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REGIONAL RURAL BANKS


Rural development banks bag awards
THE Uttar Pradesh-based SGV Bank has been selected for the Government of India Trophy for the best all round performance. At the board meeting of National Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks' Federation Ltd (Ncardbf) held here, ... More

ECONOMY


It's all about deflation now
Interest rates have been in a downward spiral in the US, UK and Europe. This creates a paradox as monetary easing tempts household and companies into first increasing debt. More

TECHNOLOGY


S. Korean co enters race for ATM share
COMPETITION in the Indian ATM market is expected to get hotter with the entry of one more player in the field. Nanocash 3000, a `table-top' ATM manufactured by Nautilus Hyosung, a South Korean company, was just launched in the Indian market, ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


LIC western zone business rises
THE Life Insurance Corporation of India's western zone has scored over the other zones by clocking a business of Rs 37,303 crore, in the year 2002-03. In absolute volume of first premium income, the zone occupied first position with a total ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


  • RBI staff call off stir

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    Bonds buyback scheme — Tax sops for banks may be extended
    THE Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) may have to keep its hands off for a longer duration from the proceeds realised by banks from the forthcoming exercise of buyback of Government bonds. Fears expressed by public sector banks of possible ... More

  • SBT revises interest rates

    GOVT BONDS


    Yields on short-term securities may fall further — Repo rates, bonds buyback to provide direction to market
    Traders said that if the repo rate cut is effected now, then there was a distinct possibility that the Government costs in terms of premium to face value would rise at the time of the buyback. More

    PEOPLE


    Former Deputy governor of RBI Janakiraman dead
    MR R. Janakiraman, retired Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, died in a private hospital here today. He was 70 and is survived by his wife. Mr Janakiraman, who retired from the RBI in 1994, was widely considered an expert on the ... More
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