Banks general
ABN AMRO to cut 2,350 jobs
26 Aug 2011
Fake currency in circulation declines marginally
26 Aug 2011
Farmers paying 14% for 7% loans: NABARD study
25 Aug 2011
UBS to axe 3,500 jobs to cut costs
23 Aug 2011
US Fed secretly lent $1.2 trillion to top banks during crisis
23 Aug 2011
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke secretly advanced as much as $1.2 trillion of public money to top US and European banks, dwarfing the $160 billion in public bailouts.
Bank of America axes 3,500 jobs
19 Aug 2011
SBI hikes lending rates by 50 basis points
11 Aug 2011
RBI issues draft guidelines to banks for calculating credit risk based on internal rating
10 Aug 2011
HSBC to sell US credit card, retail services to Capital One for $2.6 billion
10 Aug 2011
The deal is Capital One's second acquisition in recent months after it agreed in June to buy ING's US online bank for $9 billion in a cash and stock deal.
RBI to ensure liquidity in domestic markets
08 Aug 2011
RBS posts $2.3-bn H1 loss
06 Aug 2011
RBS became the latest European bank to take a hit after two of France's biggest banks, Société Générale and BNP Paribas, disclosed large charges on their Greek debt exposure this week.
Strike hits banking operations nationwide
05 Aug 2011
Employees are on strike to protest against merger of state-run banks, outsourcing of permanent banking jobs to the private sector, and for resumption of recruitment and giving jobs to family members
RBI panel asks banks to improve customer care
04 Aug 2011
RBI has also permitted banks to issue prepaid payment instruments to corporates for onward issuance to their employees, subject to certain conditions.
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