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No-frills account — Instrument to combat credit rationing
Credit rationing denotes a situation where a large section of loan applicants do not get the loans they seek. This has serious implications for a developing economy like India. The proposed no-frills account is a win-win opportunity for banks to cate r to such a segment and attract profitable customers as part of their unsecured campaign. More

Demand-side constraints in SSI credit
SUPPLY-SIDE constraints affecting credit to small-scale industries (SSIs) have been extensively deliberated by various expert committees. However, of late, besides supply-side impediments, demand-side constraints too ... More

FOREX


Rupee firms up; securities flat
MUMBAI: The rupee moved up against the dollar in tandem with the appreciation of the euro against the greenback but by the end of the session lost most of its gains. The domestic currency opened Monday's trade at 44.08 but fell during ... More

CREDIT POLICY


Expect status quo in credit policy review
LAST week, Dr Y.V. Reddy, RBI Governor, said that the central bank can sometimes lead and sometimes follow commercial banks with regard to interest rate increases. He was commenting about the pre-emptive hikes in interest rates by some banks, ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Canara Bank Q3 net rises 30 per cent — `Provisioning lowered profits'
CANARA Bank has reported a 30 per cent increase in net profit during the third quarter (Q3) of this financial year. The bank reported a net profit of Rs 356.29 crore during the quarter, up from Rs 273.98 crore in the same period last year. ... More

OBC net up 12 pc to Rs 143.42 cr
ORIENTAL Bank of Commerce (OBC) has recorded a net profit of Rs 143.42 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, a 12.3 per cent increase over the net of Rs 127.70 crore during the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. Total income ... More

State Bank of Mysore third quarter net up 15 per cent at Rs 40 cr
STATE Bank of Mysore (SBM) has reported 15 per cent increase in net profit for the third quarter. An SBM release said that net profit stood at Rs 39.6 crore, up from Rs 34.38 crore during the corresponding previous period. Operating profit, ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


SBI launches new home loan product
THE SBI has introduced a new home loan, christened SBI Freedom, which will be of great use to the high net worth individuals, the NRIs and software professionals, according to Mr P. Jagadish Babu, the General Manager, Hyderabad. At a function ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Shriram Life begins operations in Kochi
KOCHI: Shriram Life Insurance has formally launched its operations in Kerala here on Monday with its new products such as Endowment Plan (Shri Life), Double Endowment Plan (Sri Raksha) and Money Back Plan (Sri Nidhi). Addressing a press ... More

Tata AIG, ICICI Lombard to launch domestic travel cover
PRIVATE insurance companies plan to launch domestic travel insurance covering all modes of transport. Two leading insurers — Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company — will be unveiling their ... More

FINANCIAL MARKETS


`IMD redemption triggered liquidity pressure'
THE recent tightening of liquidity in the banking system was due to currency demand in the festival season, scheduled auctions, advance tax outflows and redemption of India Millennium Deposits (IMDs) amidst a sustained growth in credit demand, ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


Inflation outlook uncertain on rising oil prices: RBI
AS global crude oil price increases are here to stay the outlook for inflation remains uncertain, said the Reserve Bank of India in its Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments for the third quarter. In India, inflation and inflationary ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Bank of Baroda fixes Rs 230 a share
BANK of Baroda (BoB) has fixed the price for its public offer at Rs 230 a share. At this price, BoB would be able to raise Rs 1,633 crore for its issue of 7. 1 crore shares. BoB's price band was Rs 210 to Rs 230. The BoB issue was ... More

Andhra Bank's issue subscribed 11 times
DESPITE volatile capital market conditions, the follow-on public issue of Andhra Bank has been subscribed by over 11 times. As against 8.5 crore equity shares offered by the bank, it received bids for over 93.55 crore shares. With the highest ... More

Nagarjuna bags SBI order
HYDERABAD: Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd has announced that it has secured a new order for Rs 54.34-crore from State Bank of India for construction of 186 officers' flats and 12 guest rooms at Nerul Residential Complex in Navi Mumbai. ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


TN co-op bank employees seek early finalisation of wage revision
THE Tamil Nadu Cooperative Bank Employees Association (TNCBEA) is planning a strike action by February 1, if its demand on wage revision orders were not realised before the end of this month. The employees observed a day's dharna on Monday ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES


RBI fines 7 banks for IPO irregularity
THE Reserve Bank of India has fined seven banks for violation of RBI regulations and IPO finance irregularity. These banks are Bharat Overseas (Rs 20 lakh); Citibank (Rs 5 lakh); HDFC Bank (Rs 5 lakh); ICICI Bank (Rs 5 lakh); IOB (Rs 15 lakh); ... More



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