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Thursday, October 10, 2002
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ABN-Amro to upgrade dealing room
FORESEEING the potential in the Indian financial markets, the Dutch, ABN-Amro Bank N.V. and ABN Amro Securities (Indian) Pvt Ltd have invested around Rs 4.7 crore (1 million euro) to upgrade its dealing room. "We hope to increase volumes in the ... More

FOREX


Re gains 4 paise; gilts rise
THE rupee closed stronger on Wednesday by 4 paise at 48.3175/3275, as compared to Tuesday's close of 48.35/3550 against the dollar in the forex market. The domestic currency opened higher, gained strength on lack of demand. Inflows were also ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


IDBI Bank invites home loan transfers
IDBI Bank has launched a marketing scheme which `incentivises' home loan customers of other banks to shift to it. Calling the scheme a `festival offer', Mr Gunit Chadha, Managing Director and CEO of IDBI Bank, told newspersons here today that ... More

Andhra Bank cuts home loan rates
ANDHRA Bank has slashed interest rates on its housing loans as part of its special housing campaign from October 4 to November 15. Customers can now avail loans at floating rates of 9.25 per cent for up to three years (previous rate was fixed ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Insurance pool system goes
DOMESTIC general insurance companies have quietly abandoned the pool arrangements, which allowed for sharing of risks amongst all the domestic companies. Sources said that this arrangement had been dropped in view of resistance from the private ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


PSB's loan scheme for medical practitioners
THE Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) has launched a new loan scheme for medication practitioners — Swasthya Scheme. Loans can be availed under the scheme by qualified medical practitioners to set up their own clinics, diagnostic centres, ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


Lending curbs on banks may spur term money market
THE nascent term money market is likely to develop as a fall-out of the new lending restrictions on banks in the call money market. Money market dealers infer that if Clearing Corporation of India's new secured lending product - ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Allahabad Bank to merge subsidiary
ALLAHABAD Bank plans to merge with it `AllBank Finance Ltd,' a wholly-owned subsidiary shortly. Addressing presspersons here, Dr B. Samal, Chairman and Managing Director, did not confirm when exactly the merger is scheduled. "As soon as ... More

SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM


No move now to raise cap on voting rights in banks
LARGE shareholders of private and foreign banks who are feeling partially disenfranchised under the present banking laws will have to wait for some time for getting their grievance on voting rights redressed. In what would signal that there is ... More
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