Unlike any other national asset, which is typically sold to the highest bidder, the profile of the bidder is the most important criterion for a licence to bank, and even for acquiring more than 5 per cent stake, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The six banks that have joined the major league are Syndicate Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, IDBI Bank and Allahabad Bank.
It is always good to diversify your investments rather than keep all of them focused on equity, says stock market expert Pranav Sanghavi.
Global rating agency Fitch has upgraded its support ratings for several Indian banks, including ICICI Bank, HDFC, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of India and IDBI among others.
For now, the concerns over bad loans have taken a back seat; a bigger challenge for the banking community is credit growth, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
After removing three PSBs - BoI, Mahabank and OBC from the framework, RBI, on Tuesday, took out three commercial banks - Allahabad, Corporation and Dhanlaxmi from the said list.
It is difficult to say if the banking sector will see the worst behind it by March 2020, warns Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Iran has offered discounts on crude oil price and free shipping if India agrees to buy more of its oil.
With inflationary expectations on the rise, bankers feel that interest rates would go up further in the coming weeks.
Teheran bargains on OilMin plan for more rupee payment via increased import; wants investment deal on gas block.
A special court has convicted four persons, including two brothers of security scam mastermind Harshad Mehta, for their involvement in a related Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) fraud.
A major reshuffle of top executives in 11 PSU banks is on the cards with the chairmen of Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank of India and Vijaya Bank slated to retire between March-July 2006.
Firestar Diamond, which on its website states that its operations span the US, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and India, blamed liquidity and supply chain challenges.
The scrip of private airlines, Jet Airways, has been included in the BSE-200 index while that of Polaris Software has been excluded from the IT and Tech index with effect from June 6.
In a filing to stock exchanges, BoI said Reserve Bank of India has placed it under Prompt Corrective Action Framework, consequent to the onsite inspection under the risk based supervision model carried out for the year ended March 2017.
Corporation Bank is the biggest beneficiary of this round of capital infusion with Rs 9,086 crore of funding, followed by Allahabad Bank with Rs 6,896 crore.
Within days of reducing interest rates on domestic term deposits, city-based UCO Bank on Friday announced a downward revision on interest rates on its major mid-market products that would be effective from November 1, 2003.
With Iran reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme, India is expected to be one of the major gainers.
Forex dealers said besides dollar's gains against other currencies overseas, increased demand from oil importers for the US currency put pressure on the rupee.
The jewellers and companies linked to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi had allegedly colluded with PNB officers to obtain fake bank guarantees to get loan from overseas branches of Indian banks including Allahabad Bank, Axis Bank and UCO Bank.
Before taking such loans, compare the interest rates charged by various players, advises Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Traditionally, most PSUs have been cash-rich, which added to their value. However, the government has been tapping regularly into their cash resources to boost revenue for the exchequer
GNPAs of public sector banks are now at a staggering 11.2 per cent of their advances.
PSBs were required to bring down government shareholding to at least 75 per cent, to comply with the amended Securities Contract (Regulations) Rules by August 2017.
At a hearing before Master David Cook at the Queen's Bench Division of the court, Mallya's legal team sought a dismissal of the interim order.
Interest rate and tenure are not the only two factors to consider.
The financial position of India's public sector banks (PSBs) has deteriorated sharply over the past financial year.
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The rupee has also been bolstered by inflows into equities and debt this month, despite concerns about the withdrawal of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus and China's economy.
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