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Saturday, November 30, 2002
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1 PoundRs 74.84
1 EuroRs 47.94
1 USDRs 48.28
100 YenRs 39.41
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FARM CREDIT


Will ground realities change for farmers?
"IN brief, the income changes that have taken place in both rural and urban areas over the past 20 years have ushered in a new demand structure for rural products that has gone largely unnoticed. Traditional approaches to agriculture focussed on ... More

FOREX


Has the appreciating trend of rupee come to a halt?
SUSTAINED dollar demand throughout the week has weakened the rupee against the dollar. However, forex experts are divided over whether the demand is genuine or not. The rupee closed 2 paise weaker at 48.2850/2950 on Friday against the dollar, ... More

HOUSING FINANCE


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    LIFE INSURANCE


    IDBI Bank stops sale of Tata AIG products via ATMs
    IDBI Bank has withdrawn its `any time insurance' offering, whereby it was selling general insurance products of Tata AIG through its ATMs. Being the first private bank in India to offer insurance products through its ATMs, the bank announced ... More

    GENERAL INSURANCE


    United India inks pact with South Indian Bank
    THE Thrissur-based South Indian Bank has joined hands with United India Insurance through a corporate agency tie-up whereby the company's insurance products will be sold through the bank's branch network. The Chairman of South Indian Bank, Mr ... More

    HUMAN RESOURCES


    BoI to outsource HR systems
    PUBLIC sector banks are beginning to take to business process outsourcing (BPO). Bank of India (BoI), in a first of its kind move, plans to totally outsource its human resources (HR) management systems. The move is expected to save 50 per cent ... More

    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


    REC relaxes lending terms to lighten debt burdens
    Sources said here that REC was willing to forego one of its major lending covenants — guarantees. Instead, REC has indicated that it was prepared to settle for reform-led alternatives. The relaxation comes close on the heels of the PFC making s imilar sops to mitigate borrowers' debt burden . More

    IIBI to service own bonds
    INDUSTRIAL Investment Bank of India Ltd (IIBI) will be taking over the servicing of the government-guaranteed IIBI Bond (SLR) issued up to September 1993 (up to series 22) covering payment of interest and redemption proceeds, as also other ... More

    INTEREST RATES


    Union Bank cuts PLR
    MUMBAI: Union Bank of India has reduced its prime-lending rate (PLR) by 0.25 percentage points to 11.25 per cent effective December 1. The prime term lending rate (PTLR) of the bank remains at 12 per cent, said a press release. ... More

    GOVT BONDS


    Bonds fall on profit-taking
    THE `much expected' OMO announcement came on Friday from the RBI. An Rs 4,500 crore OMO sale of the 10.95 per cent 2011 paper through uniform price auction has been scheduled for December 2. Simultaneously, a news wire reported the likelihood ... More

    FIXED DEPOSITS


    Canara Bank cuts long-term deposit rates
    CANARA Bank has dropped its lending rates by 25 basis points (0.25 per cent) for term deposits in view of the continuing liquidity overhang in the banking system. However, the bank has retained its rates at the short end (maturities between ... More

    IPOS


    Allahabad Bank listed at Rs 2.70 premium on BSE
    SHARES of Kolkata-based Allahabad Bank listed at a premium today on the Bombay Stock Exchange at Rs 12.70 per share as compared to the issue price of Rs 10. However, the share price soon came down to touch a low of Rs 9.20 before settling to ... More

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