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Rupee firmer; gilts lacklustre
MUMBAI: The rupee strengthened against the dollar on Monday on the back of foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows. The domestic currency opened at 45.13 and touched an intra-day high of 45.02. It closed at 45.0450/05, up from ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


GIC Housing rights issue
MUMBAI: The board of directors of GIC Housing Finance Ltd has approved the issue of rights shares in the ratio of one share for every one share held. This was decided at a board meeting on Monday, according to a notice issued to the ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI to man, fund Ombudsman scheme
The scheme will be applicable to all commercial, regional rural, and scheduled co-operative banks. More

PRIVATE BANKS


No-frills savings a/c from LKB
LORD Krishna Bank has opened a no-frills savings bank account. Individuals can open this account at any of Lord Krishna Bank branches. The account, which does not require a minimum balance, can be opened with a deposit of Rs 50. While the ... More

Leo Burnett to handle Centurion Bank account
LEO BURNETT has bagged the creative and marketing services duties of Centurion Bank. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Arvind Sharma, Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, said that the account would generate billings worth Rs 20 crore; bulk of the ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Vijaya Bank opens new branch at Road No. 12 in Banjara Hills
HYDERABAD: Vijaya Bank has announced the opening of a new branch on Road No. 12 in Banjara Hills. This is its 919th branch in the country, according to a press release. The new branch to be housed in K.R. Towers, would be a fully ... More

Vijaya Bank's new branch at Kankanady
MANGALORE: Vijaya Bank opened its 918th branch at Kankanady in Mangalore on Monday. A bank release said here that the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Dr H.V. Parswanath, inaugurated the branch. Mr P. Tamilvanan, Chairman of New ... More

Banks fine-tune retail focus
AS PART of their focus on retail loans, several public sector banks are segregating their retail operations to speed up processing and disbursement of retail advances. This helps control turnaround time for retail loans and make optimum use of ... More

Andhra Bank launches `no frills accounts'
AFTER `no frills' airlines, it looks like `no frills' banking that is on the horizon. Andhra Bank has launched a new facility that would allow the account holder to have a minimum balance of Rs 5. Targeted in a way specially at people in the ... More

INTEREST RATES


RBI can afford to lower rates
IN most ways, astrology and monetary policy are con games dignified by the use of complex maths models. Strip the two of numbers and most times one's grandmother is a better bet than one's neighbouring banker. Stay put while in trouble, ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


Call rates rise on liquidity tightness — Sensex nosedives 171 points
Though rates ended the session at 6.5-6.75 per cent, dealers say the call market is likely to be volatile for the rest of the week due to fears of IMD redemption. Today, RBI lent Rs 17,680 crore to banks through the repo auction. The advance ... More

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT


Punjab National Bank presents house to tsunami-hit person at Pallipuram
PUNJAB National Bank has given house to a tsunami affected person at Pallipuram in Ernakulam district. At a function held here, Dr M.A. Kuttappan, MLA, handed over the keys of the newly built house to the beneficiary Ms Thressiama. Speaking on ... More



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