Banks general
Barclays to revamp African operations
22 Aug 2012
Citigroup lays bet on emerging markets
22 Aug 2012
Bank staff threaten nationwide stir from tomorrow
21 Aug 2012
Over a million employees and officers from around 47 banks will take part in the two-day strike to protest the proposed reforms in the banking sector and outsourcing of jobs
ATMs to double as deposit collection centers
18 Aug 2012
Chidambaram urges banks to boost consumer lending
18 Aug 2012
The finance minister has advised state-run banks to lower interest rates on consumer loans so that demand picks up and production expands
RBI transfers Rs16,010-cr profit to government
09 Aug 2012
StanChart being victimised, says UK banking regulator
09 Aug 2012
Standard Chartered Bank admitted to violation of US sanctions law (not terror funding) in about 300 transactions from 2001 to 2007, but said these were errors rather than calculated fraud
StanChart row may hit Indian back-office firms
08 Aug 2012
Standard Chartered refutes US regulator’s charges
07 Aug 2012
StanChart stands accused of hiding over 60,000 transactions with terrorists, weapon dealers and drug kingpins, involving at least $250 billion, over a period of 10 years
Tesco makes entry into mortagage market
04 Aug 2012
Two Pakistan banks to open branches in India
03 Aug 2012
Yes Bank ties up syndicated loan facility
02 Aug 2012
SBI cuts retail lending rates by up to 50 bps
01 Aug 2012
SBI has reduced its minimum lending rate for both car loans and home loans to 10.25 per cent, effective 7 August
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