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ICICI denies share sales as rumours
17 Sep 2008
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Dr Subbarao's first challenge
04 Sep 2008
Dr Subbarao is taking over as RBI governor in an environment most of his predecessors would have found extremely challenging and will have to double up as a financial sector reformer from next year. Will he rise to the occasion? By Shivshanker Varma
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Credit card spending zooms in 2007-08: RBI
01 Sep 2008
Credit card spending has grown within one year from 24.5 per cent to over 42 per cent in 2007-08
RBI cautions against US subprime-like crisis
30 Aug 2008
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Rupee hammered on Day 1 of futures trading on NSE
29 Aug 2008
The rupee dropped to a low of Rs45 against the US dollar as the finance minister launched the country's first exchange traded currency futures on the National Stock Exchange today.
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ICICI's Kalpana Morparia to head JP Morgan Chase and Co. in India
29 Aug 2008
ICICI stalwart Kalpana Morparia will take over a JPMorgan Chase and Co.'s India CEO.
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Reserve Bank to replace old currency series from 1996 and 2000
28 Aug 2008
The RBI will withdraw from circulation Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes issued in 1996 and 2000 in a bid to curtail the circulation of counterfeit notes
RBI a net seller of foreign exchange in June
16 Aug 2008
SBI hikes prime lending rate to 13.75 per cent
11 Aug 2008
RBI finalising mobile banking guidelines
25 Jul 2008
Spare banks of further rate hikes: IBA tells RBI
10 Jul 2008
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