They now believe their money will be repaid after completion of the tenure of the instruments they have invested in, says Anup Roy.
Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India and Canara Bank already charge their customers a levy for failing to maintain a minimum balance for a quarter or a month.
These banks are finding it hard to pick up seasoned bankers at the pay they are offering
Dealers say foreign investors are now taking keen interest in lower-rated corporate bonds, too
The cost of production of onion is around 800-900 per quintal, while prices are hovering around 500 per quintal across major wholesale markets.
Deficits could come under more pressure in coming years as states implement their own Pay Commissions.
SBI might present the first result for the combined entity at the end of the first quarter of 2017-18
Rather, the existing ones should be implemented speedily to clean up the mess.
In Kolkata, there is a community of chartered accountants, and it is easy to find 'directors', who for Rs 5,000 will sign anywhere.
According to bond dealers, the spike in CD issuance could indicate that liquidity won't remain as comfortable by the end of the financial year (March 31) as it now is.
The Essar group, Jindal Steel and Power, Monnet Ispat, Bhushan Steel and the Avantha group have been asked to close deals by March-end.
But, neither were the big companies interested in growing inorganically nor were the smaller ones ready to offer themselves for sale.
StanChart India CEO Zarin Daruwala is building a culture of 'celebrating liabilities,' the tough negotiator tells Niraj Bhatt and Anup Roy over lunch.
Collection dived to 75-80% in November-December from 99% after demonetisation.
Axis Bank's loan portfolio quality deteriorated, with gross NPAs rising to 5.22% of gross advances.
Banks lend 60,000 cr in 8 weeks since Nov 8; Y-o-Y credit expansion slows further.
The cell was formed after attacks on the Bangladesh central bank by international hacker groups siphoned off millions of dollars.
Going by the pace, almost 80 per cent of the demonetised currency is expected to be replaced by end-February.
The upgrade, said Icra, takes into account the "robust internal accrual generation, leading to low reliance on debt, as well as gearing levels, and strong debt protection metrics".
As Rose Valley resurfaces, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal's arrests marks the end of the bonhomie between the TMC and BJP.
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