Britain lifts ban on Pakistani airlinesGreat Britain has removed the ban on Pakistani airlines. This ends a five-year restriction that started in June 2020. The ban followed a pl...
16 Jul, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
Time to polish our public sector ratnas: Creating an Indian sovereign wealth fund to recast jewelsIn May 2020, as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat package, the Indian government unveiled a bold new Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) policy.
29 Jun, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
Pakistan national airline hopes to resume Europe flights soon after regulator lifts banPakistan International Airlines (PIA) plans to restart flights to Europe and the UK soon after the EU aviation regulator lifted the ban. PI...
01 Dec, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
Pakistan to privatise loss-making national airline; govt plans to outsource airport operations in line with IMF dealThe committee also backed the hiring of a financial adviser to process the transaction of Roosevelt Hotel, New York, an asset of the PIAInv...
08 Aug, 2023, 08.02 AM IST
Govt should sell all its stake in PSU banks, insurers, says Prem WatsaHyderabad-born Watsa is the founder and chairman of the $53-billion Toronto-based investment giant Fairfax Financial Holdings. He was respo...
07 Apr, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Airport privatisation: Wrong to assume private sector has all answers, says IATA chiefThe IATA chief said the airlines have "not yet experienced an airport privatisation that has fully lived up to its promised benefits over t...
05 Jun, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
Corporatise Air India to improve efficiencies, says IATA"The lesson from the UK privatisation has been the efficiency gain that came before the government privatised," said IATA chief economist B...
29 Aug, 2017, 12.28 AM IST
Privatisation of aviation infra in India failed to deliver results: IATA chief Alexandre de JuniacReferring to the threatening security situation, the IATA chief said "the freedom that is at core of aviation remains a target for terroris...
05 Jun, 2017, 11.18 PM IST
FDI in railways should be examined carefully, quickly: Eco Survey 2014A proposal has been initiated by the Indian Railways for making suitable changes in the existing FDI policy to foster creation of world-cla...
09 Jul, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
Rothschild may draw up divestment roadmapThe government may rope in merchant banker NM Rothschild to put in place a detailed roadmap for selling stakes in state-owned companies, ac...
03 Jun, 2009, 01.04 AM IST
- Postal privatisation may cost 50,000 jobs in UK: Report
As many as 50,000 people may lose their jobs in the country due to a partial privatisation of the state-owned postal service Royal Mail, sa...
16 Dec, 2008, 09.21 PM IST
- IATA chief warns Japan on airport privatisation
The head of the International Air Transport Association urged Japan on Thursday to avoid repeating the same mistakes as in past airport pri...
14 Feb, 2008, 06.05 PM IST
- Privatisation: Jargons simplified
In the months after the new government takes office, one may look forward to the public offers by aluminium major Nalco and oil heavyweight...
21 Mar, 2004, 05.38 AM IST
- Privatisation is a success story worldwide: Peter Young
Privatisation is the answer to many a problem besetting the industry worldwide, says Peter Young, Director of UK based Adam Smith Institute.
29 Jun, 2003, 08.12 AM IST
- Nitish rules out privatisation of Railway
Railway Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday ruled out the possibility of privatisation of Railways.
26 Apr, 2003, 10.11 PM IST
- It's work as usual for Shourie's men
Business as usual too becomes news, when business seemed to be on the verge of winding up.
04 Oct, 2002, 03.23 AM IST
- Merchant bankers await september 7 verdict
It may not be just about HPCL and BPCL disinvestment. The September 7 meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment is seen as crucial ...
05 Sep, 2002, 04.59 AM IST