M Bhagavantha Rao, Managing Director of State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) ruled out the possibility of merger of the bank with State Bank of India (SBI) at the moment considering the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. It may be recalled that a separate state of Telangana has been carved out from Andhra Pradesh recently and the ensuing political situation is not cond
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Woman power at SBI
After Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharma, another woman is going to head a bank. Arundhati Bhattacharya has been appointed as the first woman Managing Director of SBI.
Basel-III norms may require Rs 2.3 trillion additional capital for SBI
In order to meet the additional capital requirement under the Basel-III norms, State Bank of India (SBI) would need about Rs 230,000 crore up to 2018. This includes Rs 150,000 crore of tier-I capital and Rs 80,000 crore of tier-II capital, agency reports indicate.
It is learnt that SBI may raise some of the required capital through internal accruals and some part from the mark
Minister urges state-run lenders to trim base rate
At a review meeting with top officials of state-run banks, Finance Minister P Chidambaram urged them to cut base rates in order to spur credit growth in the economy. Chidambaram feels that reduction of the base rate will be a powerful booster to credit growth and this may in turn turn around the economy, which grew at a decade-low pace of 5 percent in 2012-13. The minister argues that while Reserve Bank of India trimmed policy rates by 125 basis points, banks must
SBI to take Rs 2 bn hit due to provisioning norms
Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) informed that the total impact of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)Â’s revised norms on provisioning for non-performing assets (NPAs) and restructured loans would be about Rs 200 crore a year. He said this would be less than 1 per cent on a PBT (profit before tax) basis and hence it may not have a significant impact on SBIÂ’s profitability
SBI to recast Rs 60 bn loan in 3-4 months
In the next three to four months, State Bank Of India, the country's largest lender, expects to restructure Rs 50-60 billion ($0.9-$1.08 billion) of loan. This information was given by the bank Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri while interacting with media persons. During January-March quarter, the bank restructured Rs 80.9 billion ($1.46 billion) in loans. The bank's total rest
SBI recasts $1.5 bn loans in March quarter
Between January and March 2013, the country's largest public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) restructured almost $1.5 billion loans. The bank announced its first quarterly decline in net profit in two years owing to fall in interest income and increase in provisions for loan
SBI expects credit to grow a maximum of 16%
Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) informed that the bank may achieve a deposit growth of 14 -16 per cent and a loan growth of a maximum 16 percent in 2013-14. In 2012-13, the largest public sector bank posted 15 per cent and 21 per cent growth in deposits and adva
SBI sees relief in exposure to steel firms
In an interview to a leading media, Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) said the bank's entire exposure to the steel sector which were either NPA or restructured have now become standard. The stress on the bank's asset in this sector got reduced because of improvement in the supply of raw material to steel companies. It may be noted that the sup
SBI may plan to merge its associate banks with itself
Pratip Chaudhuri Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) informed reporters that the capital condition of the bank is favourable for the merger of its associate banks with itself. Without giving a timeline for the merger, he said the bank is now open to merging its associate entities. The move will further enhance its already enormous balance shee

