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REGIONAL RURAL BANKS


South Malabar Gramin Bank H1 net at Rs 7.58 cr
SOUTH Malabar Gramin Bank has scaled the number one position among the regional rural banks with a total business volume of Rs 1,356 crore as on September 2002, according to a fax received from the bank. It made a profit of Rs 7.58 crore (Rs ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


Nabard co-op bank awards
THE Krishna District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd and the Eluru District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd in Andhra Pradesh have been adjudged as the best performing banks for 2000-01. The Union Finance Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, will present ... More

FOREX


Rupee stable; bonds rally
THE rupee closed almost unchanged at 48.32/33 against the dollar on Tuesday as compared to Friday's close of 48.33/3350. There was hardly any movement in the dull forex market, with the intra-day high being 48.3150 and the intra-day low being ... More

STOCKS


Union Bank sees good volumes
THE recently-listed Union Bank of India has been attracting heavy volumes on the major bourses. On Tuesday, the counter witnessed combined volumes (on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange) of 22.44 lakh shares. The stock ... More

CREDIT RATING


CP rating of ITI lowered
ICRA has downgraded the Rs 100-crore commercial paper/short-term borrowing programme of ITI Ltd (ITI) from `A1' indicating the highest safety to `A2'. The revised rating indicates high safety in the short-term. The rating revision takes into ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Central Bank to cut PLR in phases
CENTRAL Bank of India has decided to reduce its prime lending rate by 1 per cent in two phases. In the first phase, the PLR will be cut by 50 basis points to 11.50 per cent with effect from December 1, 2002. In the second phase, the PLR will be ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


PSUs worried over funds in IFCI
UNABLE to recover their investments, several public sector corporations, which have parked funds in the beleaguered financial institution, IFCI have landed in trouble. Many of these investing corporations have not been able to fully recover ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


PNB-Nedungadi merger likely before February
THE final merger between the Kozhikode-based Nedungadi bank and the Delhi-based Punjab National Bank is likely to materialise before February, when the current moratorium imposed on Nedungadi Bank ends, senior sources in the bank, said. Though ... More

TRENDS


One for the poor, please
TOP nationalised and private banks are setting up new homes at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BanKex). ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Unit Trust, and ILFS have been the first movers into daunting glass and cement structures while others like Bank of ... More
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