Banks general
ED finds 9 banks involved in Rs550 cr money laundering
16 Oct 2015
The Bank of Baroda fraud unearthed recently was not an isolated case, as the Enforcement Directorate has found that nine other banks were involved in sending illegal remittances to Hong Kong and China
Bernanke wanted worst Wall Street executives jailed
05 Oct 2015
Former Fed chief Ben Bernanke says the US Department of Justice should have vigorously investigated individuals for wrong-doings rather that focusing on their firms alone
US regulator approves $3.7-bn M&T Bank-Hudson City merger
01 Oct 2015
The combination will create the 14th-biggest bank in the US with combined assets of around $132 billion
SBI cuts base rate by 40 bps to 9.30%
29 Sep 2015
RBI slashes policy repo rate by 50 bps to 6.75%
29 Sep 2015
RBI said the rate reduction has been prompted by a moderation in growth rate and a general easing of inflationary pressures, since its third bi-monthly monetary policy review of August 2015
Govt may consider lowering stake in PSU banks to 52%: Jaitley
28 Sep 2015
The government may consider reducing its stake in state-run banks to 52 per cent and give more operational freedom to public sector banks
RBI grants approval to 10 small finance banks
18 Sep 2015
Moody’s expects RBI rate cut amid falling prices
12 Sep 2015
China’s woes could trigger global recession, warns Citi economist
10 Sep 2015
A `hard landing’ by the slowing Chinese economy and a downturn in the commodity markets combined with the US Federal Reserve’s move to push up interest rates could plunge the world economy into recession in the next two years
Maharashtra seeks RBI help in lending to Marathwada farmers as co-op banks turn illiquid
08 Sep 2015
Barclays to be first UK bank to accept bitcoin
01 Sep 2015
Apart from not wanting to be left out, Barclays has also seen bitcoin’s potential to lower infrastructure costs, in he process becoming the first UK high street bank to accept bitcoins later this year
PMJDY adds 175 mn bank accounts with Rs22,000-cr deposits in first year
29 Aug 2015
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana the biggest financial inclusion initiative in the world, has helped open more than 175 million bank accounts and raise deposits of more than Rs22,000 crore in these accounts
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