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Re range-bound; gilts up
Mumbai: THE rupee closed at 48.7850/79 per dollar on Thursday, unchanged from Wednesday's levels in a lacklustre forex market. "The currency moved in a three paise range and was stable. There is no pick up in corporate demand and supplies are ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


OM Kotak looks at Rs 65-crore premium income
IN its annual business target for 2002-03, OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd, the 74:26 joint venture between Kotak Mahindra and Old Mutual, is eyeing Rs 1,300 crore of sum assured and Rs 65 crore of premium income. Mr Shivaji Dam, ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Windshield ties up with insurance co
NEW DELHI: Windshield Experts has announced its tie-up with Oriental Insurance Company Ltd in Delhi to manage all automotive glass claims for the latter's policy holders. The company had earlier tied up with The National Insurance ... More

CREDIT RATING


  • Ratings downgraded

    RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


  • Jaswant on IMF board

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    Nabard in talks with banks to co-finance projects
    THE National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is looking at co-financing hi-tech projects in collaboration with commercial banks, according to Mr C.R. Patnaik, Chief General Manager, Nabard. Addressing a press conference here ... More

    FOREIGN BANKS


    Amex opens branch in Bangalore
    AMERICAN Express Bank has opened a branch in Bangalore offering full banking services and an array of wealth management products to customers in the city. Introducing the concept of wealth management, with a set of investment and deposit ... More

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    PSBs' loan loss cover still insufficient
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story about how investors in the US were uneasy because the Citigroup Inc had fewer reserves set aside against non-performing assets than any other comparable major bank. Many analysts ... More

    No bidders for Gemini Towers
    IF Indian Bank was looking for the Gemini Contenders, it must have been a very disappointed bank on Wednesday. The auction of Gemini Towers took place with a floor price of Rs 93 crore. The number of bidders - none. The auction is related ... More

    CII presses for review of NPA Ordinance
    THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has sought a review of the recent Ordinance issued on non-performing assets (NPAs), claiming that the Ordinance goes against all norms of natural justice and is worse than the erstwhile Foreign Exchange ... More

    German bank petition rejected
    KOLKATA: The Debt Recovery Tribunal-I, Kolkata, rejected two petitions of the German bank, Commerz Bank Aktiengesell-Scheft, against CESC Limited for recovery of over Rs 6.10 crore. While rejecting the petitions, the DRT directed CESC ... More

    CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


    ABN-Amro launches 2 credit cards
    ABN-AMRO Bank (India) has launched two globally valid credit cards in association with Mastercard, called `Smart' Gold Card and `Freedom' Silver Card. The smart gold card is enabled by a `smart chip' and offers Indian customers `smart ... More

    CO-OPERATIVES


  • Bar on Praja bank

    PEOPLE


    Chaukar quits Tata Finance
    MR Kishore A. Chaukar has resigned as Vice-Chairman and Director of Tata Finance Ltd. A Tata group spokesperson said Mr Chaukar had stepped down as he would need to devote more time towards his other responsibilities in the group. Mr Chaukar ... More

    TRENDS


    Basel panel reaches pact on New Capital Accord issues
    THE Basel Committee on Banking Supervision hammered out an agreement on Wednesday on a host of important issues related to the New Basel Capital Accord, designed to provide investors with enough information to understand a bank's risk profile ... More
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