Slowdown in industrial production notwithstanding, a marginal increase in inflation raised the clamour for another round of rate cut by the Reserve Bank on April 4 to boost economic activity.
During the current financial year, 25 companies have raised Rs 28,220 crore through IPOs
The RBI also looked into the effectiveness of systems and processes for implementation of KYC norms
The move may release funds locked in government securities and add to liquidity. With inflation expectations lowered, this should not impact bond sentiment in the short run
In 2012, Akula quit as chairman of Bharat Financial Inclusion (formerly SKS Microfinance), which he'd founded and led to a successful initial public offering
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Private banks and start-ups offer instant loans on apps as well as through ATMs.
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While consumer electronics, technology, mobile phones, auto and sports-wear categories dominate the top 20, FMCG has only one entry in the list
There's a long way to go before human beings are replaced by machines -- in banks at least.
The last few months have been hard on digital wallets which had a short-lived dream run post-demonetisation.
Commercial banks have not yet reduced their lending rates.
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'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.' 'He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.' 'He had to win at any cost.'
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SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said any rate cut by the bank would depend on a lot many factors.
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Reliance, Birla Group, Airtel eye small finance banks.
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
The Department of Post, Tech Mahindra, Videocon Group and stock exchange NSE have joined big corporates like Ambanis and Birlas to seek entry into banking business through newly created niche category of Payments and Small Finance Banks.
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Enthused by India's financial inclusion drive, US-based Accion, one of the biggest micro finance organisations in the world, has renewed its focus in India. Michael Schlein, bottom, left, chief executive officer of Accicon, tells Namrata Acharya in an email interview the Wall Street and Silicon Valley are eager to participate in opportunities presented by the issuance of the small finance and payment bank licences, the expanded banking correspondent opportunities, and the Jan-Dhan Yojna.
Attractions range from start-up challenges to non-monetary perks; employee stock options also play a role.
