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Friday, April 26, 2002
Markets (April 25)
BL 2501134.04 (-14.43)
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Dollar (Buy/Sell)48.93/49.06
Gold Std (10 gm)5090

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Dollar-rupee interest rates: How strong is the link?
Financial market history over the past few years points to a low level of correlation between the two on the upside. In the event, higher dollar interest rates need not automatically translate into higher rupee rates. More

Re may not depreciate further, say bankers
International currencies have either maintained their levels or strengthened against the dollar recently, so there is not much likelihood of the rupee weakening in the near-term. More

LIFE INSURANCE


HDFC Standard does Rs 1,266-cr business
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd, which has completed 15 months of operations in March 2002, has said its premium income has more than doubled its target. The premium income amounted to Rs 36 crore against the target of Rs 15 crore. ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Agarwal quits AIG, may join Cholamandalam
AIG's Country Head, Mr Arun Agarwal, has quit and is expected to move to the Murugappa group-promoted Cholamandalam General Insurance Company Ltd (CGICL). This is the second major resignation from AIG, in one month. Last month, the AIG Life ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


SBI Bengal Circle to build on housing loans
STATE Bank of India has identified housing loan as the thrust area to boost advances in its Bengal Circle, covering West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Island, in the current financial year (2002-03). Giving this information to ... More

Canara Bank sees operating profit at Rs 1,550 cr
THE public sector Canara Bank is expected to show an operating profit of Rs 1,550 crore for the financial year ended March 2002 as against Rs 1,131 crore last year. A bank release said here that for the current financial year Canara bank has ... More

  • Karnataka Bank donates computers

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    Multilateral bodies lukewarm to ARC -- IFC also likely to stay away
    HOPES of multilateral participation in the country's pilot Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) are fading with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) too indicating to the Government that it might stay away from equity infusion in the ... More

    FIXED DEPOSITS


    Higher deposit limit sought for unrated hire purchase cos
    IN a recent Credit Policy representation to the Reserve Bank Governor, the Association of Leasing & Financial Services Cos (ALFS) has urged the apex bank to increase the deposit acceptance limit of unrated Hire Purchase and Leasing Companies ... More

    REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


    New motor insurance tariffs by mid-May
    THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) is likely to announce the rationalised tariff structure for motor vehicles insurance by the middle of May, the IRDA Chairman, Mr N. Rangachary, told Business Line. The ... More

    IRDA begins operations from Hyderabad
    THE Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) has formally commenced its operations partially from here. The operations of its actuarial department took off under the aegis of IRDA Chairman, Mr N. Rangachari, from the temporary premises ... More

    ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


  • Exim Bank MoU

    CO-OPERATIVES


    TN co-op banks to offer one-time settlement of dues
    THE co-operative banks have fallen in line with the nationalised banks, by introducing the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme to recover long-pending dues from their borrowers. The scheme is being implemented in Tamilnadu State Apex Cooperative ... More
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