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Wednesday, September 18, 2002
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REGIONAL RURAL BANKS


Staff will help rehabilitate RRBs, says union
THE Central Executive Committee of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh-affiliated All-India Gramya Bank Officers' Organisation (AIGBOO) and the All-India Gramya Bank Workers' Organisation (AIGBWO), which met at Cuttack over the past two days, has opposed ... More

FOREX


Rupee stable; gilts rise
Mumbai: THE rupee closed steady on Tuesday at 48.41/42 against the dollar as compared to Monday's close of 48.41/4150 in the forex market. The market was very dull with the currency range-bound and dollar supplies only moderate as compared to ... More

NBFCS


Cholamandalam disbursements up 68 per cent
CHOLAMANDALAM Investment and Finance Company Ltd's loan disbursements in the first five months of the current year have increased 68 per cent to around Rs 400 crore. "This is the fifth year in a row when our disbursements have risen more than 65 ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Plea for compassionate employment
KOCHI: The General Insurance Officers All India Association's (GIOAIA) Kerala unit has urged the General Insurers Public Sector Association to review its decision to stop all appointments on compassionate grounds. Mr P.P. Mohanan, State ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI argues for public investment
THE RBI has taken the bull by the horns. Its latest annual report contains a lot of indirect advice to Government on the dangers of according overriding importance to the fiscal deficit. In doing so, the RBI has clearly distanced itself from ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


No policy focus on FII stake in banks
With Government going slow on legislation to bring down its stake in banks to 33 per cent, the major players will continue to languish under New Delhi's rule. More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Andhra Bank to promote 600 more clerks
IN order that its counters are "manned by empowered people" and to give its employees higher incomes and social status, the Andhra Bank intends to promote 600 more clerks as officers, the bank's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr B. Vasanthan ... More

ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES


  • BoI to merge asset management co

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    Big fish defaults sink banks
    A HANDFUL of big fishes in the troubled waters of non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks have gobbled up big money. According to figures available with the Ministry of Finance, high-value defaults exceeding dues of Rs 5 crore each ... More

    CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


    Visa targets 50-m debit cards in India by 2010
    VISA said it plans to issue 50 million Visa Electron debit cards in the country by the 2010. Of the total 3.3 million debit cards in the Indian market, Visa accounts for 2.5 million, according to Mr James G Murray, Executive Vice-President, ... More

    CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT


    Don't bank on e-speed
    IN an age where `business is done at the speed of thought', information travels really fast, except may be in some banks in this country famous for its `measured' pace! Here, it appears, the information gap is sometimes gaping. Consider this ... More
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