Vinay Umarji &Amp;Amp; Abhijit Lele

4,000 SBI staff seek early exit

Nearly 4,000 clerical cadre and staff have sought early retirement from the country's largest commercial bank, State Bank of India.

China bank major sees India as key market

An interview with Zhan Xiangyang, director general of the world's third largest bank, with a market capitalisation of $183.85 billion.

Inflation unmoved at 6.46%

Inflation based on the wholesale-price-index remained unchanged at 6.46 per cent for the week ended March 17 when compared to the week before. In fact, inflation is now unchanged for the last three weeks.

Fuel Cell to invest $100 mn in India

The US-based Fuel Cell Energy, which is into developing and marketing of fuel cell power plants that generate electricity with higher efficiency, will be investing $100 million in India for setting up infrastructure for fuel cell power plants.

Bank stir: Lawyer Chidambaram forces deferment

It is Finance Minister P Chidambaram's meeting with leaders of public sector bank unions that averted the three-day bank strike proposed from March 28.

Global lenders line up $1.8 billion rural credit

Funds for capital recast of rural credit societies

ATM fees get costlier

No hybrid capital in forex now, says RBI

Govt pay accounts can leave SBI

Dena Bank to hire 500 senior staff

Corporate loan rates up 2%

T-bills come handy for IMD payouts

India Inc welcomes EPF rate cut

BoB to invest $8 m in Trinidad arm

Citigroup to buy 4% in SME Rating Agency

National ATM platform still a dream

ATMs may soon be pass

Households invested only 2% in equities

ATMs may be treated at par with bank branches