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NBFCs — creditable but unrecognised role
In a large country like India with substantial service sector activity, it is important that the role played by NBFCs in credit provision is recognised. They have an extensive network and credibility among their constituents, both borrowers and lende rs. In fact, for the unorganised sector they are the source of finance. But they are being given the short-shrift, says R. Vaidyanathan. More

FOREX


Govt may ease norms for ECBs — Curbs on foreign currency convertible bonds to go
THE Government may relax certain norms governing external commercial borrowings (ECBs) to enable Indian companies borrow abroad at lower cost, a senior Finance Ministry official indicated today. Addressing an interactive session on the Foreign ... More

Rupee up 8 paise; securities decline
MUMBAI: The rupee ended at 43.64/65 against the dollar on Wednesday, higher from the previous close of 43.72 According to dealers, this was mainly because the euro and sterling appreciated against the greenback overnight. There was also ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Insurance sector faces high rate of attrition
When the rejections start and the doors start getting banged in the face, new agents confront failure. The dropouts begin. More

Birla Sun Life set to double rural policies
BIRLA Sun Life Insurance Company is set to double its rural insurance policies this fiscal. The company, which sold 25,893 rural policies last year, recorded sales of 46,351 policies up to the end of February this fiscal. About 21 per cent of ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Karnataka Bank CoD gets `A1+'
KARNATAKA Bank Ltd has secured `A1+' rating for its Certificate of Deposit programme. A bank release said here on Wednesday that this indicates highest credit-quality rating assigned by ICRA to short-term instruments. Instruments rated in ... More

Aga Khan Fund to infuse Rs 140 cr in DCB
AGA Khan Fund for Economic Development, the major shareholder of Development Credit Bank, is planning to infuse Rs 140 crore into the bank, to support increased growth. A press release from the bank said that AKFED is in the process of ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Andhra Bank aims for steady growth
ANDHRA Bank is aiming at steady growth and is seeking to increase its branch network outside Andhra Pradesh too to emerge a major player in the banking sector, said Mr T.S. Narayanasami, Chairman and Managing Director of the bank At a press ... More

Vijaya Bank plans to open 100 branches
VIJAYA Bank is drawing up expansion plans which will take it to the level of a 1,000-branch bank with Rs 42,000 crore in business by end of March 2006. The bank will open its 900th branch in Mathura on March 28 and add at least 15 more ... More

CanBank business plans for Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Canara Bank plans to increase its business volumes of Hyderabad Circle to Rs 8,650 crore during the current fiscal year from Rs 7,500 crore posted during the last fiscal, according to its Executive Director, Mr B. Swaminathan. ... More

CREDIT MARKET


Gross bank credit up 28 pc
GROSS bank credit has increased by 28.44 per cent on a year-on-year basis, for the period up to February 18, as per the Reserve Bank of India's fortnightly data on the business of scheduled banks. The central bank, so far, has been releasing ... More

Financiers upbeat on used car loans
Until last year, lending for `second-hand' car purchases was seen as risky. Question was whether a used-car buyer — presumably of a lower-income bracket — will repay his loan? But now there is empirical evidence to show that this ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Development of co-op sector stressed
MANGALORE: The Karnataka Cooperation Minister, Mr R.V. Deshpande, has said that there should not be any interference in the functioning of cooperative institutions. Inaugurating the decennial celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna Credit ... More

AP Co-op Act to be amended
HYDERABAD: A Bill to amend the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964, was introduced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. According to the Minister for Co-operation, Mr K. Lakshmi Narayana, who introduced the bill in the ... More

BOOKS


Book on Indian banks
MANGALORE: The Chairman and Managing Director of Syndicate Bank, Mr K. Kantha Kumar, will release a book on `Indian banks: Profitability, popularity and publicity' — authored by the former Syndicate Bank CMD, Dr N.K. Thingalaya ... More


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