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Strike hits banking operations nationwide
05 Aug 2011
Employees are on strike to protest against merger of state-run banks, outsourcing of permanent banking jobs to the private sector, and for resumption of recruitment and giving jobs to family members
RBI panel asks banks to improve customer care
04 Aug 2011
RBI has also permitted banks to issue prepaid payment instruments to corporates for onward issuance to their employees, subject to certain conditions.
Bank workers plan one-day strike on 5 August
03 Aug 2011
PMO wants RBI to boost bank credit to MSMEs
02 Aug 2011
HSBC to slash 30,000 jobs worldwide
01 Aug 2011
HSBC Holdings Plc today said that it will slash 30,000 jobs by the end of 2013 as part of a major cost-cutting initiative even as its first-half net profit rose to $8.9 billion
Unable to absorb rate hike, banks pass it on to customers
01 Aug 2011
In a move that will make home, automobile and commercial loans dearer, almost all the banks in the country have raised their interest rates, following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) more-than-expected hike in interest rates
HSBC set to cut 10,000 jobs, says report
28 Jul 2011
Osmond bids for Lloyds branches
28 Jul 2011
Persistent inflation warrants tight-money policy
26 Jul 2011
Anshu Jain appointed co-CEO at Deutsche Bank
26 Jul 2011
Jain and Fitschen will take over from current CEO Ackermann who will in turn be elevated to the position of chairman of the supervisory board.
No takers for Lloyds 632 branches
26 Jul 2011
RBI hikes key policy rates by 50 bps
26 Jul 2011
RBI said its monetary policy aimed at reining in demand pressures that have remained strong in the first half of the current fiscal.
Bankers pitch for pause on interest rate hikes
19 Jul 2011
Bad loans by state-run banks worry Pranab
09 Jul 2011
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