RBI seeks banking services in all villages by March 2012
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday asked banks to draw a roadmap to provide financial services to all villages with a population of over 2,000 by March 2012.

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India seeks Aussie help on leisure park
The builders of India’s largest urban infrastructure project are in Australia to learn from and poach our expertise in attracting tourists.

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BofA Merrill Lynch Seeks to Fix ‘Patchy’ Australian Record
Bank of America Merrill Lynch will hire staff and plug holes in its services as it seeks a return to a top-three ranking among investment banks in Australia, said new local chief executive officer Craig Drummond.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-26 11:48 UPDATE 1-Cyprus Air seeks govt payout as ‘09 revenues fall
NICOSIA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Cypriot national carrier Cyprus Airways, on Friday called for the government to pay the company millions of euros in loss of earnings due to the island’s long-running differences with Turkey, as revenues continued to tumble. Cyprus Airways chairman Kikis Lazarides said the airline was seeking financial compensation for being unable to fly over Turkey. Cyprus has no …

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BUDGET VIEW-India’s gem, jewellery sector seeks sop extension
* Want interest subvention of 2 percent to be extended

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AIBA seeks President’s intervention for vice-chairman’s safety
New Delhi: The All India Bar Association (AIBA) has expressed shock and concern over the ‘life-threatening’ phone call received by its vice-chairman, S. Prabhakaran, and has sought the immediate intervention of President Pratibha Patil and Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, to ensure the advocate’s safety.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-05 08:10 WRAPUP 1-Greek PM seeks to calm jitters as SNB sells francs
TOKYO/NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The Greek prime minister tried to calm investor fears on Friday about the creditworthiness of his government after euro zone debt woes roiled global markets and provoked a rare direct policy response from the Swiss central bank. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) intervened in its own name in Asian foreign exchange trading on Friday to weaken the Swiss franc against …

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