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Thursday, February 06, 2003
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Re up 4 paise; gilts recoup
Mumbai: THE rupee closed 4 paise higher at 47.7500/7550 against the dollar on Wednesday as compared to Tuesday's close of 47.7900/7950 in the forex market. Good supplies of the dollar and lack of intervention by the central bank in the early ... More

TECHNOLOGY


New currency processor at RBI Mumbai offices
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has installed the Currency Verification and Processing System (CVPS) in its Mumbai offices for faster and secure processing of soiled currency notes. The RBI Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, inaugurated the first CVPS at ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Indian Bank operating profit rises
INDIAN Bank has reported an operating profit of Rs 370.10 crore for the first nine months of the current year, as against Rs 115.76 crore in the corresponding period of last year. The current year's profit includes an amount of Rs 85 crore ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


Funding norms eased for core sector projects
THE Reserve Bank of India has relaxed the restriction regarding banks' funding of promoters' equity capital in infrastructure projects. In a circular, the RBI said in exceptional cases, banks can provide funds for acquiring promoters' shares ... More

RBI fiat on credit to diamond trade
THE Reserve Bank of India has asked commercial banks to ensure that their clients do not deal in `conflict diamonds'. `Conflict diamonds' are those which come from Liberia and Sierra Leone, and any other country in Africa controlled by rebels ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


Moody's upgrades ratings for 11 banks, FIs
According to Moody's, this rating is at the same level as its deposit rating since these bonds have more "deposit than debt characteristics". More

Banks upset over higher ECGC fees
THE Reserve Bank of India has questioned the rationale of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) hiking charges on its `Credit Guarantee Covers' offered to banks. According to bank officials, the central bank has acted on complaints made by ... More

KPFC gets `A' category from RBI
KERALA Power Finance Corporation (KPFC), a State Government company, has been granted `A' category by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This will enable the company to accept fixed deposits on its own, subject to the RBI's NBFC ... More

INTEREST RATES


Karnataka Bank cuts PLR
KARNATAKA Bank has announced a reduction in its prime lending rates (PLR) by 0.50 percentage points. The bank's PLR will be 12 per cent with effect from March 1. According to a press release issued here, Karnataka Bank, in its attempts to ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


Banks in no mood to exempt States — Action under Securitisation Act for NPA recovery
Public and private sector banks have sought States' cooperation in recovering outstanding dues from loan defaulters, including State-owned public sector entities through the Securitisation Act of 2002. Sources said that banks had expressed this ... More

PHD Chamber seeks Securitisation Act review
THE PHD Chamber of Commerce (PHDCCI), in its pre-Budget memorandum, has urged the Government to review the Securitisation Act, provide longer duration to the borrowers for debt repayment and also offer a flexible corporate debt-restructuring ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


State Bank hikes stake in DFHI
STATE Bank of India (SBI) has hiked its stake in Discount and Finance House of India Ltd (DFHI) to 51 per cent. As on March 31, 2002, SBI and associates held 32.76 per cent stake in DFHI. The move is understood to be a precursor to SBI's ... More
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