Most Important Business News Coming This Week

MONDAY
THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) will release its macroeconomic review.

TUESDAY
THE INDIA meteorological department will officially forecast monsoon for 2010.
This year's forecast assumes extra significance, in light of last year's drought--the worst in nearly four decades--which contributed to a lower gross domestic product and decreased rural spending.
US DEPUTY secretary of state James Steinberg arrives in India for a three day visit, during which he is also expected to travel to Bangladesh. Steinberg, who is on his first visit to the two countries after becoming the deputy secretary, is expected to meet officials and political leaders in New Delhi, Kolkata and Dhaka and discuss a range of bilateral and multilateral issues.
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Board of India chairman C.B. Bhave will inaugurate the 7th Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Capital Market Summit, themed “Capital Markets 2020: Going for 3X“ in Mumbai.

WEDNESDAY
NASSCOM FOUNDATION in collaboration with Wayne Visser, founder and CEO of CSR International, is hosting a value enhancing workshop on corporate social responsibility (CSR), marketing and communications at Hotel Conclave Boutique, near Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi. The workshop is part of a 30country “CSR Quest“ World Tour by Visser to help share best practices in corporate sustainability and responsibility.
THE INDIAN Council for Research on International Economic Relations is organizing a World Trade Organization (WTO) seminar in New Delhi. A draft report on “Addressing new service sec tors in WTO/FTA (free trade agreement): Express delivery and India“will be presented on the occasion.

FRIDAY
THE CENTRE for Development Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research and CSO Partners will organize a seminar on “New Directions in CSR“ headed by Wayne Visor, founder and chief executive officer of CSR International, at IFMR Campus, Nungam bakkam, Chennai.
Visser will discuss how the current dynamics of CSR have failed globally.