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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Rise in non-interest income lifts Corporation Bank Q4 net 26%
Profits from sale of investments touch Rs 290 cr. Mumbai, April 24 Corporation Bank posted a net profit of Rs 260 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, up 26 per cent from Rs 206 crore in the same quarter last year, mainly on account of a ...

CREDIT POLICY: Investment stimulus is key
It must have been one of the easier Monetary Policy announcements for the RBI. In fact, it had done most of the work, in terms of repo and Cash Reserve Ratio cuts, much before the Policy. Events moved so fast in financial markets and the ...

FIXED DEPOSITS: CD ratio of banks in Kerala declines
16% growth in deposits; NRE deposits go up. The slow pace of credit offtake despite a robust growth in deposits has resulted in the credit-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of commercial banks in Kerala declining in the third quarter ...

INTEREST RATES: PNB sees scope to cut lending rates
Taking a cue from the RBI’s annual policy statement, Punjab National Bank may lower interest rates by this month-end. An indication to this effect was given by the bank’s Chairman and Managing Director, Dr K.C. Chakrabarty, ...

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS: Call rate ends flat
The inter-bank call rate ended at 3.20-3.30 per cent, against the previous close of 3.25-3.35 per cent. In the first liquidity adjustment facility (LAF), there were no bids in the three-day repo auction. In the reverse repo auction, there were ...

FINANCIAL POLICY: Bank guarantees beyond 10 yrs
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to issue guarantees beyond 10 years. This relaxation comes in view of the fact that banks are extending long term loans for periods over 10 years for various projects. Banks issuing such guarantees ...

PEOPLE: New ED for Central Bank
Mr Arun Kaul has taken charge as Executive Director of Central Bank of India from Wednesday, said a press release from the bank. Prior to this, Mr Kaul was chief general manager of Punjab National Bank, holding charge of credit ...

PEOPLE: Bharti Axa appoints new CEO
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: IDBI Bank net up 28% at Rs 314 cr
100% jump in net interest income in Q4. Mumbai, April 24 IDBI Bank reported a 28 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 314 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009 as against Rs 245 crore in the corresponding quarter last ...

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS: Bank officers’ body seeks nationalisation of pvt banks
Kochi, April 24 The 7th Triennial National Conference of All India Private Sector Bank Officers Federation has expressed its vehement protest against the proposal to raise the foreign direct investment limit in private sector banks to 74 ...

CRR & BANK RATES: ‘A growth-oriented policy’
The current Annual Policy Statement for 2009-10 is set in the midst of exceptionally challenging circumstances in the global arena threatening their spill-over effects on Indian economy through the real, financial and confidence channels. The ...

FOREX: Forex reserves fall by $517 m
Mumbai, April 24 The country’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $517 million to $252.460 billion for the week ended April 17, according to data released in the Reserve Bank of India’s weekly ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: M&M Financial clocks 43% rise in Q4 net
Mumbai, April 24 Increased rural prosperity and better recovery of tractor and vehicle loans in the last quarter helped Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance) report a 43 per cent growth in standalone net profit at ...

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS: 34 cos come up for debt rejig
Mumbai, April 24 The Corporate Debt Restructuring Cell, a non-statutory voluntary mechanism set up jointly by banks and financial institutions at Reserve Bank of India’s behest, has received 34 cases of corporate debt ...






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