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2013 will be a better year, says StanChart head

This is a significant slowdown - no doubt about that, says Neeraj Swaroop.

'India is a priority market for StanChart'

While other foreign banks are still shrinking their loan portfolio, Standard Chartered Bank says it is seeing a double-digit growth

Bank charges may be capped

Faced with a rising number of customer complaints on excessive charges, the Reserve Bank of India has asked the Indian Banks' Association to come up with guidelines on what the reasonable charges should be.

StanChart to hire 2,500 people in India

Global banking major Standard Chartered on Wednesday said it plans to increase its headcount in India by 2,500 people during the current year to 20,000.

StanChart gets RBI nod to list in India

StanChart has got an approval from the RBI to list on the country's stock exchanges, but the bank is yet to approach SEBI for selling its depository receipts.

'Opening up banking will offer new opportunitie

"Opening up will give us new opportunities such as greater freedom to open branches. On the inorganic side, there could be opportunities to take larger stakes in banks or to take management control. If anything of that happens, we will be interested," says Standard Chartered's regional chief executive for India and South Asia Neeraj Swaroop.

StanChart plans 40 new branches this year

Standard Chartered Bank is planning to aggressively beef up its presence in India ahead of the banking sector review in 2009. This number is significantly high, considering that the bank opened a mere 3 branches in the last two years. The bank has 83 branches and 231 ATMs across the country. The bank recently pumped $250 million into its Indian operations and this constitutes three-quarters of its profits in Asia.

StanChart to seal MF biz sale soon

Standard Chartered Bank is expected to seal the deal of its Mutual Fund business in the near future.

StanChart to offer mini loans

Standard Chartered to focus on small towns

Foreign banks woo talents from private peers

'Sashi' has large shoes to fill as HDFC Bank's new boss

Apart from navigating the bank through the Covid crisis, Jagdishan may also have to deal with the latest development on the auto loan lending practice scam. He will be expected to deliver consistent profit growth of 20 per cent-plus quarter after quarter, irrespective of the operating environment.

Pros and cons of Indian banks' cross-selling initiatives

In a bid to gain a bigger share of the customer's wallet, banks are ramping up their cross-selling initiatives.

Why are foreign banks marching out of retail banking?

Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space.