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Indian banks ask RBI to ease CRR, SLR curbs as liquidity tightens
30 Sep 2008
Indian banks have asked RBI to relax its CRR and SLR amidst an unprecedented liquidity crunch in the system.
CBI busts fake RBI cheques scam
24 Sep 2008
The CBI suspects the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs14.55 crore from the Railway’s account using fake RBI cheques, might just be the tip of a massive scam
HSBC dumps Korea Exchange Bank acquisition plan
20 Sep 2008
SBI hopes to recover most of its $5 billion Lehman exposure: O P Bhatt
20 Sep 2008
SBI expects to recover up to 70 per cent of its exposure in the fialed US investment bank, Lehman Brothers
RBI asks banks to unwind Lehman exposure
19 Sep 2008
ICICI denies share sales as rumours
17 Sep 2008
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
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
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.
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.
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
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