BSE regional office in Kochi in two months

KOCHI: A regional office of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will be opened in Kochi in two months. This was decided at the discussion between Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and BSE officials, including chairman M S Ramadorai, at the exchange head office in Mumbai on Monday.
The BSE officials have also agreed to publish their websites in Malayalam as well, the chief minister's office disclosed in a press release here.Investor education programmes will be conducted in Kerala by the BSE experts to protect the investors from fraudsters, the release said. According to sources it is the first time that a Kerala CM is visiting the BSE which is one of the oldest stock trading houses in the world.
Later, participating in a debate organised as part of the India Economic Summit in Mumbai, Chandy claimed that loss of working days owing to labour unrest was fast dwindling in Kerala. Unhealthy trends like 'nokkukooli' had been thwarted in several parts of the state, with the help of trade unions including those from the Left.
25 CEOs to visit Kerala: Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, said on Monday that the CEOs of 25 top global firms would be sent to Kerala next year to explore the investment possibilities in the state. He said this during his talks with the Kerala CM on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit in Mumbai. The CM also held discussions with a dozen top CEOs who are attending the summit.