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FARM CREDIT


To meeet priority sector lending targets — Foreign, new pvt banks move to buy out farm loans from PSBs
In order to avoid penalties, some foreign banks have begun activating their lines of credit with the public sector banks for funding their compliance with priority sector loan targets or taking them out. More

BoI helps farmers spot income avenues
APART from the distribution of kisan credit card, Bank of India is also in the process of identifying potential income-generating avenues for the farmer, area-wise. The bank's Executive Director, Mr N. Balachandran, said this exercise ... More

FOREX


Rupee slips; gilts up
MUMBAI: The rupee closed at 43.485-43.495 levels against the dollar on Monday, a tad firmer on its opening levels of 43.49 but weaker than its previous week's finish of 43.475. The rupee started the week on the back foot, with dollar ... More

NBFCS


RBI directs NBFCs to ensure full cover on public deposits
THE Reserve Bank of India has said that non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) should ensure at all times that there is full cover available for the public deposits accepted by them. In a notification to all NBFCs here on Monday, the central ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Centurion Bank gets shareholders' nod to raise Rs 600 crore
CENTURION Bank Ltd on Monday said its shareholders have approved a proposal for raising Rs 600 crore by way of domestic or international offerings shortly. In a notice to the stock exchange here today, the bank said it has obtained ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


`Time for global banks to take cue from Indian peers'
IT is time for the international banks to take lessons from Indian banks as to how to face situation of crisis and come out strong, according to the President of the All-India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), Mr R.C. Agarwal. Addressing ... More

Syndicate Bank chief urges officials to take bank to greater heights
THE Chairman and Managing Director of Syndicate Bank, Mr Kantha Kumar, has urged the officials to take the bank to greater heights. Inaugurating the fourth triennial conference of Syndicate Bank Officers' Association here on Saturday, he said ... More

PNB distributes Rs 3 cr loans at Palakkad
KOCHI: Punjab National Bank has distributed retail loans to more than 100 beneficiaries amounting to Rs 3 crore at the customer relations' meet and retail lending camp conducted at Palakkad recently. Speaking on the occasion, Mr R.S. ... More

Wipro completes Corpn Bank order
BANGALORE: Wipro Infotech announced on Monday that it has completed its assignment with Corporation Bank in providing Six Sigma consulting in select areas. The objective of the consultancy was to make the bank's select business processes ... More

INTEREST RATES


Assocham seeks reduction in PLR
THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has called for reduction in prime lending rate (PLR) from existing 10-12 per cent to 6 per cent for exporters and 8-9 per cent for domestic borrowers. In addition, the ... More

GOVT BONDS


BoB shifts Rs 8,450-cr G-Secs to HTM basket
BANK of Baroda has transferred Rs 8,450 crore worth of government securities to the `Held to Maturity' category basket from its `Available for Sale' basket, last week. The bank had booked a depreciation of Rs 518 crore in its G-Secs portfolio ... More

Cut-off price for bonds
MUMBAI: The cut-off price for Rs 5,000 crore auction of the 8.35 per cent 2022 paper was fixed at Rs 109.75 (7.3427 per cent YTM). The auction received a total of 355 competitive bids amounting to Rs 13,739.50 crore of which 17 bids ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


PSB revises NRE, FCNR (B) deposit rates
PUNJAB and Sind Bank (PSB) has revised interest rates on non-resident external accounts and foreign currency non-resident accounts scheme for dollar, pound and euro deposits effective February ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


State Bank to pay $8 million for stake in Mauritius bank
STATE Bank of India will pay $8 million (around Rs 35 crore) for the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in the Mauritius-based Indian Ocean International Bank Ltd (IOIB). Post acquisition, IOIB will become a subsidiary of SBI. SBI also plans ... More


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