The non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run banks rose to Rs 143,765 crore as at end September, 2012 from Rs 112,489 crore at the end of March, 2012, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena informed the Rajya Sabha. Of the total gross NPAs of state-run banks, 31.9 per cent belon
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Japan to announce more loan for corridor project
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda informed that the country would announce the second round of loans under Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) for the second phase of the Dedicated Freight Corridor and a third infrastructural project in South India, reports suggest. Noda has reportedly informed this to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when the two leaders met on the sideli
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Air India to repay part of debt by raising funds
In order to reduce its interest outgo on the current dues, Air India plans to repay some of its debt that carry high interest rate. As part of this initiative, the airline plans to borrow Rs 900 crore from banks through issue of bonds. The amount would be used to repay a part of its debt. Air India is said to owe around Rs
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ESL to tie up Rs 23 bn loan for steel project
For the purpose of long-term project funding, Electrosteel Steels (ESL) plans to raise Rs 2,300 crore through a debt syndication with a consortium of bankers led by State Bank of India (SBI) for its Bokaro steel project. The arm of Electrosteel Castings is in the process of implementing a 2.51 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) integ
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JICA agrees to lend Rs 200 bn for mega corridor project
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) agreed to lend JPY 295 billion (about Rs 20,000 crore) for the two routes in the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC
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Bankers to lend Rs 8.3 bn for Rs 11 bn road project
A consortium of bankers agreed to provide Rs 830 crore syndicated loan to Hospet-Chitradurga Tollways (HCTL) for the Rs 1,102.81-crore road project in Karn
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Bank to raise corporate business
Bank of Maharashtra aims to increase the share of corporate sector in its overall business to 50 per cent this financial year from the current 42 per cent
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Earnings of banks came under pressure in FY12
Key earnings parameters of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) came under pressure during 2011-12 because of slowdown in the
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Large funds must be attracted to bonds
A committee appointed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said called for encouraging large institutional investors such as pension funds, provident funds, insurance companies, etc. to invest in bonds floated by bank
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Assam road project gets $320 mn loan from World Bank
World Bank agreed to lend $320-million for improvement and development of some of the roads in Assam