It is expected that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to allow new banking licensees more time to set up banks. The earlier guidelines said aspirants would get a year after in-principle approval to do so, failing which the licences were to be withdrawn. The RBI would shortly announce a consolidated clarification on the new licence norms.
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PFC to enter banking, eyes stake buy in State-run banks
In a bid to enter banking sector the government-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has now decided to acquire a 'substantial' stake in a public sector bank. It has already written to the ministries of finance and power and is waiting for their nod. Like its peers ICICI, IDBI and HDFC, PFC also intends to enter the banking sector.
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PFC may buy stake in NCC-Gayatri plant for Rs 200 cr
The Power Finance Corporation is close to sealing its maiden equity deal by buying a stake in the 1,320 mw coal-based power plant owned jointly by Hyderabad-based companies-NCC and Gayatri Projects. PFC aims to buy 10-15 per cent stake for Rs 200 crore in the NCC-Gayatri project that is being set up at a total cost of Rs 7,000 crore at Krishnapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
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Meet on funding Jaitapur nuke plant to be held in France
To provide funds for development of 9,900 mw Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra, Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC), Areva and French banks and financial institutions will negotiate terms and conditions to provide funds for the development of 9,900 mw Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra. The meeting is scheduled to be held on June 5 & 6 in France.
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Govt to remove ambiguity on FDI policy
Government is reportedly working on removing ambiguities in the definition of foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign institutional investment (FII) and it is expected to issue clarification on the same. Recently, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has reportedly discussed the issue with Finance Minister P Chidambaram. After the meeting, Sharma said the g
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Tighter provisioning norms may hit banks’ margins
Following the tightening of norms on provisioning for restructured loans by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks might have to set aside Rs 1,500-2,500 crore as provisions in 2013-14 for their existing recast loan book. Ratings agency Icra said this in a report. Recently, the central bank said banks have to raise provisioning for the existing stock of restructured assets to 5 per cent in a phased manner over three years from the
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Banks take steps to recover bad loans
Media reports indicate that several public sector banks (PSBs) are taking steps to recover loan amount from defaulting corporate borrowers by publishing their names and thereby denting their image. This move by state-run banks is a remarkable shift from their traditional approach of going soft with defaulting borrowers
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Govt delays disinvestment in IFCI
According to source-based information, government postponed the proposed disinvestment in development finance institution IFCI until such time its financial position is strengthened. The government took this move as it feels that in the present situation, it may not be able to fetch the correct price for its stake if it goes for
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Govt delays disinvestment in IFCI
According to source-based information, government postponed the proposed disinvestment in development finance institution IFCI until such time its financial position is strengthened. The government took this move as it feels that in the present situation, it may not be able to fetch the correct price for its stake if it goes for
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Private equity investors exit $1.03 bn investment
During Jan-Mar 2013, exit deals in the private equity (PEs) space is estimated at $1.028 billion through 24 deals compared to exit worth $1.732 billion from 21 deals in Oct-Dec 2012 quarter. The exits declined 18 per cent in value and 29 per cent in volume compared to Jan-Mar 2012. During this quarter, PEs exited $1.260 billion worth of investment from 34 deals