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Huge forex reserves is handy tool for RBI
THE country's foreign exchange reserves have been estimated at upwards of $85 billion, the highest since Independence. The RBI sources said that this estimate was inclusive of all the swaps it had been carrying out in the domestic foreign ... More

Rupee firmer; gilts gain
Mumbai: THE rupee gained 8 paise on good dollar inflows to close the day at 46.6550/6650 on Monday against the dollar up from Friday's close of 46.73/74 in the local currency markets. "There was good dollar supplies in the market mainly ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


United Western net up 6.7 pc
THE Satara-based United Western Bank has posted a 3.5 per cent increase in net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2003 at Rs 12.66 crore up from Rs 12.23 crore in the corresponding period in the previous year. For the full year, the ... More

SOFTWARE


ACCBank selects Flexcube
BANGALORE: Ireland-based ACCBank has selected i-flex Solutions as its banking solution provider. ACCBank will implement i-flex's flagship product FLEXCUBE for its banking operations. The selection of FLEXCUBE was based on the ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI to inspect bank chests
THE Reserve Bank of India is to shortly start inspection of currency chests of various banks, including State Bank of India, to detect soiled notes in stapled condition. The inspection follows the report that several banks, instead of remitting ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


SBI Mutual to ride on parent's network
SBI Mutual Fund is making fresh moves to ride on State Bank of India's branch network. There are efforts to tie up with the associates of the parent bank as well. The fund, now being overseen by a set of new office-bearers, has proposed to use ... More

Plan to rope in more banks for collection of tax dues
THE Department of Company Affairs (DCA) proposes to rope in more public sector banks (PSBs) to undertake collection of statutory dues prescribed under the company law. This move comes close on the heels of the decision of Central Board of Excise ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


Dist administration helps banks recover dues
The number of accounts turning bad could not be ignored. With the assistance of the District Administration, some of the public sector banks initiated recovery drives and managed to pin the defaulters. More

EVENTS


Jalan rules out repo rate cut
THE Reserve Bank of India has ruled out any change in the repurchase rate in the immediate future, but said the inflation outlook is positive. Speaking to reporters here on Monday before attending the 32nd annual meeting of the Asian Clearing ... More

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