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Bank of Cyprus chairman resigns amidst squeeze on banks
26 Mar 2013
Ratings agency Moody's estimates Russian bank loans to Cyprus-based companies of Russian origin at $30-40 billion
HSBC withdraws from interest-only lending market
22 Mar 2013
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Markets cheer as Cyprus rejects levy on bank deposits
20 Mar 2013
Russians hold €15.4 billion of the total foreign deposits of €26.8 billion in Cyprus in the overall total of €64.8 billion
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HDFC, ICICI and Axis probe possible money laundering
16 Mar 2013
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank are alleged to have facilitated money laundering both within the country and outside.
Cyberattacks target J P Morgan Chase website
14 Mar 2013
UK banks in fresh row over payouts
11 Mar 2013
RBI to clarify on rules for new bank licences
07 Mar 2013
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Bank of England governor calls for RBS to be split and sold
07 Mar 2013
Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King yesterday called for the splitting up of the Royal Bank of Scotland and its sale within a year to end the “nonsense” of state ownership
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HDFC Bank sells $500 mn global bond issue at 3% coupon
04 Mar 2013
The issue, which is part of a planned $1 billion overseas bond sale by India’s second-largest private lender, actually saw a 10-fold demand - $5 billion - over the issue size
Three public sector banks hike deposit rates
02 Mar 2013
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