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Saturday, April 27, 2002
Forex Rates April 26 (4.30 p.m. IST)
1 PoundRs 71.00
1 EuroRs 43.88
1 USDRs 48.91
100 YenRs 38.06
1 Sing $Rs 27.03

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Rupee gains; gilts range-bound
Mumbai: THE rupee closed at 48.97/98 on Friday against the dollar as compared to the previous close of 48.99 in a lacklustre forex market. Forex dealers said that although there were some bunched up inflows in the market, both dollar demand ... More

CREDIT POLICY


Bankers expect VaR model
BANKERS are expecting a road-map for a shift to Value at Risk (VaR) model of capital adequacy in the lean season credit policy to be announced on Monday. Banking sources said that such a capital adequacy ratio would be more dynamic and measure ... More

NBFCS


Consortium to buy Apple Fin property
MOST of the 17 banks in the consortium, which funded the NBFC, Apple Finance Ltd, have agreed to accept the properties owned by the company against dues of around Rs 200 crore. The company's property at Bandra-Kurla complex in Mumbai is valued ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


Can Fin Homes net up at Rs 20 cr
BANGALORE: Can Fin Homes Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 19.81 crore for the fiscal ended March 31, 2002. The Q4 net rose to Rs 5.54 crore. The board has recommended a dividend of 25 per cent. Loan sanctions in 2001-02 touched Rs ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Life insurance cos fear further complications
CONCEDING to a partial rollback on service tax on life insurance premium would cost the exchequer the dearest, with the Finance Ministry estimating a near Rs 1,000 crore revenue loss from this move. The hit on account of this single decision ... More

CREDIT RATING


Jindal Iron NCD downgraded
MUMBAI: ICRA has downgraded the rating assigned to the Rs 150-crore non-convertible debenture (NCD) programme of Jindal Iron and Steel Company Ltd (JISCO) to `LBB' (Structured Obligation) from `LA-'(SO). The new rating is under watch ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


ICICI Bank board recast
THE ICICI Bank has reconstituted its board, appointing Mr K.V. Kamath as Managing Director and CEO, and Ms Lalita Gupte as Joint Managing Director. Currently, both Mr Kamath and Ms Gupte are non-wholetime directors of the bank. The ... More

FOREIGN BANKS


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    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    RBI approves ICICI, Bank merger plan
    ICICI Bank Ltd, which was granted approval by RBI today for merger of ICICI Ltd with it, will have to lend an additional 10 per cent to priority sector, over and above the mandatory 40 per cent of the total advances applicable to other ... More

    CO-OPERATIVES


    Coimbatore co-op bank to add three branches
    THE Coimbatore District Central Cooperative Bank (CDCCB) is to widen its operational network with the opening of three more branches during the current fiscal. These branches are to come up in Pethapampatti near Udumalpet, Vadavalli and ... More

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