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Highlights of RBI's third monetary policy

Highlights of RBI's third monetary policy

Rediff.com8 Jun 2022

Key lending rate (repo) raised by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent; 2nd increase in 5 weeks

SEE: Buildings collapse in Kullu, hundreds stranded after landslides

SEE: Buildings collapse in Kullu, hundreds stranded after landslides

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

A row of buildings in Kullu district collapsed Thursday and hundreds of travellers were stranded in relief camps after landslides blocked the road to Mandi in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh.

SBI, first Indian bank in China

SBI, first Indian bank in China

Rediff.com24 Apr 2006

State Bank of India has become the first Indian bank to start commercial operations in China, confident of tapping and aiding the booming trade and commercial linkages between the two Asian giants.

World's 10 largest employers

World's 10 largest employers

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

Retail giant Walmart has the world's largest number of employees.

FM to hold review meeting with lenders on loan recast scheme

FM to hold review meeting with lenders on loan recast scheme

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

The focus of the meeting will be on enabling businesses and households to avail of the revival framework on the basis of viability, necessary steps like finalising bank policies and identifying borrowers, and discussing issues that require addressing for smooth and speedy implementation.

As demand for EV batteries picks up, makers eye lithium reserves

As demand for EV batteries picks up, makers eye lithium reserves

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

The EV industry is at an inflection point and batteries will play a critical role ahead -- batteries and related components typically constitute 35-45 per cent of an EV's costs.

Curb loans to realty projects: RBI

Curb loans to realty projects: RBI

Rediff.com3 Mar 2006

Why banks now have more officers and fewer clerks

Why banks now have more officers and fewer clerks

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

It is to keep labour unions away and make the employees feel important.

Now, cancelled shares worth thousands of rupees

Now, cancelled shares worth thousands of rupees

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

Hundreds of such share certificates are currently on sale over the internet, including that of Imperial Bank of India, the oldest and largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent that later became the State Bank of India in 1955. Issued in 1953, the certificate for 10 shares of the Imperial Bank of India, is available for Rs 400 at eBay India, the local website of the world's largest online auction giant.

Good news! Home prices may fall soon

Good news! Home prices may fall soon

Rediff.com3 Nov 2010

The measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are expected to hit home sales and prices are expected to correct by 15-20 per cent in the next two to three months, say real estate consultants and analysts.

Mudra Bank is more politics and less economics

Mudra Bank is more politics and less economics

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

Even if Mudra steps in to play its main role of refinancing at some stage, the responsibility for the bad loans remains with the banks.

IDBI chairman to the rescue

IDBI chairman to the rescue

Rediff.com15 Sep 2006

Tiny Card to lead SBI's rural expansion

"Tiny Card" to lead SBI's rural expansion

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

The "Tiny Card" with biometric identification is State Bank of India's answer to the challenge of financial inclusion of one lakh villages in the country.

RBI expected to keep rates unchanged but strike dovish tone

RBI expected to keep rates unchanged but strike dovish tone

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

The RBI's next policy review is set for Sept. 29.

SBI to buy Giro Comm, Indo Monex

SBI to buy Giro Comm, Indo Monex

Rediff.com30 May 2006

State Bank of India chairman A K Purwar said on Tuesday the bank will complete acquisition of Giro Commercial Bank of Kenya and PT Bank Indo Monex of Indonesia in two months.\n

RBI seeks uniform service rates

RBI seeks uniform service rates

Rediff.com24 May 2006

Gold: Little sparkle for financiers despite tailwinds

Gold: Little sparkle for financiers despite tailwinds

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

Gold prices hit record high in the third week of March as fears of bank collapses and high inflation led investors to the traditional safe haven. Gold prices are often inversely correlated to dollar strength because the international price is dollar-denominated. The Federal Reserve's (Fed's) stance indicates that the dollar may appreciate further since it is prepared to keep pushing up policy rates. But demand for gold is also up - the World Gold Council claims central banks are buying in addition to private demand.

FIEO demands interest subsidy for all export sectors

FIEO demands interest subsidy for all export sectors

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

Apex traders' body Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO) on Friday demanded extension of the interest subsidy scheme to all sectors with a view to make them globally competitive.

Anil Ambani says his net worth is nearly zero

Anil Ambani says his net worth is nearly zero

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

In what is in effect a deposit to be paid into court pending a full trial in the case, Judge David Waksman has set a six-week timeline for Anil to pay $100 million to three Chinese banks as he concluded that he did not accept Ambani's defence that his net worth was nearly zero or that his family would not step in to assist him when "push came to shove".

Unions flay SBI stake transfer

Unions flay SBI stake transfer

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

The officer and staff unions of the State Bank of India, the country's largest commercial bank, are working on a joint strategy to oppose the government's decision to acquire the Reserve Bank of India's 59.73 per cent stake in the bank

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