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Rupee firmer; bond prices fall
MUMBAI: The rupee strengthened to end at 43.7050 against the greenback on Monday. It had closed at 43.75/7525 on Thursday. Dealers said the rupee strengthened on heavy dollar selling following the long week-end. The rupee is expected ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


KSFE sets aside Rs 30 cr for computerisation
KERALA State Financial Enterprises Ltd (KSFE), a State-owned non-banking financial institution, plans to invest Rs 30 crore over the next two fiscal years in computerising its operations as it gears up to face intense competition from ... More

SOFTWARE


i-flex tool for BMO Group
BANGALORE: i-flex Solutions said on Monday that BMO Financial Group that operates in the North American region has selected its Reveleus Basel II Solution. T The solution will provide BMO with a complete set of rules, computation ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Wage revision in PSU insurers put on hold
WAGE increases for the public sector general insurance companies have been put on hold for this year as well, with the Government making pay hikes conditional on compliance to Section 40 C of the Insurance Act of 1938. Section 40C of the ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


Micro financing — NGOs can raise ECB up to $5 m
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-government organisations (NGOs) involved in micro-finance activities, to go in for external commercial borrowings up to $5 million under the automatic route. In order to be eligible for ECB, the ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


`Specialised branches on the way out'
THE advent of broad-spectrum banking channels is revolutionising the banking industry and specialised branch banking of yesteryears is becoming increasingly irrelevant, said Mr K.S. Harshan, Executive Director of Federal Bank. Reflecting the ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Andhra Bank part-time director's term ends
HYDERABAD: Andhra Bank has informed the stock exchanges that the term of its director, Mr Kasu Sudhakar, Chartered Accountant, has expired on April 23. The Union Ministry of Finance had appointed him as part time non-official director ... More

Oriental Bank issue oversubscribed on Day 1
THE public issue of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has been oversubscribed on the first day of opening. As per the latest details posted on BSE and NSE Web sites, the OBC issue received bids for 9.64 crore shares compared to issue size of ... More

CREDIT MARKET


Banks in AP surpass credit targets
THE State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) of Andhra Pradesh, lead by Andhra Bank, has surpassed all the targets of its annual credit plan for the first time in several years. Disclosing this here on Monday, the SLBC President and Andhra Bank ... More

Exim Bank loan disbursement up 64% in 2004-05
LOAN disbursement by Export Import Bank of India rose by 64 per cent to Rs 11,435 crore in 2004-05 as compared with Rs 6,957 crore in the previous year. Sanction increased by 71 per cent to Rs 15,853 crore (Rs 9,266 crore). Foreign currency ... More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


RBI moots self-regulatory body for card issuing banks
A RESERVE Bank of India working group on regulatory mechanism for cards has recommended that card issuing banks should consider setting up a self regulatory body on the lines of Indian Banks' Association , Foreign Income Money Market and ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


Dena Bank raises term deposit rates
DENA Bank has increased its interest rates on domestic term deposits with effect from Tuesday, said a press release from the bank. The increase of 25 to 50 basis points will be in four maturities. This increase will be effective for ... More

TRENDS


`Average earner is risk averse'
The data survey may help PFRDA in finalising the contours of a new pension scheme for the informal sector. About 40,800 households from different parts of the country comprised the sample for the survey. More


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