Indian pavilion poorly represented at Israel's Agritech '99 show
General manager Agritech '99 Dan Meiri, Israel's showcase for its achievements in agriculture, was a very proud person for successfully organising the event of the millennium from September 5-9, almost on the eve of Israel's New Year.

Asian oil up as Opec says supply curbs will be maintained
Asian crude oil prices rose on Thursday, helped by Opec's confirmation that current supply curbs would remain unchanged.

Textile show to be held every year in Sri Lanka, says SRTEPC chairman
Prompted by the success of the Indian textile show recently held in Sri Lanka, it has been decided to turn it into a regular annual event in Colombo.