In order to increase the size of returns from huge investments made abroad by Indian firms, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) some tax exemptions on such returns. RBI wants to increase the size of such returns, which form part of the current account of the Balance of Payment, in order to address the rising deficit in the acco
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Banks may not cut lending rates soon
Banks in the country may not be able to cut lending rates soon in response to the 25 basis point reduction in the policy repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its monetary policy review on Mach 19. Banks may not be able to reduce lending rate because doing so would reduce their net interest margin when deposit rate is high. Banks cannot reduce deposit rate at a time when they are trying to attract more depo
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Finance ministry taking steps to boost foreign capital inflows
Union finance ministry is taking various steps to promote foreign investment, both foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign institutional investment (FII) into the country. Among the various steps being taken is the review of the policy on foreign direct investment and look at the possibility of relaxing the sectoral caps, as well as removal or simplification of conditions identified for ever
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Banks taking efforts to spruce up deposits
In view of sluggish growth in deposit, banks are aggressively selling deposits during the last fortnight of the financial year 2012-13. Banks collectively raised about Rs 1 lakh crore in the fortnight ending March 8. To be specific, aggregate deposits, including demand and term deposits, rose Rs 99,1
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SBI gets Rs 30 bn capital infusion from govt
In a move that raised the shareholding of government in State Bank of India (SBI) to 62.31 per cent from 61.58 per cent, the centre infused Rs 3,004 crore capital into the bank. The countryÂ’s largest lender, in return, alloted 12.9 million preferential equity shares at Rs 2,312.78 a share to the government
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IDBI Bank issues long-term bonds worth $500 mn
Reports suggest that response for the latest long-term bond issue by the state-run IDBI Bank was robust with subscription five times the issue size. HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank were arrangers for the offering. Initially the indicative yield for bonds with tenure of five years and 10 months, was US treasury plus 315 basis points. Finally, it was fixed at T plus
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Performance indicators of banks deteriorate
A survey by industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) shows that key performance indicators of banks like credit growth, net interest income deteriorated in 2012-13. The survey, in which 5 public sector banks (PSBs), 3 private sector banks and 7 foreign banks participated, showed that growth in profit after tax (PAT) and return on equity also deteriorated in the current financial
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Court allows SKS Microfin to resume business in AP
In an interim order, the Supreme Court allowed SKS Microfinance to resume microlending operations in Andhra Pradesh without securing a no-objection certificate from the state government. MFI operations in the state, by and large, came to a standstill after the state government introduced the Andhra Pradesh Micro Finance Institution (Regulation of Money Lending) Ordinance 2010
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Home loan borrowers shift lenders
Media reports indicate that several home loan borrowers have moved their loans to banks that are offering lower rates (especially SBI) owing to cost advantage. The movement of existing home loan borrowers from one bank to another is happening at a time when the overall growth for the industry is flat, some analysts opine. A sha
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Govt, RBI probe money laundering case
Department of Financial Services, Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are closely probing the alleged violation of anti-money laundering laws by the staffs of some private banks including Axis Bank. This information was given by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram recently. The probe is in response to a sting operation conducted by the portal Cobr