Banks general
Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs, trim operations
06 Dec 2012
SBI denies rate cartelisation
06 Dec 2012
RBI denies banks’ plea on loans to realtors
29 Nov 2012
EU approves restructuring of four Spanish banks
29 Nov 2012
Chidambaram insists RBI issue new bank licences
24 Nov 2012
With corporates queuing up for bank licences, RBI is worried about licensing entities that do not come under its purview, without an enabling legislation
Chidambaram insists RBI issue new bank licences
24 Nov 2012
With corporates queuing up for bank licences, RBI is worried about licensing entities that do not come under its purview, without an enabling legislation
HSBC in talks to sell its 15.6 % stake worth $9 bn in China's Ping An Insurance
19 Nov 2012
HSBC, which has set aside $1.5 billion for fines it may have to pay as criminal charges in the ongoing US anti-money-laundering probe, has recently been selling some of its non-core assets around the globe
No new banking licences till Act is amended: Subbarao
17 Nov 2012
The RBI has already made it clear that it wants more powers, such as the right to supersede a bank’s board, before it allows new entrants in the sector
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