Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Hindalco Industries said the impact of rupee depreciation on the company's balance sheet would be minimal as it does not have much of foreign currency loan. Addressing shareholders at the companyĂâs 54th annual general meeting, Birla said the firm has a foreign loan of only $100 million and so the impact of rupee deva
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RBI to keep monetary policy tight till Rupee stabilises
Prime MinisterĂâs key economic advisor C Rangarajan has on September 12 said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) must continue its tight monetary policy until stability in the rupee value is achieved. Thereafter, if the current trend in the moderation of wholesale price inflation continues, which is in fact expected, the monetary authorities can switch to a policy of easing, Rangarajan said while releasing the Economic Outlook for 2013-14 in Delhi.
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RBI expects fall in corporate investment
Corporate investments, which stood at Rs 263,400 crore in 2012-13, may fall in the current financial year, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin for September. The capital expenditure intentions of the companies in private and joint business sectors were captured in the repo
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Indian economy may grow around 5%: RBI chief
India's economy may grow at 5 to 5.5 percent rate in 2013-14, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said. In an article written on Project Syndicate, the governor said this rate of growth is "not great, but certainly not bad for what is likely to be a low point in econ
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FIIs permitted to hike holding in IDFC
With immediate effect, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed the restrictions placed on the purchase of shares of IDFC by foreign investors. The central bank removed the restriction because foreign investors' shareholding in IDFC fell below the prescribed limit. In August, the company reduced the limit that foreign investors c
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Nod to SKS Microfinance to postpone its AGM
For postponing its Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled to be held on September 30, 2013, SKS Microfinance has obtained approval from the Registrar of Companies. The postponement is significant as the company has rejected a nomination of its founder and ex-chairman, Vikram Akula, as the representative of SKS Trusts, the largest shareholder in the company with a stake of 12.6 per cent.
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Mandya may get state’s first branch of Mahila Bank: MP
While the Bharatiya Mahila Bank's first branch at national-level is likely to be opened in Mumbai's Nariman Point in November, newly elected Mandya MP and Kannada actress Ramya has said that she has requested the Union Finance Ministry to set up a branch of the all women's bank in Mandya district of Karnataka. To facilitate womenĂâs empowerment, the young MP has urged the Union government to open the proposed public sector all-woman bank branch in her constituency.
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Govt plans bond buy for $4.3 bn World Bank loans
The Union Finance Ministry has proposed to the government allow the country to borrow an additional $4.3 billion from the World Bank by investing in special bonds. The Union Cabinet is to consider the proposal on September 12.
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Banks want easier implementation of SARFAESI Act
Some bankers suggest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to bring about enabling framework for effective implementation of SARFAESI Act. Bankers argue that despite the existence of this act, they face difficulties at the field level in taking physical possession of mortgaged properties from defau
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PFC to issue tax free bonds
State-run Power Finance Corp is in the process of issuing around Rs 150 crore ($23 million) worth of tax-free bonds across different maturities. While the firm would issue 10-year tax-free bonds at 8.04 percent, 15-year bonds at 8.41 percent, and 20-year bonds at 8.40