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US has to look beyond UK, Euro zone
THE United States has always been the engine of global economic growth. One of the reasons why the US plays that role is that it promises a high trend rate of growth and higher returns on capital investment. However, as the prospects of ... More

FOREX


Perfectly calibrated moves for the rupee!
Beyond 48.40 and going forward, the picture still looks good for the rupee and given the declining trend in the overseas value of the dollar, we could see the rupee strengthen further. More

NBFCS


Kerala: Chit fund companies protest amendments
THE new amendments which have been incorporated into the Kerala Chitties Act would sound the death-knell of the sector, putting lakhs of customers and operators to serious difficulties, according to Mr A.P. George, Vice-President of All-Kerala ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


IA may pay 17 pc more for insurance renewal
INDIAN Airlines is to pay close to $31 million to renew the insurance cover for its fleet of more than 50 aircraft. Sources told Business Line that though the airline had seen a "16-17 per cent" increase in its insurance renewal payout ... More

Third party cover: `IRDA must issue clear-cut norms'
WHILE condemning general insurance companies for turning down third party insurance cover for motor vehicles, the Coimbatore Consumer Cause (CCC) has appealed to the Government and the IRDA to issue specific instructions and strict guidelines to ... More

DEBT MARKET


Insurance cos prefer short-term securities
Unless yields rise, insurers are likely to stay away from the new crop of Government securities, preferring to tap the secondary markets for high coupon securities. Moreover, traders said, insurers were increasingly looking at the shorter ended secur ities. More

GOVT BONDS


Tenure of recap bonds for banks to be perpetuity
THE Government has decided to convert fixed coupon rate of 10 per cent on recapitalisation bonds of Rs 5,000 crore issued to public sector banks into floating rates. It has also decided to extend the tenure of these bonds to perpetuity. ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


`Limitation clause may hit NPA recovery'
THE fine print of the Ordinance to recover non-performing assets (NPAs) continues to worry lenders. Banks fear that the stipulation of the applicability of the Limitation Act might come in the way of initiating fresh action under the Ordinance ... More

Hindustan Photo Films owes Rs 437 cr to banks
COIMBATORE district accounts for over 14 per cent of the bad loans in the State. According to the loan defaulters' list (as on March 31, 2001) released by the Coimbatore District Bank Employees Association (CDBEA) the number of defaulters' above ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Diamond Jubilee Co-op runs into rough weather
YET another cooperative bank, this time from the diamond city, seems to have folded up, buttressing fears that quite a few co-operative banks in Gujarat are set to run into rough weather in the coming days. The collapse comes barely a fortnight ... More
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