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Wednesday, July 17, 2002
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1 EuroRs 49.37
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Euro going great guns
EXPORTERS to Europe, who invoice their goods in euro, would be a happy lot as the common currency drew parity with the dollar on Monday and then continued its way up. Importers, however, have reason to worry. The euro, which has been giving ... More

Euro slices through parity
IT has, so far, really turned out to be the year of the euro, as predicted in this column in January this year. On Monday, the single currency decisively shot through the $ 1 level in frenzied buying in the foreign exchanges. The euro's rise ... More

Rupee gains; gilts recover
Mumbai: THE rupee closed firmer by four paise on Tuesday at 48.80/8050 against the dollar, as compared to Monday's close of 48.84, in an active forex market. The domestic currency opened at 48.8350/8450 and strengthened to an intra-day high of ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


DSL Soft opens centre for banking tech
DSL Software, a joint venture between HCL Technologies and Deutsche Bank, in alliance with the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, has launched `Centre for research in finance and banking,' a centre of excellence for banking ... More

NBFCS


ICDS suspends transactions; to quit NBFC business
YET another non-banking financial company of the Manipal group - ICDS Ltd - has suspended transactions. At a meeting held in Manipal on Monday, the company decided to suspend transactions, return the money deposited with it and `come out' ... More

CREDIT RATING


  • Tata Tea NCD gets `LAAA'
  • `AAA' rating for NTPC bonds

    RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


    No RBI approval needed to sell rights shares of overseas cos
    THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased the regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) by which Indians can sell shares allotted to them under a rights offering by overseas companies without the prior approval of the country's ... More

    PRIVATE BANKS


    Private banks beware, big brother is watching
    THE Chief Executive of Dhanalakshmi Bank, Mr R. Venkatraman, is scheduled to retire on September 5 and the RBI has requested the board to submit a list of names for the post. The list can have the names of two nominees apart from Mr Venkatraman's ... More

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    Corpn Bank to launch `Corp e-cheque'
    CORPORATION Bank is now in the process of launching yet another `value-added service' called Corp e-cheque. The new service is to be launched in Mumbai on Wednesday by the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Mr Vepa Kamesam. This ... More

    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


    IFCI pleads again for Govt guarantee on debt rollover
    AFTER providing support to the Unit Trust of India, the Government is now considering a proposal to provide a similar sovereign guarantee to IFCI Ltd to help the institution tide over its immediate liquidity crisis that has resulted in default in ... More

    CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


  • SBI Mumbai Card launched

    EVENTS


    Rural areas offer more scope for insurance cos
    The public sector insurance companies currently have about 8 lakh life insurance agents and about 3 lakh non-life insurance agents and this provides a glimpse of what opportunities lie ahead in this industry. More

    India pleads for poor nations
    INDIA today made a pitch for providing support to heavily indebted countries and underlined the need to identify and prioritise policy measures to stabilise international capital flows to emerging markets. In his opening remarks at the meeting ... More


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