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Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Forex Rates Dec. 23 (4.30 p.m. IST)
1 PoundRs 76.89
1 EuroRs 49.42
1 USDRs 47.96
100 YenRs 40.01
1 Sing $Rs 27.56

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Re slips; call rates rise
Mumbai: THE rupee ended on Monday at 48.01/0150 against the dollar as compared to Friday's one-year high closing of 48.0050/0150. The currency would have closed at 47.94/95 levels if it were not for the mopping up of dollars by nationalised ... More

SOFTWARE


Flexcube for Kosovo bank
BANGALORE: i-flex Solutions Ltd has announced that Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo (BPK), which functions as a central bank in Kosovo, has selected its flagship product Flexcube to centralise its banking operations. "The BPK ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


Nabard aid for States to touch Rs 18,000 cr
THE National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has so far disbursed Rs 15,000 crore under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) this year. ``The disbursement to the State Governments is to touch Rs 18,000 crore by March ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Free life cover for new K Bond investors
The fund will give free life insurance cover to all investors purchasing units of K Bond Deposit Plan up to March 31, 2003 without additional cost. More

Life insurance cos to follow code of conduct from Jan
THE `Code of Good Conduct' for the life insurance industry, that was approved at the Life Insurance Council meeting of December 16, is expected to be notified by the IRDA next month, industry sources say. The code is a set of self-regulations, ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Kotak Mahindra Bank launch by March
KOTAK Mahindra Finance Ltd (KMFL) is likely to start operations as Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd during February-March 2003, according to the company's Executive Director, Mr C. Jayaram. Speaking to Business Line on the sidelines of news ... More

UTI Bank raises Rs 93 cr through bonds
UTI Bank has made an allotment of subordinate debt (Unsecured redeemable non-convertible debentures) on private placement basis aggregating Rs 93.1 crore (including green-shoe option of Rs 43.1 crore) as the Bank's Tier-II capital. The ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


SBI plans treasury group synergy
STATE Bank of India, its associates and subsidiaries are planning to bring in synergies in their treasury operations soon. This means all the entities in the SBI Group would share information and have common strategies across their forex and ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


Madras Motor seeks time to settle dues
THE Madras Motor Sports Trust, whose properties have been seized by Indian Bank against dues of Rs 16 crore, has requested the bank to give it some more time to pay up, it is learnt. Representatives of the trust had a meeting with the Indian ... More

KSFC to seek expert advice on NPAs
THE state-owned term lender, Karnataka State Finance Corporation (KSFC), is likely to appoint an external expert to advise on its proposed asset recovery and asset management wings, according to Government sources. The corporation proposes to ... More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


BoB unveils debit card
BANK of Baroda (BoB) has launched its international debit card in association with Visa International. The card will target two million cardholders in three years and will be accepted at over 10 million merchant locations and 8,00,000 Visa ATMs ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


ICICI Bank offers foreign currency account facility
ICICI Bank will offer foreign currency account facility in four foreign currencies. The `Resident Foreign Currency (domestic) account' will enable resident Indians to maintain funds in US dollar, pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen, said a ... More
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