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Friday, June 14, 2002
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1 EuroRs 46.02
1 USDRs 48.94
100 YenRs 38.95
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ICICIdirect attracting more clients
ICICIdirect.com, the online brokerage arm of ICICI group, sees 10 per cent addition in its client base month-on-month, the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Anup Bagchi, said. Currently, ICICIdirect.com has 1,73,000 clients. ``Almost all our clients ... More

FOREX


Re down 4 paise; gilts weak
Mumbai: THE rupee closed at 49.01/0150 on Thursday against the dollar in the forex market, as compared to Wednesday's close of 48.9775/9825. The domestic currency slipped due to increased buying of the dollar by State-run banks, according to ... More

STOCKS


Bank stocks gain on consolidation hopes
SECOND-rung stocks of most sectors have been lately attracting buying interest in the stock markets. This time, it is the turn of banking stocks. Analysts say that the reasons for this interest are two fold: one, the consolidation in the sector ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


GMR to invest Rs 80 cr in ING Vysya Insurance
IN a significant move, GMR Technologies & Industries Ltd (GMR-TIL), the Hyderabad-based Rs 161-crore flagship of the over Rs 2,000-crore GMR group, has decided to invest funds to the tune of Rs 80 crore in ING Vysya Insurance, the life insurance ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


ICICI Bank unveils `HomeSafe' cover
ICICI Bank on Thursday launched `HomeSafe' - a property insurance cover bundled with its home loans. As an introductory offer, between June 13 and September 30, the product comes free with every new home loan, Ms Chanda Kochhar, Executive ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Oriental Bank keen to expand abroad -- Mulls tie-up for joint venture subsidiary
KEEN to join the select list of Indian public sector banks having a foreign presence, Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) is contemplating a tie-up with another bank to open a joint venture subsidiary abroad. "I will be interested in joining hands ... More

  • Union Bank pays dividend to Govt

    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


    FI, bank funding of projects worth Rs 50,000 cr -- Special purpose vehicles for infrastructure likely
    FINANCIAL institutions and banks are considering the setting up of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to fund infrastructure projects worth close to Rs 50,000 crore over the next four to five years. All financial institutions barring the troubled ... More

    KSFC to seek aid for revival plan
    STATE-owned term lender Karnataka State Finance Corporation (KSFC) plans to seek financial support from the State Government as well as from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. . The World Bank aid will be sought under structural ... More

    GOVT BONDS


    Poor response to gilts backed by mortgages
    BANKS appear to be cool to mortgage-backed securities (MBS) with the recent Rs 156 crore HFDC issue eliciting lukewarm response from them. The bankers response assumes significance, as recently the RBI had allowed them to assign risk weightage ... More

    CO-OPERATIVES


    N. Kanara Co-op bank net up
    NORTH Kanara GSB Co-op bank has reported a 10 per cent rise in profit at Rs 6.95 crore for the year ended March 2002 as against Rs 6.32 crore in the previous year. The total income was Rs 80.25 crore (Rs 67.06 crore) and total expenditure was ... More

    PERFORMANCE


    South Malabar Gramin Bank net at Rs 12 crore
    THE Malappuram-based South Malabar Gramin Bank has posted a profit of Rs 12 crore for the year 2001-02, after having made all the requisite provisioning as well as a voluntary provision towards standard assets. This profit was made after ... More

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    An initiative to recycle PET bottles

    ICICI Bank unveils `HomeSafe' cover

    FI, bank funding of projects worth Rs 50,000 cr -- Special purpose vehicles for infrastructure likely

    Roping in BSE, Apeda, SSI Tech -- BCE forms consortium to bid for multi-commodity futures

    CESC falters on FRN interest

    Reforms in India and China -- Policy regimes make the difference

    In Depth
    Gender Justice
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    Guide to derivatives

    Looking back
    Jun. 2-Jun. 8
    Dena Bank turns around; nets Rs 11.36 cr

    RBI ropes in SEBI to tackle rogue borrowers -- Redefines `wilful default'

    Steps to check money laundering

    Projects facing time overruns must be treated as NPAs: RBI

    Central Bank net up at Rs 163.3 cr -- Plans Rs 300-cr IPO this fiscal

    West coast ports are `unsafe destinations' -- Insurers impose war-risk premium on foreign ships

    KVB bonus, rights issues in July

    Indian promoters of pvt banks can hold 49 pc

    BoI to cut 5,000 more jobs -- Second VRS in another 3 months


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