Banks general
Short term FD rates rise sharply
14 May 2011
RBI details liquidity norms for banks
09 May 2011
Lloyds takes a $5.3-billion punch for selling dud insurance
05 May 2011
The banking group is also estimated to have overcharged customers by £1.4 billion a year in the sale of payment protection insurance products
Rate hike may impact flow of bank credit
05 May 2011
RBI hikes lending rates; small depositors to get more
03 May 2011
Reserve Bank governor D Subbarao says the new rates are aimed at containing inflation, which is hovering around 9 per cent, and sustaining economic growth in the medium term
RBI hikes lending rates; small depositors to get more
03 May 2011
Reserve Bank governor D Subbarao says the new rates are aimed at containing inflation, which is hovering around 9 per cent, and sustaining economic growth in the medium term
Priority sector lending by banks in India slackens
29 Apr 2011
Credit flow to agriculture decelerated to 10.6 per cent during 2010-11 from the 22.9 per cent growth recorded in the previous year.
Swiss banks flush with Indian money: Assange
26 Apr 2011
Yunus cleared of charges of misappropriating aid money
25 Apr 2011
The finding by an official committee, however, is unlikely to change the Bangladesh government's decision on his ouster, reports said.
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