Banks general
RBI transfers Rs16,010-cr profit to government
09 Aug 2012
StanChart being victimised, says UK banking regulator
09 Aug 2012
Standard Chartered Bank admitted to violation of US sanctions law (not terror funding) in about 300 transactions from 2001 to 2007, but said these were errors rather than calculated fraud
StanChart row may hit Indian back-office firms
08 Aug 2012
Standard Chartered refutes US regulator’s charges
07 Aug 2012
StanChart stands accused of hiding over 60,000 transactions with terrorists, weapon dealers and drug kingpins, involving at least $250 billion, over a period of 10 years
Tesco makes entry into mortagage market
04 Aug 2012
Two Pakistan banks to open branches in India
03 Aug 2012
Yes Bank ties up syndicated loan facility
02 Aug 2012
SBI cuts retail lending rates by up to 50 bps
01 Aug 2012
SBI has reduced its minimum lending rate for both car loans and home loans to 10.25 per cent, effective 7 August
RBI leaves key rates untouched amid inflation woes
31 Jul 2012
The RBI today left key policy rates unchanged for the second consecutive time, retaining the repo rate at 8 per cent and the cash reserve ratio at 4.5 per cent as inflation continues at worrying levels
HDFC Bank pips SBI in market capitalisation
27 Jul 2012
SBI bond sale raises $1.25 bn
27 Jul 2012
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