Apollo Tyres declare 50 % dividend, to invest Rs.500 cr this fiscal

Kochi: The 38th Annual General Body Meeting of Apollo Tyres held today in Kochi declared an annual dividend of 50 % for the financial year ending March 31, 2011. The sales have moved up by 55% to Rs.28.2 billion for the first quarter ending June 30. The operating profit increased 20% to touch Rs.2.4 billion while the net profit rose 3.9 % to Rs.771 million during the same period. The company aims to become one of the top 10 global tyre companies in the next five years.

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CII-FBN to host Kerala Family Business Meet at Kochi

Kochi: Family Businesses contributes 60-70 percent of GDP of most developed and developing countries. India is no exception. Most of the Business families face unique management challenges because of the differences in the attitude and aspirations of family members. CII along with FBN (International) has formed CII-FBN (India) chapter with an aim of creating a nationally representative body of members of families owning and managing family owned business in India.

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