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PNB offshore banking unit in Mumbai

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New Delhi , Sept. 25

PUNJAB National Bank (PNB) today opened its first offshore banking unit (OBU) in SEEPZ, Mumbai.

The OBU, inaugurated by the Chairman and Managing Director, PNB, Mr S.S. Kohli, would provide access to units and developers in special economic zone (SEZ) to international finances at international rates. It would also provide efficient services to NRIs.

OBUs permitted to be set up at to SEZs would be virtually foreign branches of Indian banks, but located in India and would be exempt from CRR & SLR requirements.

PNB would also open another OBU at special economic zone in Noida shortly, according to a bank press release.

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