Tagged as a sleepy, regional lender till a few years earlier, the bank's stock was not much talked about in the investors' community.
Out of 23 floors, Air India occupies six and three of these have been leased out. The rest are largely unused.
Tata AIA Life Insurance has 13 people at the senior vice-president level.
The rising spends on credit cards, increase in sale of third-party products and surge in consumer loan demand have allowed banks to limit the impact of slowdown in corporate fee income.
In a break from the recent trend, retailers, led by Kishore Biyani's Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd, Raheja-owned Shoppers Stop Ltd and the Lalbhai Group's Arvind Ltd, are experiencing strong growth in the fashion segment, thanks to positive consumer sentiments during the current festive season.
Maharashtra SEZ act yet to be notified.
Sudden spurt could be seen as a sign of maturity or slowing in the sector.
Other than discounts, most of the sites are offering additional products to lure buyers.
Actis was earlier negotiating with other private equity players, but changed its strategy after the government opened retail sector to foreign companies.
The company, which retails maternity and baby products under 'Mom & Me', wants to open 50 stores under the brand name
Could launch high-end models once 4G technology picks up in India.
Will offer lower rates on home loans till end of 2012.
Many private equity funds and retailers, who have long-term vision, will come to India, says Biyani.
Nine of 10 bankers who attended the meeting admitted their sanctioned loan pipeline was shrinking fast due to tepid demand.
At least half a dozen such applications, including those from Celio, Gruppo Coin and Artsana, are in the works and are expected to be sent to the government in a few weeks.
Bankers say amid the uncertain macroeconomic environment, their greatest worry is the stress on asset quality.
Currently, the bank charges Rs 50 as cash processing fee.
Banks' loans are set to grow at the slowest pace in a decade this financial year, as companies continue to shy away from borrowing in the current uncertain macro-economic environment.
Private lenders like Federal Bank and Axis Bank have set up branches that have special areas for children, with books, toys and video games to keep them engaged while their parents are busy doing banking transactions.
It is not often that you find a mechanical engineer leading the private banking business of a foreign bank in India.
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