The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 06, 2006

`Little to offer to financial sector'
Stability of tax structures and modification in FBT in the Budget should ease the pressure on tax planning and compliance, according to Mr Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director and CEO, Bank of America, ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE

New India designs cover for commercially viable crops
Eyes energy companies to insure jatropha plant More

GOVT BONDS

Bond market turns jittery
Govt's plans may put further pressure on supply of funds More

Bond volumes rise on insurers' purchases
FIIs unlikely to make big entry into G-Secs More

CREDIT MARKET

SBH to enhance credit to food processing units
40 plots to be developed in phase I More

FIXED DEPOSITS

A bankable way to saving tax
Here's how tax can be saved by investing in a five-year bank deposit More

IOB hikes NRE deposit rate
Indian Overseas Bank has hiked interest rate on NRE term deposits by 20 basis points from March 1, 2006, according to a press release from the bank. The revised rate is 5.9 per cent on deposits from one ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Body to track bank client servicing
The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) will function as a self-regulatory organisation with the objective of improving the quality of customer services rendered by the Indian banking system, Dr Y.V. Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank ... More

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