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Friday, October 25, 2002
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PNB bags award for excellent tech
PUNJAB National Bank (PNB) has bagged the `Best Bank Award' for excellence in banking technology, while Canara Bank got a special award in the same category. The award for effective usage of INdian FINancial NETwork (INFINET), a closed user ... More

FOREX


Re firm; gilts range-bound
THE rupee closed almost unchanged on Thursday at 48.38/39 against the dollar as compared to 48.39 on Wednesday in the forex market. The supply of the dollar was seen to be reasonably good in the market, said a forex dealer. "There was good ... More

CREDIT POLICY


Bank or repo rate cut in credit policy?
EXPECTATIONS of a cut in bank/repo rate in the Credit and Monetary Policy to be announced by the Reserve Bank of India on October 29, have been governing prices in the debt market for the past few weeks. However, the market is divided on ... More

SOFTWARE


Infosys eyeing global banks for CRM
SOFTWARE major Infosys Technologies Ltd has announced that it is targeting global banks with its recently launched banking customer relationship management (CRM) software product — Finacle CRM, which has been designed to suit the industry ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


IRDA strong-arm tactics pay off — Insurers accepting third-party liability cover
THE flexing of muscles by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is finally showing results that should bring cheer back on the faces of transporters. IRDA has now claimed that its threat of reprisal has resulted in general ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Bharat Overseas H1 profit at Rs 9 crore
BHARAT Overseas Bank Ltd has reported a growth of 12.5 per cent in net profit at Rs 9.02 crore (8.02 crore) for the half-year ended September 30, 2002. The gross income of the bank for the half-year was Rs 96.81 crore. The total deposits grew ... More

Federal Bank H1 net up 22 pc
THE net profit of Federal Bank has grown by 22 per cent to Rs 51.34 crore (Rs 42.12 crore) during the first half of the current year. The most notable achievement of the bank was in reducing the net non-performing assets to 7.36 levels from ... More

Vysya Bank Q2 net slips 18.41 pc
THE country's first foreign-owned local bank, Vysya Bank reported a net profit of Rs 18.17 crore for July-September (second quarter of the current financial year ). This was lower down by 18.41 per cent sequentially from Rs. 22.70 crore on the ... More

IDBI Bank net up on interest, fee incomes
IDBI Bank has reported a marginal rise in net profit at Rs 16 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as compared to Rs 14.7 crore in the corresponding period the previous quarter. The rise in profits has been attributed to the growth ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Vijaya Bank Q2 net down
THE public sector Vijaya Bank has reported a net profit of Rs 37.74 crore for the second quarter of the current financial year. For the first quarter this year, the bank had reported a net profit of Rs 40.77 crore. The reduced net profits were ... More

Union Bank net up 137 pc on savings
LOWER operating expenses and low-cost savings bank deposits enabled Union Bank of India to record a 137 per cent rise in net profit for the second quarter ended September 30,2002, according to Mr V. Leeladhar, Chairman and Managing ... More

Syndicate Bank moots `structural changes'
SYNDICATE Bank, the Manipal-based over Rs 44,000-crore bank, could soon find itself with a surplus staff of around 2,000 and office space of over four-lakh sq ft. The reason, disclosed by the bank's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Michael ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


Innovative projects rare: IDBI official
"The spirit of entrepreneurship is on the decline and not a single entrepreneur approached us for finance in the last two years,'' the Executive Director of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), Mumbai, Mr R. Jayaraman Iyer, ... More

IPOS


Allahabad Bank IPO fully subscribed
ALLAHABAD Bank's IPO has been fully subscribed, according to informed sources. The issue on offer was for mopping up Rs 100 crore. Nearly 90 per cent of the issue amount was subscribed in the first day itself by nearly 50,000 retail investors. ... More
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