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Govt’s fisc under strain as PSBs add Rs 87,000 cr loss in FY18
11 Jun 2018
With public sector banks' losses getting out of control, the government has appointed a committee to make recommendations on setting up an asset reconstruction company that will manage the Rs8,30,000-odd crore of losses amassed by state-run banks
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RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%
06 Jun 2018
The hike in the repo rate, which follows a sharp rise in consumer price inflation rate to 4.6 per cent in April, is also intended to tame rising inflation, RBI said
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Two-day bank strike from tomorrow to hit banking operations nationwide
29 May 2018
Employees of state-run banks across the country will go on a two-day strike from Wednesday, in protest against the nominal two per cent increase in wages
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24 May 2018
Barclays says it has been talking about combing with various lenders including Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and DBS, as well
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SBI reports Rs7,718-cr net loss in Q4 as provisioning mounts
23 May 2018
The bank had to make higher provisions for bad loans, while it incurred losses on trading besides the mark-to-market losses due to a rise in bond yields
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Will put banking sector back on track: Piyush Goyal
17 May 2018
Railway minister Piyush Goyal, who holds temporary additional charge of the finance ministry, said the banking sector, which has a legacy of scandals and bad debts that threaten the broader economy, would be put back on track
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