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Gang of ICICI Bank fraudsters busted in Delhi
18 Jan 2010
Europe says 'No' to US model bank tax
16 Jan 2010
ANZ in talks to buy IOOF Holdings: report
16 Jan 2010
Obama unveils bank tax to raise $90 billion in 10 years
16 Jan 2010
Obama’s “Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee” targets about 35 US companies and 10 to 15 US subsidiaries of foreign firms, which have more than $50 billion in assets
RBI may permit cash withdrawals from PoS terminals
15 Jan 2010
Customers will soon be able to use prepaid cards issued by banks to withdraw cash from credit
Bankers urge RBI to keep interest rates stable at its 29 Jan policy review
15 Jan 2010
Banks want RBI to keep interest rates stable as they fear any hike could adversely affect the already sluggish demand for loans
RBI warns banks against sub-PLR lending
13 Jan 2010
Obama mulls tax on banks to raise $120 billion
13 Jan 2010
US president Barack Obama is planning to raise about $120 billion over 10 years by imposing a fee on banks to help recoup losses from the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (TARP) and reduce the federal deficit
NPAs likely to increase, says SBI chief
12 Jan 2010
In absolute terms, the gross NPAs are expected to increase by about three times to Rs1.9 lakh crore by 2011 from the March 2008 level of Rs55,000 crore
Bank employees getting more productive: RBI study
11 Jan 2010
As the public sector banks' productivity has doubled in the last five year, they have caught up with private sector peers in terms of business per employee
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