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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


ICAI accounting norms optional for listed banks for fiscal 2002
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made compliance with the four accounting standards of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) optional for the listed banks for the financial year ended March 31, 2002. This ... More

FOREX


Watch the yen to trade the rupee!
It is highly likely that the next big level of 50 to the dollar will have to wait for a fairly long time and we may perhaps see this level only in the last quarter of this year. An analysis shows that the rupee is generally susceptible to depreciatio n in the last quarter of the year. More

Currencies cannot be left solely to markets!
WAR is too serious a matter to be left solely to the charge of generals, observed Mr Clemenceau, the famous French politician, during World War I. A similar philosophy appears to drive the policies of national Governments — be they ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Retrospective tax breaks for superannuation funds
CORPORATES operating `approved' superannuation funds are set to qualify for income-tax breaks with retrospective effect from October 2000. The move is expected to benefit private players in the domestic insurance industry. Senior officials said ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


IDBI Bank scheme for small businessmen
THE IDBI Bank has introduced two customer-centric products to attract the small and medium businessmen in the city. Mr C.V. Ragunandanan, Head, IDBI Bank Branch, speaking to presspersons said the two current account products, namely, Business ... More

IDBI Bank unveils facility for Kerala traders
IDBI Bank has introduced two new variants of its current account services — Business Special and Business Premium — for its customers in Kerala. According to Mr A. S. Varughese, Branch Head, IDBI Bank, Thiruvananthapuram, the two ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


Another package for IFCI likely
WITH the health of IFCI Ltd showing steady deterioration, the Ministry of Finance is considering the option of stepping in once again to catalyse yet another financial support package for the institution. Officials said that the Government ... More

Grid flight, T&D losses weaken escrow account — Lenders to power utilities seek physical asset cover
WORRIED over the deteriorating quality of payment security mechanisms offered by the State Government-owned power utilities, lending agencies such as Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) have now begun ... More

GOVT BONDS


PSU bonds expected to bolster the market
Some of the public sector companies have entered the market. During last week alone, institutions such as the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Hudco raised close to Rs 550 crore. PFC raised the funds through the on tap 7-year bonds route, which al lowed it to access funds at 9 per cent. More

CO-OPERATIVES


RBI cancels Pune bank's licence
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of the Pune-based Shri Adinath Shahkari Bank Ltd. The bank is precluded from transacting the business of `banking' as defined in the Banking Regulations Act, 1949. It would not ... More
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