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OVERSEAS BORROWINGS


Bank of Rajasthan to raise funds abroad
BANK of Rajasthan Ltd plans to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore through overseas funds to shore its capital adequacy ratio and for expansion. However, the instrument for raising the money and the amount will be decided after shareholders' approval, ... More

FOREX


Rupee steady; gilts in range
MUMBAI: The rupee marginally weakened against the dollar on Wednesday on the overnight strengthening of the greenback against major currencies, but ended nearly unchanged at 43.49/50, from Tuesday's 43.49. A dealer at a private bank said ... More

NBFCS


RBI cancels licence
THE Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the certificate of registration issued to B M Motor Finance Private Ltd, Chandigarh, for carrying on the business of a non-banking financial institution. The RBI has mandated that B M Motor Finance ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


Karnataka Bank in Ranchi
MANGALORE: Karnataka Bank Ltd opened its 383rd branch at Ranchi recently. A bank release said here on Wednesday that Mr Inder Singh Namdhari, Speaker of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, inaugurated the branch. He expressed the hope that ... More

ICICI Bank plans to increase presence in rural areas
ICICI Bank plans to increase its points of presence in rural areas throughout the country from 3,500 to about 17,500 by FY06. The bank has an agriculture finance portfolio of Rs 6,373 crore and hopes to create an asset base of up to Rs 200,000 ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


NPAs in the shopping cart
Mohan R. Lavi looks at the new draft guidelines that permit banks trade amongst themselves in NPAs More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


T-bill auctions fully subscribed
AUCTIONS for the 91-day treasury bill and the 182-day treasury bill on Wednesday were fully subscribed. The notified amount for the 91-day treasury bill was Rs 2,000 crore. The RBI received 54 competitive bids, amounting to Rs 7,723 crore. ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS


Steady investments by RBI, institutions — US treasury holdings at record $18.4 b in March
Among the factors that propelled the increase in US treasury holdings was accumulation of foreign exchange reserves. More

IPOS


IDFC files draft prospectus for IPO
INFRASTRUCTURE Development Finance Co Ltd (IDFC) has filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a public issue of 40.36 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each. This comprises a fresh issue of 12 ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Kerala gets Rs 1,252 cr in co-op recoveries
THE one-time settlement scheme implemented from October 2001 in the co-operative sector ended on March 31 this year, yielding Rs 1,251.86 crore in recoveries and a net of Rs 143.09 crore in concessions granted to borrowers. Briefing newsmen ... More

OUTLOOK


United Bank hopes to achieve Rs 50,000-cr business in 2 years
UNITED Bank of India hopes to top Rs 50,000 crore of business over the next two years, a marked step-up from the current level of Rs 37,000 crore. It expects to clock a post-tax profit of Rs 500 crore in the current fiscal, up from Rs 310 crore ... More


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