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Saturday, November 02, 2002
Forex Rates Nov. 1 (4.30 p.m. IST)
1 PoundRs 75.52
1 EuroRs 47.85
1 USDRs 48.27
100 YenRs 39.37
1 Sing $Rs 27.32

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Re firms up; gilts lacklustre
Mumbai: THE rupee closed at 48.33/3350 against the dollar on Friday, marginally firmer than Thursday's close of 48.36. Dealers said, that demand for the greenback and supplies were largely evenly matched. Most market players were unwinding ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Solution for Bahrain bank
BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies has announced that Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C. (BBK), one of the premier banks of Bahrain, has selected Finacle Core Banking, the new generation core banking solution from Infosys, for its ... More

MANPOWER


Good response to South Indian Bank VRS
THE response to the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) offered by the Thrissur-based South Indian Bank Ltd is reported to be impressive. The scheme, which was open for one month from October 1, was restricted to employees over 55 years of age. ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY


Residents can hold foreign currency a/c
RESIDENT Indians can now open, hold and maintain a foreign currency account in India. In a step, seen as a move towards capital account convertibility, the Reserve Bank of India, has announced a scheme under which resident Indians are permitted ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


The strange ritual at SBI continues
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, talks of reforms quite frequently. But the honourable senior citizen has not had the time to sign papers appointing a Chairman for SBI, the biggest Indian bank, with a sizable foreign presence. Has ... More

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    FOREIGN BANKS


    HSBC to bring in $150 m additional capital
    HONG KONG and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) will be bringing $150 million additional capital to India in the current fiscal, Mr Aman Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, today said. Talking to the newspersons at the launch of HSBC's ... More

    INTEREST RATES


    UCO Bank cuts lending rates
    UCO Bank has decided to revise rates of interest on term deposits as well as prime lending rate (PLR). The rate of interest will be five per cent for the period from seven to 45 days, 5.5 per cent for 46-60 days, 5.75 per cent for 61-90 days, ... More

    FIXED DEPOSITS


    Syndicate Bank hikes short-term deposit rates
    SYNDICATE Bank has hiked the interest rates for deposits of seven to 14 days' maturity for bulk deposits of Rs 25 lakh and above, from four per cent to 4.5 per cent. Announcing this, Mr Shankar Sen, Chief Manager, Regional Office, Syndicate ... More
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