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FARM CREDIT


Centre examining demand to extend special coffee loan scheme
THE Centre is examining the planters associations' demand to extend the special coffee term loan scheme, as a section of the growers has not availed itself of the scheme unveiled in June to bail out the growers. "I will take up the matter for ... More

INSIGHT


Woes of hi-tech banking
HAS the combination of high technology and competition in financial services in particular served us well as customers? Has it truly introduced a service orientation amongst those staff who manage the various points of ... More

FOREX


Rupee weak; bonds firm up
The rupee opened at 45.72/74. Dollar demand from corporates at the level of 45.73/75 pushed the rupee down to 45.86. At this level, dollar selling by exporters and general inter-bank selling helped the home currency recover to close higher. ... More

SOFTWARE


CashTech implements remittance solutions at Filipino bank
PUNE-based CashTech, a provider of remittance solutions, has implemented its remittance solution for Land Bank of the Philippines, which will make remittance smoother for the country's large migrant population. "Post the 9/11 bomb blasts in ... More

NBFCS


RBI cancels Karvy's NBFC licence
THE Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday said that it has cancelled the certificate of registration issued to Karvy Consultants Ltd (KCL) for carrying on the business of a non-banking financial institution. However, when contacted, the Karvy ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Bajaj Allianz General in pact with Euler Hermes
BAJAJ Allianz General Insurance has tied up with Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs - AG, an Allianz company to offer domestic and export credit insurance. Bajaj Allianz will have access to the proprietary information and the risk database of ... More

D&O insurance policies market picking up
In India, D&O liability insurance is mainly purchased by companies that are listed overseas especially in exchanges such as Nasdaq. More

CREDIT RATING


`SMEs will have to wait to get benefits of ratings'
THE services of the two-month-old credit rating agency promoted by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) have been used by over a hundred small and medium enterprises, according to Mr N. Balasubramanian, Chairman and Managing ... More

DEBT MARKET


Bond auctions oversubscribed
THE auctions of the 7.49 per cent-Government Stock 2017 and the 7.40 per cent-Government Stock 2035 were oversubscribed. Dealers said that the lower cut-off prices of the papers conveyed a bearish sentiment. For the 7.49 per cent paper, ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT


Centre allows 49 pc FDI in ARCs — To help clean up bad assets in banks
IN a bid to accelerate the cleaning up of the banking sector's non-performing assets (NPAs), the Government today permitted 49 per cent foreign direct investment in asset reconstruction companies (ARCs). FDI was not allowed earlier in ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


No shortage of coins, says RBI
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has clarified that there is no shortage of coins of any denomination, including of Rs 5. According to an RBI press release, news reports that the central bank will reintroduce Rs 5 notes due to a ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


ING Vysya Bank unveils money transfer service
ING Vysya Bank has launched Mi-r@mit, a secured online inbound money transfer service from the US to beneficiaries in India. It is being offered by the bank in association with Times Online Money Ltd, the technology and backend service provider ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Indian Bank gearing up to become financial supermarket
INDIAN Bank is gearing up to emerge as a one-stop financial supermarket within the next 18 months, its Executive Director, Mr B. Sambamurthy, said here today. Revealing the bank's future plans, he said the bank would, from being a corporate ... More

Mutual benefit
Mr Sandesh Kirkire (left), CEO, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, and Mr T.S. Narayanasami, CMD, Indian Overseas Bank, at the signing of an agreement in Chennai. IOB will distribute Kotak Mahindra mutual fund products through its 1,503 ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


SIDBI sets up arm in Ambattur industrial estate
THE Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has set up a branch in the Ambattur industrial estate - home to some 2,300 small and medium engineering units. "The idea is to be nearer the customers," the Chairman and Managing ... More



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