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Indian industrial output surges
AFP, Nru/ Delhi
India's industrial output surged by a better-than expected 10.4 percent in August, official data showed Monday, which analysts say could raise pressure on the central bank to hike interest rates.
The strong year-on-year figures came on the back of double-digit growth in the manufacturing, mining and electricity sectors.
Analysts were expecting a rise in industrial output of close to 10 percent.
Economists said die robust figures could press die central bank to up rates to control growing inflationary pressures, although most predict no move before January.
India's industrial performance is expected to help offset die impact on overall economic growth ol monsoon rains, which have been the worst in nearly four decades and hurt agricultural output. analysts say.
The data were the latest in a series of encouraging figures pointing to recovery in Asia's diird-largest economy.
Manufacturing production grew by 10.2 percent in August, electricity by 10.6 percent and mining by 12.9 percent.
India's economic growth has fallen from the annual nine percent-plus levels the country logged for several years before die start of die global financial crisis.
Kuwait restores support for Gulf currency in January
AFP, Kuwait City
Kuwait strongly backs the launch of the Gulf monetary union and single currency on time in January 2010, the undersecretary of the finance ministry said on Monday, a day after the ministry demanded a delay.
"Kuwait strongly supports the Gulf monetary union and the launch of single currency as scheduled next January," Khalifa Hamada said in a statement cited by the official KUNA news agency.
"Kuwait is keen to cooperate with its partners in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at all levels to speed up the completion of all issues related to launching die single currency on its target date in January 2010."
On Sunday, a statement by die finance ministry carried by KUNA called for a delay in the 2010 launch date to allow committees and concerned parties to complete unfinished technical issues.
Kuwait was one of four Gulf states to sign a pact in June to create a joint monetary union council and launch the monetary union and single currency with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain the other signatories.
Philips triples third quarter net profit
AFP, The Hague
Dutch electronics giant Philips said Monday it had tripled its net profit to 176 million euros in the third quarter of 2009, compared to the same period last year.
The result was better than anticipated by analysts questioned by Dow Jones Newswires, who had predicted a net loss of 45 million euros.
Sales stood at 5.6 billion euros in the third quarter, down 11 percent from 6.3 billion euros in the same period last year, but an improvement from the 19 percent decline in the second quarter, said a company statement.
"Our Q3 results are a reflection of our strong fundamentals and the proactive manner in which we have been managing our costs," Philips chief executive officer Gerard Kleisterlee said in a statement.
Most of the company's business divisions saw improvements in sales and earnings compared to the previous quarter, he said.
Philips reported a six-fold increase in earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (Ebita) of 344 million euros in the third quarter, from which was subtracted restructuring and acquisition-related charges of 125 million euros and an 87 million euro provision.
Oracle plays up promise ofSun takeover
AFP, San Francisco
Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison on Sunday opened fire on US technology veteran IBM and expressed optimism about the pending 7.4-billion-dollar-deal to buy Sun Microsystems.
While kicking off an Oracle Open World conference in downtown San Francisco, Ellison vowed to merge his company's business software prowess with Sun's hardware Innovations in a synergy powerful enough to take on IBM.
"We're in it to win it." Ellison said as he joined Sun founder and chief executive Scott McNealy on stage to open a weeklong gathering of fans of Oracle's software for