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FARM CREDIT


UBI signs pacts with tractor makers
WITH a view to increasing agricultural lending, UBI has tied up with L&T John Deere and Eicher Tractors for financing tractors at its rural and semi-rural branches. It has already signed MoUs with these tractor manufacturers. The bank also ... More

INSIGHT


Global economy searches for new growth engine
Is it not high time that Europe, Japan, China and India boosted domestic demand, markets and internal growth engines? More

ECONOMY


Global economy searches for new growth engine
Is it not high time that Europe, Japan, China and India boosted domestic demand, markets and internal growth engines? More

FOREX


Weak dollar, RIB outflow to see rupee firm up
WITH Tuesday being the close of the second quarter and dealers busy making book entries, there were hardly any trades in the market. Banks did not do customer transactions, but there were a few deals between banks. "A deal was seen struck at ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Is your network effective?
In today's IT-based banking scenario, it's vital to ensure networks don't break down. And this calls for the right power solutions. More

More SIB branches with ATM facility
THE South Indian Bank (SIB), in its Platinum Jubilee year, has opened three more branches with on-line ATMs at Chandigarh (Punjab), Panchukula (Haryana) and Paschim Vihar (Delhi). According to a press release, the branches networked with the ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


SBI slashes housing, auto loan rates
STATE Bank of India (SBI) has decided to make housing loans and auto loans cheaper for its customers by 25-150 basis points from October 1. Apart from slashing interest rates on its retail loans, the bank has also introduced new tenure brackets ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


New India sets 19% higher target for premium
NEW India Assurance Company Ltd has set a premium target of Rs 4,100 crore from its domestic operations during the year 2003-2004. This is 19 per cent higher compared to Rs 3,921.24 crore premium earned during 2002-2003 from its Indian ... More

Bajaj Allianz looking at Rs 400-cr premium income
BAJAJ Allianz General Insurance Company is expecting a premium income of Rs 400 crore in the current financial year. According to Mr S. Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, in the first half of the current fiscal Bajaj Allainz had recorded a premium ... More

DEBT MARKET


Lower Govt loan target cheers bond players
BOND market participants are elated that the Government's borrowing target has been reduced by roughly Rs 35,000 crore for the remainder of this financial year. According to the RBI's auction calendar for the second half of this fiscal, the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


LVB drive for specialised staff recruitment
LAKSHMI Vilas Bank is in the process of recruiting specialised staff through large-scale lateral entry. Though the number of persons that the bank proposes to recruit is not available, the bank is understood to have conducted campus interviews ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


GTB does clean-up act
GLOBAL Trust Bank (GTB) had to make provisions and write-offs of Rs 309.14 crore in view of the negative impact on its exposure to capital market and other sensitive segments in the earlier years. The bank suffered a net loss of Rs 272.7 crore ... More

Move to cleanse balance sheet welcome: RBI
THE Reserve Bank of India welcomed the decision taken by Global Trust Bank to clean up the balance sheet. The bank announced its audited results for the year 2002-03 today. The cleaning up of the balance sheet was essential for sound ... More

ICICI Bank package for RIB holders
ICICI Bank has announced an offering to attract Resurgent India Bonds (RIB) proceeds following similar schemes from State Bank of India, Union Bank and Punjab National Bank. The foreign currency deposit scheme for non-resident Indians ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Andhra Bank to revise targets
FOLLOWING the shortfall in achieving the targeted business volumes for the period ended September 30, Andhra Bank has decided to review the position afresh and revise the business targets accordingly, its Chairman and Managing Director, Dr B. ... More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


`Co-branding to help credit card growth'
WITH increased spends and issuances coming through co-branded credit cards, "co-branding will be the strategy for the credit cards business going forward," said Ms Chanda Kochhar, Executive Director, ICICI Bank, at a press conference held to ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


UBI to tie up Myanmar bank
UNITED Bank of India (UBI) is tying up with Myanmar Economic Bank to identify opportunities in the growing trade relations between India and Myanmar. A tie-up with the overseas bank, which is said to be among the largest players in Myanmar's ... More
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