore and Malaysia wrapped up a strong year yesterday by scoring minor gains, their upside limited by year-end position squaring and concerns about the tsunami's economic impact on Southeast     Advertisement