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FOREX


Currency swap curve moves higher
Expectations of a strong rupee and thereby continuous exporter selling and the reluctance of the banks' balance sheets to swap their dollars into rupees for longer periods had held the forward curve much lower than the money curve for a long period. More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Karnataka Bank Q3 net steady at Rs 37 crore
KARNATAKA Bank Ltd has registered a net profit of Rs 36.89 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year compared with Rs 36.45 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year, showing a growth of 1.21 per cent. ... More

FINANCIAL MARKETS


Ministry proposes super regulator for financial sector
THE merger bug has well and truly bitten the Finance Ministry. In a move that would have significant impact on the financial sector, the Ministry has expressed its intent to move towards a single super regulator for the financial sector. The ... More

DEBT MARKET


Bonds limp over oil prices, FII exit
BONDS remained listless in a seller-dominated market, as most traders remained concerned over oil price spikes and foreign institutional investor exits. Traders said the selling was partly driven by banks, who for sometime have been switching ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Basel II norms - a tough call for PSBs
INDIAN banks and RBI have the whole of 2005-06 to gear up for meeting Basel II norms which click in by by end of 2006. Basel II norms will put pressure on bank boards to assess the need for risk capital and will be replacing the minimum 9 per ... More

CREDIT MARKET


Public sector banks raise farm lending
IT appears that the Union Government's directive to banks on agricultural credit growth was not merely a statement of pious intentions. It has also started cracking the whip. The result is very visible — a substantial increase in ... More

EVENTS


`Banks must look at new avenues of income to offset treasury operation losses'
THE Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank, Mr V.K. Chopra, has said that banks will have to look for alternative avenues to compensate for the income forfeited in treasury operations. Speaking at the annual general meeting of ... More


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