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BoE confirms novelist Jane Austen to grace new £10 notes
25 Jul 2013
Besides a portrait of Jane Austen, the new banknote design will feature the famous quote from Pride and Prejudice: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!”
China lifts controls on lending rates to align with market
20 Jul 2013
The central bank also directed financial institutions to actively adapt to market-oriented interest rate pricing, market supply and demand
Bank of America’s quarterly profit vaults 70%
18 Jul 2013
RBI slaps nearly Rs50 cr fine on 22 banks for violating KYC norms
15 Jul 2013
RBI had, on 10 June 2013, imposed fines on three banks, including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank, for failure to comply with regulatory norms
Vatican Bank corruption probe may widen
13 Jul 2013
Not all applicants to get bank licences: RBI governor
04 Jul 2013
It is not eligibility alone, for the RBI will have to factor in the problem of an exponential increase in non-performing assets as competition increases with the number of banks
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