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Fire damage
The burnt objects inside the Federal Bank headquarters at Aluva, near Kochi, on Tuesday. A fire broke out on the fourth floor of the `Federal Towers' in the early hours of Tuesday destroying property worth lakhs of rupees. The fourth floor was ... More

FOREX


Forex reserves cover 11-month imports
INDIA'S forex reserves of $ 143.1 billion as of September 30, 2005 are adequate to meet 11.2 months' imports. In comparison, at the end of March 2005, forex reserves of $ 141.5 billion were adequate to meet 14.3 months' requirement, according to ... More

Rupee closes flat; bonds range-bound
MUMBAI: The rupee ended flat against the dollar on Tuesday, tracking the global movement of other major currencies. The rupee opened slightly down at 44.34/35 and touched an intra-day low of 44.43. It appreciated to close the day at ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


HDFC Bank Q3 net up 31% on retail growth
HDFC Bank has recorded a 31.3 per cent increase in its December 2005 quarter net profit at Rs 224.4 crore, from Rs 170.93 crore in the same quarter last year. The rise in profits was due to the increase in retail advances and other income. ... More

NBFCS


HC asks NBFC to go to appellate authority for justice
The Bench said that there was no dispute in the fact that the cancellation of the certificate of registration was done in public interest, and therefore, the proviso was not mandatory. More

PRIVATE BANKS


ING Vysya's 100th ATM
VISAKHAPATNAM: The 100th ATM of ING Vysya Bank was inaugurated here at Dwarakanagar on Tuesday by Mr L. Venugopala Reddy, the Vice-Chancellor of the Andhra University. Mr Micheal Zuidgeest, the head of distribution and marketing, retail ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Syndicate Bank board meet on Jan 18
BANGALORE: The board of directors of the public sector Syndicate Bank is meeting on January 18 to take on record the unaudited financial results. A bank release said that the board would also examine the proposal for an interim dividend ... More

BoB to take up review of subsidiaries soon
AFTER it completes the public issue that is currently on, Bank of Baroda will take up an exercise to review the performance of its subsidiaries with a view to finding out what to do with them. Bank of Baroda has four subsidiaries - Bobcards, ... More

INTEREST RATES


US rate hikes near end?
Two things make this a particularly nail-biting time for avid players. First, Mr Alan Greenspan exits his Chairmanship on January 31, but not before presiding over another meeting of the US interest rate - setting Federal Open Market Committee ... More

CREDIT MARKET


`Bank deposit, credit growth higher in Q2'
BANKS have reported higher growth rates in both deposits and credit for the quarter ended September 2005, said the Reserve Bank of India in its quarterly statistics released on Tuesday. The top 100 `banked' centres reported higher growth rate ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


Call rates cross 7 pc
BANKS on Tuesday borrowed Rs 24,520 crore from the RBI's repo window, fairly large amount in a single day, indicating tight liquidity in the system, money market dealers said. The liquidity crunch also sent inter-bank call rates soaring above 7 ... More

T-bills auction fully subscribed
THE auctions of the 91-day and 182-day Treasury Bills were fully subscribed according to a press release from Reserve Bank of India. The notified amount for both bills was Rs 500 crore. For the 91-day T-bill RBI received 43 competitive bids ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Birla MF in pact with Bank of Rajasthan
BIRLA Mutual Fund signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) here on Tuesday to market the Birla Mutual Fund's products through the bank's 425 branches. "We are positive that the tie-up will give us an opportunity ... More

PEOPLE


Tribute to Corpn Bank founder
MANGALORE: The Corporation Bank Officers' Organisation (CBOO) will hold a function in memory of Haji Abdulla Saheb, the founder of Corporation Bank. A press release said that CBOO would pay tributes to Abdulla Saheb on January 14 at ... More

Canara Bank's Mangalore chief
MANGALORE: Mr T.D. Pai, Deputy General Manager of Canara Bank, will head the Mangalore circle of the bank, says a release here. Mr Pai joined the Mangalore circle of the bank on January 6. Earlier, Mr Pai was DGM in the recovery wing at ... More




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