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Friday, November 08, 2002
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FARM CREDIT


Non-repayment of agricultural advances — Bankers looking for direction from Finance Minister
HAVING been made to contend with issues such as non-repayment of agricultural advances and enhancement of scale of finance, commercial banks and regional banks in Kerala are looking to the Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, for further ... More

FOREX


Rupee closes at 9-month high
THE rupee continued its appreciation closing at a nine-month high of 48.2850/29 against the US dollar on Thursday. This is comparable to January 24, 2002 levels when the currency had opened at 48.28/29 and had closed at 48.34. On Wednesday, ... More

Clearing Corpn forex operations from today
CLEARING Corporation of India (CCIL) is to start forex clearing operations from tomorrow. The service will provide a multilateral netting system for inter-bank spot and forward dollar-rupee transactions. CCIL will act as the central counter ... More

CREDIT POLICY


  • Chamber hails RBI credit policy

    SOFTWARE


    Sun Micro, Infosys unveil banking solution
    SUN Microsystems Inc and Infosys Technologies Ltd have unveiled a Web-based retail banking reference architecture which enables banks to reduce operational costs and enhance efficiencies and retain business agility. The architecture, a new ... More

    LIFE INSURANCE


    Birla Sun Life to focus on retail, private clients
    BIRLA Sun Life Distribution Company Ltd (BSDL), distributor of financial products, plans to focus on two customer segments namely retail and private clients group this year, according to the company's CEO, Mr Sanjiv Roy. Moving in this ... More

    PRIVATE BANKS


    South Indian Bank ties up with Qatar co
    THE Thrissur-based South Indian Bank has entered into a new rupee draft drawing agreement with Union Exchange Co of Doha, Qatar. As per this agreement, NRIs in Qatar can make remittances to any of the 100 designated branches of South Indian ... More

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


    SBT staff gesture to pensioners
    THE Thiruvananthapuram District Treasury branch of the State Bank of Travancore (SBT) here seems to have hit upon a novel idea of finding a way to the pensioner's heart. And, in the process, reiterate its `social' commitment'. A considerate ... More

    GOVT BONDS


    Bond prices rally
    Mumbai: BOND prices were seen rallying by 30-50 paise across the board on Thursday in the Government securities market. The `steep' 50 basis points Fed rate cut was the driving factor for the bullish sentiment in the markets. However, towards ... More

    CORPORATE BONDS


    NHB cuts coupon rate on capital gains bonds
    CONSEQUENT to the recent reduction in the bank rate and cash reserve ratio (CRR) by the Reserve Bank of India, the National Housing Bank (NHB) has also reviewed the coupon rate on its capital gains bonds. NHB has since decided to suspend its ... More

    SIDBI cuts rate on capital gains bonds
    THE Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has reduced the rate of interest on its capital gains bonds by 50 basis points effective from November 8, to 6.5 per cent, from the present rate of seven per cent. Other terms and ... More

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


    `Borrowers must follow strict fiscal discipline'
    THE Chairman and Managing Director of the Central Bank of India, Dr Dalbir Singh, has called upon entrepreneurs and borrowers to maintain strict financial discipline at a time when stringent financial norms are being enforced in banks for ... More
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