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Software czars, economists and other animals
THESE are, as Charles Dickens said famously, "the best of times, the worst of times". The global economy, after two years of recession, has picked up growth to 4 per cent (the forecast from the Institute of ... More

Bonds volatile; rupee in range
MUMBAI: The bond market was very active on Thursday with trade volumes soaring to Rs 5,500 crore ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy next week. The market opened 20 paise higher and felllater as the Indian inflation data ... More

INSURANCE


Insurance surveyors oppose changes to Section 64 of Act
IN the backdrop of the Law Commission recommendations to amend the Insurance Act, the Institute of Insurance Surveyors and Adjusters has opposed changes to provisions of Section 64 UM of the Act. Such changes, in their view, would result in ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Corporation Bank Q4 net down 10 pc
CORPORATION Bank's fourth quarter net profit fell nearly 10 per cent over the year-ago period mainly on account of higher provisioning for bad loans and lower income from investments in bonds. Net profit for the full year ended March 31, 2005 ... More

UTI Bank Q4 net up 34 pc
UTI Bank's net profit rose by 33.82 per cent to Rs 116.54 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 as compared to Rs 87.09 crore for the corresponding quarter last year mainly on growth in fee income and advances. The bank has recommended a ... More

CONSUMER FINANCE


Allahabad Bank loans for Mahindra tractors
ALLAHABAD Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mahindra Gujarat Tractor Ltd for financing the Hindustan brand tractor under a special finance scheme. The minimum land holding criteria for getting a tractor loan has been reduced to ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


AMP Sanmar Life plans expansion
AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company Ltd wants to establish branches within 100 km distance of each other in southern India in the next two years. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, the Director and Chief Operating Officer of AMP Sanmar, ... More

CORPORATE BONDS


WBIDFC set to close bonds issue with Rs 1,000-cr mop-up
THE West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (WBIDFC) is set to close its on-going issue of bonds with a collection of Rs 1,000 crore. The proceeds, which will be used to support a clutch of infrastructure projects taken up by ... More

CREDIT MARKET


Andhra Bank advances up to Rs 17,000 cr
ANDHRA Bank's credit grew by about 30 per cent to around Rs 17,000 crore, the bank's Executive Director, Mr R. Balakrishnan, said today. Two lines of retail portfolio grew significantly. Education loan disbursements amounted to about Rs 250 ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


Federal Bank union calls for strike
The union has demanded that appointments should be made to all the vacancies in the bank, that promotions be given to the various sub-staff, contracts enforced and other demands of the employees met. The action committee of the Union, which met ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Radhe Shyam Jaju assumes as MD for AP Mahesh Coop Bank
HYDERABAD: Mr Radhe Shyam Jaju has assumed office as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AP Mahesh Co-operative Urban Bank. According to a bank release, he held a similar position at Mahesh Sahakari Bank at Pune. ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES


Rs 40 lakh stolen from SBI's Dondaparthy branch
CASH and gold worth over Rs. 40 lakh were stolen from State Bank of India's Dondaparthy branch here on Wednesday night. The value of gold and jewellery was estimated at Rs 17.52 lakh and the rest was in cash (Rs 22.96 lakh). According to ... More

TRENDS


Bank deposits losing favour with NRIs
"Due to the fickle nature of NRI deposits in the recent past and rapidly thinning margins, they are no longer the key source for raising resources to several banks. Now it is just one among several such sources," Mr A. Sethumadhavan, Chairman of ... More


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