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Thursday, November 14, 2002
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Interest waiver, a short-term relief
Going by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's relief package announced on Wednesday, it appears that the views of the Finance Ministry and Planning Commission have prevailed over that of Krishi Bhawan. More

FOREX


Rupee stable; gilts rise
Mumbai: THE rupee ended on Wednesday at 48.2750/28, almost unchanged from Tuesday's close of 48.27/28 in the forex market. The supply of the dollar was seen to be reasonably good which was seen matching with the prevalent demand in the market, ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Bharat Overseas to link branches
BHARAT Overseas Bank Ltd has signed an agreement with HCL Comnet Ltd for networking its branches across the country. The bank has also signed an agreement with Reliance Communication Infrastructure Ltd for using the latter's data centre facility ... More

NCR Corp plans to set up ATM plant in Bangalore
THE US-based provider of financial technology solutions, NCR Corporation, is setting up a manufacturing facility for automatic teller machines (ATM) in Bangalore at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore, the company announced today. The new 1.3-lakh ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


HDFC reduces lending rates
HOUSING Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has announced a cut in its retail prime lending rate by 0.25 per cent to 10.25 per cent from 10.50 per cent, effective November 14. This reduction will benefit all customers who have availed of ... More

Birla Home Fin hopes to get $20-m loan from IFC
THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) is likely to sanction a $20 million loan to Birla Home Finance Ltd. It had completed the due diligence and formal offer from IFC was awaited, Birla Home Finance officials told a press conference here ... More

Birla Home Fin to expand in TN
CHENNAI: Birla Home Finance Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture between the K.K. Birla group and BHW Holding AG of Germany, plans to expand its presence in Tamil Nadu. At present, besides the Chennai branch office, it has satellite offices in ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


LIC scheme for IOB depositors
INDIAN Overseas Bank, in association with the Life Insurance Corporation of India, today launched a group insurance scheme for its deposit holders. The scheme, named IOB Chiranjeevi Bima Yojana, will cover any individual between 18 and ... More

New York Life keen to hike stake in Indian venture
NEW YORK Life Insurance Company, touted to be the largest seller of life insurance in the US, today said that it would be interested in increasing its percentage of ownership in the joint-venture company, Max New York Life (MNYL) Insurance ... More

SBI Life in marketing talks with banks
SBI LIFE has begun tying up with public, private sector and cooperative banks for providing life insurance to account holders and for distribution of life insurance products. Speaking to newspersons here on Wednesday, Mr R. Krishnamoorthy, ... More

SBM offers life insurance to customers
THE State Bank of Mysore (SBM) has rolled out Group Life Insurance schemes for its customers. The group insurance scheme `Super Surakha' is to provide life insurance cover for accountholders, farmers and housing loan borrowers. The scheme was ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Union Bank lines up festival incentives
UNION Bank of India has launched an aggressive push to its retail loan products in Kerala and is offering an array of incentives during the current festival season. These incentives can be availed up to December 31, according to Mr C. ... More

UCO Bank too has ED slot vacant
WITH the appointment of Mr V. Sridar, till recently the Executive Director (ED) of UCO Bank, as the CMD of National Housing Bank, the key slot has fallen vacant in yet another Kolkata-based public sector bank. It might be noted that the post of ... More

New SBI chief Purwar banks on tech
MR A.K. Purwar, who took charge as Chairman of State Bank of India today, has said that his first priority will be upgradation of technology at the bank. Mr Purwar, who received his appointment letter today "almost on his way to the airport" to ... More

PNB, Bank of India to share ATMs
NEW DELHI: Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Bank of India (BoI) on Wednesday said that they would share their Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs). Of the over 200 ATMs that PNB has across the country, 110 are connected through ATM switch. ... More

Vysya Bank opens another ATM
BANGALORE: Vysya Bank has opened its 13th ATM in Bangalore at the Suprabha Complex, Sri Vasavi Temple Road, Vishweshwarapuram. The bank plans to install 17 more ATMs by March next. The outlet can be used by all "Sambandh" ATM card ... More

INTEREST RATES


SBT reduces lending rates
STATE Bank of Travancore (SBT) has reduced its prime lending rate (PLR) with effect from November 1 in line with the cut in bank rate by RBI. The effective PLR now is 11.75 per cent and the prime term lending rate 12.25 per cent. The bank has ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


SBI provides 10 pc for Dabhol exposure
STATE Bank of India has, in its balance sheet for the first half of the current fiscal year, made prudential provision of 10 per cent for its nearly Rs 1,000-crore exposure to the Dabhol Power Company (DPC). SBI has the third-largest exposure, ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


Govt move on IDBI, UTI opposed
WITHIN hours of the Cabinet approving the proposal for corporatisation of the IDBI, the principal Opposition party, the Congress (I) has signalled its intention to oppose this move by the Government and also the planned privatisation of the Unit ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Canara Bank in pact with SBI for bank in Moscow
THE Bangalore-based Canara Bank has entered into an agreement with State Bank of India for setting up a joint venture bank - Commercial Bank of India - in Moscow. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing road show for its Rs 385-crore initial ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Sabarmati co-op bank tottering
IF one were to tabulate the month-wise casualty list of urban co-operative banks in Gujarat that bit the dust in recent times, October seems to be a better month than September. For those who have been keeping tab on the seemingly endless soap ... More

Legislation for AP urban co-op banks opposed
THE Andhra Pradesh Government's reported move to bring in a separate legislation for the urban co-operative banks in the State has been opposed by the A.P. Urban and Town Co-operative Bank's Association. The association feels that the dual ... More


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