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Clearing Corporation plans alternative to call money
WITH the RBI planning to phase out non-bank entities from the call money market, the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) is set to introduce a new instrument as an alternative to call money, allowing participants to borrow and lend funds ... More

FOREX


Rupee steady; gilts bullish
Mumbai: THE rupee closed steady on Thursday almost similar to its previous levels at 48.7750/78 against the dollar in a lacklustre forex market. Forex dealers said, that the market was inactive with thin trading volumes, as there was not much ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Corpn Bank sets aside Rs 88 cr for tech upgradation
AS part of its drive to build up an image of being a `technology-savvy' bank, the Mangalore-based Corporation Bank has set aside a sum of Rs 88 crore for technology upgradation, according to the bank's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr K. ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


CanFin Q1 net rises 10 pc
CANFIN Homes has increased its net profit by 10 per cent for the first quarter of the current financial year to Rs 4.49 crore. For the corresponding period of the last financial year, the net profit was Rs 4.07 crore. The increase was achieved ... More

CREDIT RATING


  • GACL under Fitch rating watch

    RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


    RBI cheers up Govt with Rs 10,300-cr dividend
    FOR a third consecutive year, the Reserve Bank of India has pitched in a big way to help the Centre tide over its cash flow problems. The RBI, which is the Government's debt manager, has decided to transfer close to Rs 10,300 crore as dividend ... More

    RBI surplus profit surges above Rs 10,000 crore
    THE Reserve Bank of India seems to have good news for the Finance Minister struggling to find resources to fill the Budget deficit. For the year ending June 2002, the surplus profit of the bank seems to have surged from Rs 9,350 crore last year ... More

    PRIVATE BANKS


    South Indian Bank net rises 22 pc
    THE net profit of the Thrissur-based South Indian Bank has grown by 22 per cent to Rs 18.81 crore during the first quarter of 2002-03, as against Rs 15.38 crore posted for the corresponding period of last year. ``The profit figure was arrived ... More

    Online phone bill payment thru Centurion Bank
    AN online telephone bill payment facility for the customers of Centurion Bank has been inaugurated by Mr John Thomas, General Manager (Finance), BSNL, Ernakulam, here. The bank's customers who possess Vantage-24 debit cards and who have ... More

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    Union Bank Q1 net up 81 pc at Rs 114 crore
    UNION Bank of India has registered a 80.72 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 113.91 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 from Rs 63.03 crore in the corresponding quarter in the previous year. According to a bank release, the increase ... More

    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


  • Global Trade Finance opens office in Bangalore

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    Bank defaults mount to Rs 80,246 cr: AIBEA
    TILL March 31, 2001, a total of 12,090 accounts defaulted to the tune of Rs 80,246.46 crore to banks and financial institutions in the country, according to a study undertaken by the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA). Releasing a ... More

    TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


    `Defend PSU banking' rallies today
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Kerala, will observe "Defend public sector banking day' on July 19 by holding rallies and meetings throughout the State. The State Convener of UBFU, Mr V.G. Sidharthan, said ... More

    INTERVIEW


    `We're quite strong, but we'll have to watch out' — Mr A. Ramamurthy, current-in-charge and Managing Director, LIC
    WITH a 140 per cent increase in its first premium income last year, the Life Insurance Corporation of India proved that it is not a pushover. The performance flew in the face of those who doubted that with its monopoly gone, LIC would whittle ... More
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