Aneesh Phadnis And Abhijit Lele

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Bankers jittery over exposure to telecom

Bankers jittery over exposure to telecom

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2010

The plan of action ranges from drawdown of loans to seeking additional guarantees, to even recalling some of the loans, if the situation so warrants.

Some banks may go slow on teaser home loans

Some banks may go slow on teaser home loans

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2010

Banks are starting to fall in line with the Reserve Bank of India's position on so-called teaser home loans. Even as the country's largest lender State Bank of India stood its ground, several other banks have said they could go slow on teaser loans -- home loans bearing an introductory lower interest rate for a stipulated period of time.

MFI governance issues under lenders' lens

MFI governance issues under lenders' lens

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2010

Stung by the controversy over the sudden sacking of the Managing Director at India's largest microfinance institution, SKS Microfinance, lenders have decided to raise corporate governance issues at board meetings of other MFIs.

Banks find BPLR loans profitable

Banks find BPLR loans profitable

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2010

Mapping of spreads means effective rates in the base rate system are lower.

SBI may raise rates to grab bonus money

SBI may raise rates to grab bonus money

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2010

In an effort to grab a share of the hefty Diwali bonus to employees in government and corporate sector, country's largest lender State Bank of India may raise the interest rate on term deposit rates in next few days.

What SBI's crorepati branch does

What SBI's crorepati branch does

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2010

Customers can meet in the Sapphire conference room, put away their valuables in the Topaz locker room and freshen up in the Opal dressing room.

Bank of India brings in Mckinsey for revamp,growth

Bank of India brings in Mckinsey for revamp,growth

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2010

A senior bank official said the preliminary report would come in three months.

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

The firm is looking to raise as much as Rs 1,000 crore through short-term commercial paper.

SBI on cost-cutting drive

SBI on cost-cutting drive

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

The scaling down of the branch expansion plan is part of SBI's overall game plan to check costs.

Kingfisher to restructure debt

Kingfisher to restructure debt

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

SBI Capital Market to recast debt plan.

IB seeks bank exposure details on IPL

IB seeks bank exposure details on IPL

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) story getting murkier, investigative agencies have cast their net wide to include banks. The idea is to dig out information about their financial exposure to the 10 IPL franchisees.

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