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INSIGHT


Toning up the village credit cycle
AN INDEPENDENT Commission set up by All India Bank Officers Confederation has proposed the revival of development banking as an alternative policy to existing banking reforms. The alarming Rs 23,841-crore Non-Performing ... More

FOREX


Rupee lacklustre; bond prices rally
MUMBAI: The rupee was lacklustre against the US dollar on Monday, the first trading day of the New Year as there were not many market participants. There was no trading interest as market participants were merely covering their ... More

INSURANCE


Hindujas plan insurance foray
THE Hinduja group is entering the insurance business in India. The group has already tied up with an overseas partner for a life insurance venture, Mr S.P. Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group, said on Monday. Mr Hinduja, however, did not ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Wage hike unlikely to hit bottomline of PSU insurers — Second round of VRS for insurance staff on anvil
WAGE bills for the public sector insurance companies have increased with the Ministry of Finance notifying the hike in salaries last week. Sources said the wage increases were done with retrospective effective from August 2002. As a result, ... More

`Mega insurance policies is the trend in energy sector'
GENERAL insurance companies seem to be swayed by mega policies . Recently, Oriental Insurance negotiated and clinched the deal for providing insurance cover to a private airliner indicating the trend. And Bajaj Allianz General Insurance is quite ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI declines priority sector status for wind power loans
THE Reserve Bank of India has declined to include loans given to the wind power sector under priority sector lending. Responding to a request from the Indian Wind Power Association, a representative body of windmill owners and wind turbine ... More

BIS advisory on hallmarking
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bureau of Indian Standards has issued an advisory to consumers to go for only hallmarked jewellery. This comes close on the heels of an order issued by the Reserve Bank of India to all scheduled commercial banks ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


High recoveries may help SIB post higher profits
SOUTH Indian Bank may see a steep jump in net profit for the first nine months of the current year due to provision reversal arising out of more-than-expected recoveries. In the first nine months of the year, the bank's recoveries from NPAs ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Corpn Bank awaits Dubai Govt nod to open branch
CORPORATION Bank is ready to open a branch in Dubai and is awaiting the clearance of the Dubai Government, the bank's Executive Director, Mr. K. L. Gopalakrishna, told reporters in Tirupur. The bank has tied up with eight exchange houses. ... More

More banks offer no frills a/c
BANK of Baroda has launched `Nagrik Bachat Khata' a new savings bank product for those having low income such as daily wage earners workers in unorganised sector, among others. Depositors can open this account with an initial amount of Rs 50 ... More

State Bank of Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has announced the introduction of `no-frills savings bank account' here on Monday. The minimum balance for such a savings account would be Rs 25 in rural and semi-urban areas and Rs 50 in urban ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


Union Bank, ICICI Bank hike NRE, FCNR deposit rates
Union Bank of India and ICICI Bank have raised the interest rates on NRE fixed and FCNR (B) deposits. ICICI Bank has increased the interest rates on FCNR deposits denominated in US dollars by 9 basis points, and on euro and Canadian ... More

CBDT extends time for filing quarterly returns on deposits
ONE of the two anti-tax evasion measures introduced by the Government through the Union Budget 2005-06 continues to be beset with implementation problems. The Finance Ministry has once again extended the due date for filing of quarterly returns ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


IDBI, SIDBI to co-finance SMEs
IDBI Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for co-financing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), service sector and infrastructure projects in industrial clusters in the ... More

EVENTS


`IT will help banks to explore more business opportunities'
BANKS will be able to maintain their profitability by investing in information technology (IT), according to Mr B.R. Bhat, General Manager of Corporation Bank. Delivering a lecture on `Banking in the IT age' at The Hindu Business Line Club at ... More



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