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Tuesday, April 09, 2002
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Re down 6 paise; gilts fall
Mumbai: THE rupee weakened by six paise on Monday to close at 48.90 to the dollar as against the previous close of 48.84 in a volatile forex market. The currency opened at 48.8450. Forex dealers said, the rupee primarily weakened on account of ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


HDFC Standard Life achieves Rs 12-cr premium target
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company has achieved its annual target of Rs 12 crore of premium income earned, the company's General Manager-Distribution, Mr Paresh Parasnis, said here. "We are very happy the way things have worked out in the ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Jindal Vijaynagar mandate goes to ICICI-Lombard
ICICI-Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd has pipped the public sector insurance companies to bag project insurance mandate for the Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd. This mandate means that ICICI Lombard is the lead insurer and risk cover would be ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


ICICI Bank has most number of ATMs
THE ICICI Bank has the most number of ATMs in the country. Its 1,000th ATM was inaugurated in Mumbai last week. According to a press release, the bank has invested into the BASE24 software, of the Chennai-based Financial Software and Systems ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Corpn Bank move on Ruia Cotex may hit Jessop sale
THE sale of the engineering PSU Jessop to Ruia Cotex, which now under a stay order of the Calcutta High Court, seems to be heading for another road block, with the Corporation Bank planning to write to the Disinvestment Commission and the Reserve ... More

PNB business up 17.5 pc
NEW DELHI: Punjab National Bank's total business at the end of March 2002 has crossed Rs 1,00,000-crore mark. Its total business stood at Rs 86,000 crore the previous year, registering a growth of 17.5 per cent. Aggregate deposits at ... More

Indian Bank Singapore branch licence
CHENNAI: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has renewed the licence for Indian Bank's Singapore branch, bank sources told Business Line. The fate of the profit-making Singapore branch was under doubt when MAS threatened to ... More

GOVT BONDS


Good response to bonds auction
MUMBAI: The two Government papers, which were put up for sale in the RBI's open market operations (OMO) received a satisfactory response, according to market players. The auction of 11.19 per cent 2005, which was for an aggregate ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


Alternative mechanism for NPAs urged
BANKS and financial institutions in the country should explore the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism as an effective means to settle disputes and bring down NPAs by reducing the cost and time in resolving them, according to Dr C. ... More

EVENTS


Mumbai seen ideal as global financial centre
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has mooted development of Mumbai as an international financial centre. At a seminar to discuss the `way forward' with regards to the regulatory, legal and infrastructure policies in this regard, CII ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Repco Bank seeks Govt nod to de-cooperatise
THE Repatriates Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Ltd (Repco Bank) is considering a proposal to convert itself into a scheduled commercial bank. The bank's board has considered this proposal a couple of times and shortly, the proposal ... More
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