EPFO will pay a 9.5% rate for 2010-11 after discovering a hidden surplus of Rs. 158 crore. Food inflation jumped to 15% due to supply constraints from heavy rains affecting production in states like Punjab and Haryana. Banks have reintroduced special deposit schemes with higher interest rates to attract more small savers. The RBI hiked its repo and reverse repo rates, which may make loans more expensive for corporates and individuals. The Sensex may top 20,000 next week due to continued foreign investor inflows over the past six months. Bharti Airtel awarded IBM a $1.5 billion contract to manage its IT operations across 16 African countries. SBI said it won