The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 27, 2006

AWARDS & HONOURS
Tumkur co-op bank bags award
The Tumkur Grain Merchants Cooperative (TGMC) Bank Ltd has bagged the Best Urban Cooperative Bank in the State award, instituted by Karnataka State Cooperative Federation. The TGMC Bank President, Mr N.R. Jagadhish, told newspersons here on ... More

INSIGHT
Debit side of the credit card
"Who would have thought that things will one day be so rosy," wondered Rahul, a young CA. He was on a trip down memory lane and his mind rewound to 1999, when he had to sit through some of the most ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE
Risk cover for catastrophe-hit on cards
Disaster management authority plans to team up with insurers More

DEBT MARKET
Bonds firm up on buying interest, forex flows
Trends indicate further softening of yields More

CREDIT MARKET
`Group of nine' vs moneylenders
`Group of nine' market women developed their own strategy to take care of the moneylenders More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS
Service tax on bank loan
I have taken a loan of Rs 30,000 from SBI Card. At the time of giving consent, SBI assured me that only monthly EMI (equated monthly instalment) will be levied. In the monthly statement though, SBI levied service tax at Rs 44.84 on the loan ... More

EVENTS
HSBC walkathon in Hyderabad
Over 1,000 employees of the HSBC Group Service Centre (GSC), sporting Red Ribbons, here have participated in Walkathon 2006, along with their friends and family members, here on Sunday. The 5-km walk around the Kasu ... More

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT
SBI Bengal Circle donates Rs 66 lakh
State Bank of India, Bengal Circle, covering West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, has so far donated Rs 66 lakh to 14 organisations as part of the bank's commitment to community services and social welfare activities. On ... More

TRENDS
Kolkatans switching over to contemporary banking
`Clients' relationships with bankers are blooming' More

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Looking back
Nov. 19-Nov. 25
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6 States account for 50 pc of remittances

E-payments on the rise

75% of banks yet to budget funds for Basel II