To set up a women's bank, Bharatiya Bhartiya Mahila Bank, the Union government will seek the Parliament's consent for allocation of Rs 1,000 crore, the government said. The Centre has finalised the proposal to start Bhartiya Mahila Bank with 6 branches, one each in North, South, West, Central and North Eastern part of the country. The government wants to set up the bank with an initial capital of Rs 1,000 crore.
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AIAI welcomes the appointment of Mr. Raghuram Rajan as Governor of RBI
The appointment of Mr. Raghuram Rajan as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India has come at the most appropriate time. Considered the right man for the job, Mr. Rajan is well known and respected for his extensive experience and deep knowledge of India's economic functioning as well as the global economy at large.
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Karnataka Bank aims to clock Rs 780 bn business in FY14
In 2013-14, Karnataka Bank expects to clock a total business turnover of Rs 78,000 crore, which includes Rs 45,500 crore of deposit and Rs 32,500 crore of advances, the bank said in an official statement. The private sector lender, which completed 90 years of operation, also informed that it would widen its branch netw
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SIDBI chief expects consolidation in MFI sector
Speaking at a seminar organised by FICCI, Sushil Muhnot, CMD, of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) said the margin cap imposed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for microfinance institutions (MFIs) would lead to consolidation in the sector. In order to prevent MFIs from charging usurious interest rates, the RBI earlier imposed a 12 per cent margin cap, which is the difference between cost of fund
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RBI to conduct scrutiny of license applicants
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Anand Sinha informed media persons that would conduct both internal and external scrutiny to assess the applicants for new bank licenses. The central bank would set up an external scrutiny panel for this purpose after the internal scrutiny is over, Sinha, who is in-charge of banking supervision, said on the
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PE funds raise capital to finance business
Data from media reports indicate that 12 private equity funds are raising at least $6.6 billion for investment in Asia. Reports indicate that a substantial part of this amount would be invested in Indian businesses. The financing by private equity investors would meet the funding requ
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Overseas bond issuance of Indian firms rises
According to an estimate by RBS India, Indian companies may issue $ 15-17 billion worth of foreign debt in 2013. Already, India Inc raised $12.5 billion worth of capital through issue of foreign debt in Jan-Jun 2013. It may be noted that during the entire year of 2012, Indian firms raised $14.5 billion worth of funds through foreign debt
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Govt may relax ECB norms
After holding consultation with Indian companies, especially in the infrastructure sector, the government may relax guidelines for accessing funds through external commercial borrowing (ECB), media reports indicate. Under the ECB route, borrowers can raise dollar-denominated loans directly from international banks, international capital markets, multilateral financial institutions such as International Finance Corporation and
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Govt may relax ECB norms
After holding consultation with Indian companies, especially in the infrastructure sector, the government may relax guidelines for accessing funds through external commercial borrowing (ECB), media reports indicate. Under the ECB route, borrowers can raise dollar-denominated loans directly from international banks, international capital markets, multilateral financial institutions such as International Finance Corporation and
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Mfin discussing future course of action
Microfinance Institutions Network (Mfin), the industry body of microfinance firms, is discussing the future course of action to tide over the huge debt burden haunting the sector. Earlier, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rejected Mfin's request to restructure the loan repayment of five heavily indebted microlenders under the corporate debt rest