Banking Sector

Bank of India to raise money through QIP

Bank of India has announced that the bank will raise money through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) of shares to meet credit requirement ahead of Basel II implementation.

SBI plans to merge all associate bank by March 2009

RBI proposes reduction in ATM charges

ATM Charges reduction RBI Indian BanksRese

Sterlite-Morgan Consortium May Pay Rs 2,700 Cr For IFCI Stake

New Delhi: IFCIVinod Rai, secretary financial services has stated that the Sterlite-Morgan Stanley g

Sterlite, Morgan Stanley Tops IFCI Stake Race

IFCIMumbai: Sterlite Industries and Morgan Stanley led the race to get hold of 26% equity stake in cou

RBI Finally Tighten Banks’ Capital Market Exposure

RBIReserve Bank of India (RBI) has finally tightened banks’ capital market exposure by implementing new rules and regulations.

In a circular, RBI has told that entities such as FIIs are not permitted to avail of fund or non-fund based facilities such as irrevocable payment commitments (IPCs) from banks, under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The banks have been asked to unwind all such guarantees given on behalf of FIIs within six months.

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