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.
Read MoreUnitech gets good response for its new Kochi project
Kochi: Unitech, a leading business group and an integrated developer of large-scale real estate projects, has got a good buyer response for its new project in Kochi, Great India Place. The project is a combination of Shopping mall, Hotel and Office complex.
Read MoreChevrolet announces special Onam offers for Kerala
Kochi: Leading car manufacturer, General Motors India, and the makers of Chevrolet today announced new offers and special schemes as part of Onam celebrations for its customers in Kerala. P Balendran, VP, General Motors India said, “With the launch of the much awaited Beat Diesel, the company plans to increase its market share in the highly attractive Kerala market.”
Read MoreCII-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.
Read MoreGeojit forms new joint venture, BBK Geojit Securities KSC
Kochi: Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services India has formed a new Joint Venture with Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) and Kuwait based JZ Associates LLC. The new entity, BBK Geojit Securities KSC, would be based in Kuwait and will meet the needs of expatriate Indian population in accessing Indian capital markets.
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