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<copyright>Copyright 2009 The Hindu Business Line</copyright>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009</pubDate>

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<category>Trade &amp; Labour Unions</category>
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<title>IDBI Bank employees plan protest</title>
<description>Employees of IDBI Bank, under the banner of the United Forum of Employees and Officers of IDBI Bank, will  go on a one-day strike on July 15 to protest the introduction of 30 per cent variable component in their salary package and the  </description>
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<category>Public Sector Banks</category>
<link>http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/06/stories/2009070651041000.htm</link>
<title>IOB expects to grow 20% this year</title>
<description>Chennai, July 5  Indian Overseas Bank expects to grow by 20 per cent during the current financial year to surpass a total business volume of Rs 2 lakh crore, provided the monsoons are on time and are  </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<category>Financial Institutions</category>
<link>http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/06/stories/2009070651640300.htm</link>
<title>IIFCL loans to infra sector soar in 2008-09</title>
<description>New Delhi, July 5 Infrastructure financing company India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd&#8217;s (IIFCL) loan disbursements to infrastructure sector have more than doubled in fiscal 2008-09 to Rs 3,197 crore. It was about Rs 1,541 crore in  </description>
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<category>Debt Market</category>
<link>http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/06/stories/2009070651091000.htm</link>
<title>Bonds rally, yields soften ahead of Budget</title>
<description>Bonds rallied and yields softened as banks and financial institutions extended their purchases ahead of the  </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<category>Interview</category>
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<title>LIC hopes to clock 40% growth  in first premium collection</title>
<description>Mumbai, July 5 Life Insurance Corporation is a major institutional investor in equity, corporate bonds and Government securities. This year the corporation has investible funds of over  Rs 1.75 lakh crore. Mr Thomas Mathew, Managing Director,  </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<category>General Insurance</category>
<link>http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/06/stories/2009070651031000.htm</link>
<title>Insurance sector seeks reforms</title>
<description>The general insurance industry is hoping to see an increase in the limit of premium eligible for service tax exemption, a lower tax on capital gains and bringing on par with life insurers the method of computing income tax. These are the demands put  </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<category>Public Sector Banks</category>
<link>http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/06/stories/2009070650601306.htm</link>
<title>10 Andhra Bank branches on July 5</title>
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