Banks general
Net bank NPAs up at 1.68% in 2012-13: RBI
01 Oct 2013
JPMorgan seeks to settle regulatory probes for $11 bn: report
26 Sep 2013
US banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co is in talks with several US state and federal agencies for a possible $11-billion settlement of regulatory investigations related to its handling of mortgage-backed securities in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis
RBI relaxes branch expansion policy for banks
20 Sep 2013
Bank credit growth decelerates to 15.1% in FY’13
20 Sep 2013
SBI hikes rates ahead of RBI policy review
19 Sep 2013
State Bank of India today announced hikes in some deposit rates and the minimum lending rates, a day before new RBI governor Raghuram Rajan announces the monetary policy
UK government to sell 6% stake in Lloyds Banking Group
17 Sep 2013
The British government yesterday said that it will sell about 6 per cent of part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group, worth about £3.3 billion ($5.3 billion) via an institutional investor placement
Indian bank branches in Singapore under scrutiny
14 Sep 2013
UK likely to launch ‘wipe-clean’ plastic currency soon
11 Sep 2013
The new notes will cost around 50 per cent more to produce, but the Bank estimates it will save £100 million as the notes will need replacement far less frequently
BRICS agree on $100 billion fund to steady market
06 Sep 2013
China will contribute $41 billion, while Brazil, Russia and India will chip in with $18 billion each with South Africa contributing $5 billion to the common fund
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