Media reports indicate that several home loan borrowers have moved their loans to banks that are offering lower rates (especially SBI) owing to cost advantage. The movement of existing home loan borrowers from one bank to another is happening at a time when the overall growth for the industry is flat, some analysts opine. A sha
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SBI gets Rs 30 bn capital infusion from govt
In a move that raised the shareholding of government in State Bank of India (SBI) to 62.31 per cent from 61.58 per cent, the centre infused Rs 3,004 crore capital into the bank. The countryĆās largest lender, in return, alloted 12.9 million preferential equity shares at Rs 2,312.78 a share to the government
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SBI lends Rs 62 bn to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant borrowed Rs 6,200 crore from the State Bank of India (SBI) in order to finance its business expenditure. Speaking to reporters, Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman of SBI said the bank's loan to the RINL Ćāis the biggest contribution it is making to the industrial development of this
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SBI, HDFC Bank trim lending rates
India's largest public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) reduced its base rate to 9.70 per cent from 9.75 per cent with effect from February 4. But the bank kept its deposit rates unchanged as it feels
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NPAs of state-run banks rise to Rs 1.43 trillion
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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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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Urban Infra | Metro rail is democratisation of urban transport
NVS Reddy, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Rail, speaks to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah at a time when Delhi MetroĆ¢ā¬ā¢s Airport Express, the lone PPP case in Metro rail in India, abruptly shut down at least until August reportedly for Ć¢ā¬Åtechnical and financialĆ¢ā¬Ā reasons.
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Urban Infra | Metro rail is democratisation of urban transport
NVS Reddy, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Rail, speaks to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah at a time when Delhi MetroĆ¢ā¬ā¢s Airport Express, the lone PPP case in Metro rail in India, abruptly shut down at least until August reportedly for Ć¢ā¬Åtechnical and financialĆ¢ā¬Ā reasons.
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Advisory is a step towards combining all infra-related services under one roof
Banks lending to the infrastructure sector are feeling the need for specialised project appraisal and advisory capabilities.SBI and IDFC have spun them off as separate entities that can backward integrate into their financing competency. IIFCLĆ¢ā¬ā¢s recently launched projects company goes beyond individual projects, and is starting with trying to capture the goodwill of states and state owned entities.
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The number of accounts getting restructured has increased dramatically
Restructuring is fast becoming a norm among infrastructure and power companies in particular. With a 30 per cent exposure within infrastructure to power, SBI has been acting on both restructuring as well as advising the government on what norms to adopt for discoms before finance.