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Re steady; securities up
Mumbai: THE rupee closed steady on Thursday at 48.68/6850 against the dollar in a lacklustre forex market, almost unchanged from Wednesday's level. Forex dealers said that demand and supplies remained evenly matched for most of the day, with ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


SBI Institute plans tie-up with varsities
THE State Bank Institute of Information and Communication Management (SBIICM), incorporated by the State Bank of India here for promoting training of the bank's staff in information technology, is ramping up its operations to meet the large scale ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


HDFC net rises 20 pc on higher income
HDFC Ltd. has reported a 20 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 137.3 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 against Rs 114.06 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. Income from operations rose 11 per ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


AMP Sanmar aims at 30,000 policies this year
AMP Sanmar Assurance Company Ltd, which began selling operations four months ago, expects to sell around 30,000 policies this year, the company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sankara V Mony, said at a press conference here today. The company ... More

CREDIT RATING


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    PRIVATE BANKS


    GTB extends mobile banking
    CUSTOMERS of Global Trust Bank and BPL Mobile in Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchi will now be able to access their banking and shares demat accounts through their cell phone with the introduction of `Intouch' mobile banking facility. According ... More

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    IOB net rises 21.51% at Rs 72.96 crore
    INDIAN Overseas Bank (IOB) has recorded a net profit of Rs 72.96 crore for the quarter ended June 2002, a 21.51 per cent increase over the Rs 60.04 crore net during the corresponding period in the previous year. Announcing the unaudited first ... More

    Corpn Bank sets up risk management mechanism
    THE Mangalore-based public sector Corporation Bank has set up a risk management mechanism for the identification, measurement and control of the various risks faced by the bank in the present `dynamic business environment'. The bank has ... More

    UBI reward points for performing accounts
    UNITED Bank of India (UBI) has decided to announce reward points for performing accounts such that at the end of the year the borrowers concerned can encash the points to claim better facilities from the bank. Giving this information here on ... More

    SBM net up at Rs 23 cr in Q1
    STATE Bank of Mysore (SBM) registered a net profit of Rs 23.42 crore for the first quarter ended June 2002, a 21 per cent growth (Rs 4.07 crore) over the corresponding previous period. Operating profits for the quarter rose to Rs 51.72 crore ... More

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    `Securitisation Ordinance, step in right direction'
    MR M.S. Verma, former Chairman, State Bank of India (SBI), and currently Chairman, TRAI and the working group on Restructuring Weak Public Sector Banks, has said that there is no need for making a distinction between wilful and non-wilful ... More
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