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And now, portable savings bank accounts on anvil
03 Jan 2012
RBI signals policy easing
02 Jan 2012
RBI allows non-residents to hedge currency risk
29 Dec 2011
Citigroup to sell Belgian consumer unit to French bank Credit Mutuel Nord Europe
29 Dec 2011
Citigroup has been operating in Belgium since 1919, and currently has more than 500,000 clients in the country
SBI, other banks more than double NRE deposit rates
27 Dec 2011
The new rates on NRE deposits go up to 9.6 per cent against the 3-4 per cent interest offered earlier
US firms acquiring assets from distressed European banks
27 Dec 2011
With Europe deep in financial trouble, US firms, eyeing an opportunity to make quick gains are buying up bank owned assets from Miami to Dublin
Banks prepare to deal in pre-euro currencies if EU collapses
26 Dec 2011
Preparing their systems to handle codes for old European currencies was one way banks were taking steps to insulate themselves from major business disruptions if any country suddenly left the euro
Yes Bank hikes savings account rates to 7%
22 Dec 2011
HSBC to sell $2.7-bn Japanese private banking unit to Credit Suisse
21 Dec 2011
HSBC Holdings is exiting private banking business in Japan by selling the unit to Credit Suisse Group AG.
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