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MONEY & BANKING INVESTMENT BANKING 
Allbank Fin gets SEBI nod for merchant bankingALLBANK Finance, the subsidiary of Allahabad Bank that has been lying dormant, has been granted a merchant banking licence by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The company hopes to begin merchant banking activities shortly, ... More FOREX Rupee tad higher; bond prices rise MUMBAI: The rupee marginally strengthened against the dollar on Friday. day. The rupee opened at 43.51/52 and ended at the same level, slightly higher than Thursday's close at 43.53. With dealers anticipating a rate hike in the ... More FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 
HDFC first quarter net up 21%HOUSING Development Finance Corporation has reported a 21-per cent increase in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2005. Net profit for the quarter amounted to Rs 247.28 crore as against Rs 204.62 crore during the corresponding ... More LIFE INSURANCE 
BSNL takes group life cover from LIC for Rs 4,770 crBHARAT Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has taken a corporate group life insurance policy from the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for it 3.5 lakh employees for a sum assured of Rs 4,770 crore. Under the scheme, 10,000 senior BSNL executives are ... More GENERAL INSURANCE More IT firms opting for `fidelity cover' INSURANCE coverage is expected to increase two-fold as the perception of risk is on the rise on the back of recent episodes of the alleged sale of British customers' data and the siphoning off of funds of Citibank clients. Mr V. Ramakrishna, ... More RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS Price stability, prime concern for RBI "GLOBAL uncertainties have increased," says the RBI Governor, Dr Y.V. Reddy, and firm crude prices could be the first if not the only uncertainty, ahead of the first quarter review on July 26. International commodity prices have turned sober ... More
World Bank to fund municipal projects in AP PRIVATE BANKS ICICI Bank opens 2 overseas branches ICICI Bank inaugurated its second branch in United Kingdom in Leicester and its fourth branch in Canada. ICICI Bank had set up its first branch in November 2003. The branches will offer both retail and corporate banking activities, said a press ... More
Karnataka Bank denies takeover bid — 'Trading volumes under watch' PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS BoB pays Rs 62-crore final dividend to Govt BANK of Baroda on Friday paid a final dividend of Rs 62.72 crore to the Government for fiscal 2004-05. The dividend was paid at the rate of 32 per cent on the Government's share in the bank. The Chairman and Managing Director, Dr A.K. ... More FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IDBI launches main branch at Kochi KOCHI: The commercial banking operations of the Industrial Development Bank of India's Kochi main branch were launched on Friday, with the inauguration of the branch as well as an ATM located in the branch premises by Mr B. Ravindranath, ... More INTEREST RATES Interest rates to `remain flat' in short-term INTEREST rates will go up marginally in the medium-term, but remain unchanged in the short-term, according to the HDFC Chairman, Mr Deepak Parekh. "There is possibility of interest rate inching up in the medium term due to rise in oil prices, ... More NON-PERFORMING ASSETS `Pentamedia group companies owe Rs 270 cr to various banks' PENTAMEDIA Graphics, the Chennai-based company that is engaged in multimedia and animation, owes over Rs 180 crore to a number of banks, including Oriental Bank of Commerce.Similarly, another company in the group, Pentasoft Technologies, owes ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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