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PNB Gilts says strategy paying
PNB Gilts has registered 80 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 30.01 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. The total income of the company has also risen by 43 per cent to Rs 60.16 crore for the second quarter against Rs 42.10 ... More

Cheque processing centre in Mangalore
MANGALORE: Corporation Bank has been authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up an MICR cheque processing centre in Mangalore. This is the second MICR in Karnataka. According to a press release issued by Corporation Bank ... More

FOREX


Rupee declines by 3 paise
THE rupee closed at 48.39 against the dollar on Wednesday as compared to Tuesday's close of 48.3625/37 in the forex market. There was steady demand for the dollar across the board. Foreign banks were seen buying dollars in the market. ... More

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Kothari Orient to repay deposits
FACING cases in courts instituted for alleged offences in connection with non-payment of public deposits, the Chennai-based Kothari Orient Finance Ltd has given an undertaking in the Madras High Court that the company would repay the deposits ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


Good response to SBI home fair
CHENNAI: The property fair sponsored by State Bank of India at Chennai last week drew over 15,000 visitors, bank officials said. The bank has accorded in-principle sanction of Rs 80.06 crore to 1,044 housing loan borrowers. The ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


LIC not averse to buying CIAL stake
`We don't invest in a paper just because it has a State Government guarantee to back it. We look at the track record of the State - especially NPAs, if any, generated from previous deals.' More

GENERAL INSURANCE


IRDA likely to phase out 5 pc special discounts
THE 5 per cent special discount offered by the general insurance companies is expected to be phased out. Addressing a gathering of general insurance agents here on Wednesday, Mr N. Rangachary, Chairman of IRDA, said special discounts exist due ... More

Panel to study motor premium
IRDA will set up a committee to study rationalisation of the motor premium being charged by insurance companies, Mr N. Rangachary, Chairman of IRDA, has said. The move assumes significance in the context of cases being filed by transporters ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


South Indian Bank H1 net rises 20 pc
THE net profit of the Thrissur-based South Indian Bank has grown by 20.3 per cent to touch Rs 29.12 crore (Rs 24.21 crore) for the first half of the current year. Analysing the banks working results, Mr A. Sethumadhavan, Chairman and CEO said ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Vijaya Bank entering bond market to raise Rs 150 cr
VIJAYA Bank is entering the bond market for accessing Tier-II capital. Speaking to Business Line, Vijaya Bank's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr M.S. Kapur, confirmed this move. It is planning to raise at least Rs 150 crore through the ... More

Oriental Bank raises Rs 200 cr
ORIENTAL Bank of Commerce (OBC) has raised Rs 200 crore Tier-II capital through issue of bonds having currency of 5 years and 6 months at a coupon rate of 7.15 per cent, the lowest interest rate fixed to raise Tier-II capital by a bank. The ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Aga Khan Fund to hike stake in DCB — Plans Rs 50 crore under Tier-II
THE Geneva-based Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) is set to consolidate its equity holding in Development Credit Bank (DCB), the Mumbai-based Rs 5,950-crore private sector scheduled commercial bank, following the new guidelines ... More
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