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Salem Steel, Calcutta Mint may make Bangladesh taka
THE Bangladesh taka may soon be manufactured in India. While the stainless steel coin blank will be supplied by Steel Authority of India, the taka coins will be minted by a wing of the Reserve Bank of India. The Salem Steel Plant, a significant ... More

Rupee range-bound; bond market listless
MUMBAI: The rupee was largely range-bound on Friday and closed a shade lower against the dollar at 43.53/54 against the previous close of 43.52/53. According to dealers, the fall in inflation figures to 5.55 per cent this week from 5.61 ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Karur Vysya net dips to Rs 105 cr
KARUR Vysya Bank has declared 100 per cent dividend for the second year in a row. This decision was taken at its board meeting in Karur on Friday. The KVB Chairman, Mr P.T. Kuppuswamy, said the net profit for the fiscal ended March 2005 ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


BHW Birla records 136% growth in disbursements
BHW Birla Home Finance Ltd on Friday announced 136 per cent growth in disbursements last fiscal at Rs 511 crore. In 2005-06, the company proposes to continue the growth tempo and targets to cross the Rs 1,200-crore mark. Also on the anvil is ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Royal Sundaram Insurance posts 33 pc drop in profits
ROYAL Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company has reported a 33 per cent drop in profits at Rs 5.4 crore, (Rs 8.1 crore), in its fifth year of operations ended March 31, 2005. The dip came despite a 28 per cent growth in premium income at Rs 335 ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Soiled notes exchange counter at UTI Bank (Begumpet)
HYDERABAD: The Reserve Bank of India jointly with UTI Bank is arranging a special cash counter at the latter's Begumpet branch on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for exchange of soiled/defective notes and distribution of coins for the ... More

HDFC Bank to focus on `quality' growth
HDFC Bank said it would adopt a disciplined growth strategy focussing on quality and not on quantity to increase its market share in India's expanding banking and financial services industry. The bank in its annual report of 2004/2005 said its ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Canara Bank to open one more branch in Mumbai
CANARA Bank will open on Saturday a branch in Dahisar (West).This will be the bank's 2512nd branch. The branch will focus on `specialised savings' business. It is fully computerised and connected with the national network of the bank. It is ... More

Bangladesh bank team visits SBH
HYDERABAD: State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has announced that a group of 20 officials from the Bangladesh Bank, the Central Bank of Bangladesh, visited the bank here on Thursday. In a press release, SBH said the group was in the city to ... More

SBI, Corpn Bank in ATM pact
MANGALORE: Corporation Bank and State Bank of India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for sharing their ATM network. A Corporation Bank press release said here on Friday that an MoU was signed in Bangalore on Thursday in ... More

FOREIGN BANKS


HSBC has big plans for India — Insurance venture, NBFC foray, outsourcing centre on cards
HSBC Group, which currently offers insurance broking service in India, plans to start a full-fledged insurance business in the country. According to Mr Stephen K. Green, Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings Plc, the Group is interested in ... More

IPOS


Indian Bank IPO in September
INDIAN Bank has proposed to come out with an IPO later this year. The Government's stake in the bank, now at 100 per cent, will be reduced to 70 per cent after the offer. Indian Bank expects to mobilise substantial Tier I capital with the ... More


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Looking back
May. 15-May. 21
Forex reserves fall $423 m

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