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Global growth alive and well
The world is no longer utterly dependent on the US, Europe and Japan. The new kids on the block are China and India. More

Total volume of `actual' counterfeits may be high
Rs 2.44 crore worth of counterfeit notes were detected in the year 2004-5 as compared with Rs 2.76 crore in 2003-4. This allows the latest RBI Annual Report to note with satisfaction that the value of counterfeit currency detected has come ... More

FOREX


Rupee declines; bond prices flat
MUMBAI: Demand for dollar from oil companies as well as the US currency's strong position in the overseas markets drove the rupee down on Tuesday. The rupee opened at 43.84/85 and closed at 43.91 against the earlier level of ... More

SOFTWARE


LVB may revisit software choice
LAKSHMI Vilas Bank (LVB) may re-examine the choice of its core banking software. "We have to take a decision on that," LVB's Chairman and CEO, Mr R.M. Nayak, told Business Line on Monday, when asked if the bank would continue with 3i ... More

NBFCS


Shriram group cos plan to raise capital
CHENNAI: Two companies of the Chennai-based Shriram group, Shriram Investments Ltd and Shriram Transport Finance Ltd, have informed the stock exchange of their companies' Board meetings to consider further raising of capital through ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


ICICI Lombard has reinsurance cushion for Mumbai claims
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company will face claim payouts to the tune of Rs 225 crore arising out of the Mumbai floods, Mr Sandeep Bakhshi, Managing Director, told newspersons at an event to launch a credit card. He pegged the insurance ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


IDBI aims to grow retail biz by 50pc
A RELATIVELY late entrant in the retail banking space, IDBI Ltd is hoping to increase its retail asset and liabilities by 50 per cent this fiscal. It is planning to focus on acquiring savings bank and current accounts, which will provide low cost ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Share prices of State Bank subsidiaries soar — Anticipation of scrapping of share ownership restriction
THE shares of three listed subsidiaries of State Bank of India rose on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday in anticipation that the Government may remove the restriction on ownership of shares in these banks. At present, a single shareholder ... More

SBI gears up for IMD redemption
STATE Bank of India (SBI) is fully prepared for the redemption of its India Millennium Deposits (IMDs) in December this year, said Mr A.K. Purwar, Chairman, SBI. Special teams have been set up for the purpose and the bank's overseas offices ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


Kothari Sugars settles dues to lenders
KOTHARI Sugars and Chemicals Ltd has paid Rs 85.60 crore to its lenders to settle its dues to the institutions. The Chennai Debts Recovery Tribunal - I facilitated the compromise settlement between the company and its lenders. According to a ... More

Union Bank to test securitisation waters
UNION Bank of India proposes to gain experience in the securitisation market by selling some of its loans, the bank's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr K. Cherian Varghese, said at a press conference here on Tuesday. Initially, the bank might ... More

CREDIT MARKET


Banks work overtime to fulfil consumers' dreams
WITH Onam just around the corner, there has been a flurry of activity in Kerala markets. Shops have begun to stock-up for the biggest annual purchase carnival in the State. The Government comes out with liberal salary advances and bonus ... More

CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS


HSBC, Trent offer private label card
HSBC and Trent Ltd, a Tata Group company, on Tuesday launched Star India Bazaar credit card, India's first private label credit card. It is available as a standalone card or as an additional card linked to an HSBC credit-card account. Unlike ... More

Tri-brand credit card launched
AMERICAN Express has launched a general insurance tri-brand credit card in association with ICICI Lombard and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL). The American Express RPM (Rewards, Points and More) credit card allows customers to pay ... More




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