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Dharna over clearing house today
KOCHI: The action council constituted against the shifting of SBI clearing house from Kochi to Ernakulam has decided to hold a dharna before the SBI, Calvathy Branch, on Wednesday. The action council comprising political parties, ... More

FOREX


Forwards plunge; g-secs dull
Mumbai: THE rupee is expected to appreciate further in the near future if the sharp fall in the forward premia is any indication. The forward premia on dollars for three to six months crashed by over 50 basis points to its historic lows on ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Royal Sundaram unveils package for home contents
ROYAL Sundaram Alliance Insurance has launched a comprehensive insurance package for home contents, the `Homeshield Classic'. A company release said that the product provided a cushion for home contents against a range of risks such as fire, ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Karnataka Bank offers resident f/c account
THE Mangalore-based private sector Karnataka Bank has introduced a new `resident foreign currency (domestic) account' in the wake of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitting residents to maintain foreign currency accounts. The RFC (Domestic) ... More

UTI Bank to fund contract farming
"We are tying up with some of our trusted corporate customers in order to enter into this form of direct agricultural lending,'' says Mr P. R. Anilkumar, Assistant Vice-President, Credit, More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


IFCI ratings downgraded to junk status
RATING agency, CARE, has downgraded Industrial Finance Corporation of India's (IFCI) long-term and medium-term debt ratings to junk status. While the agency has retained the `CARE BB' rating on the fixed deposit programme of the financial ... More

MONETARY POLICY


Crunch time for monetary policy
IF a former Deputy Governor of the RBI in charge of monetary policy says so, it must be true. In a recent article, Dr S.S. Tarapore states that there is no instance in economic management of a budget deficit and its monetisation as high as the ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


IRDA may be armed with adjudication powers
THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) could soon be armed with powers of adjudication to enable it to directly intervene in disputes and enforce its penal powers. The powers would be on lines of similar one available to ... More
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