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AIIB approves first loans for projects in four countries

The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved first set of loans totalling US 509 million dollars to finance projects in four countries viz. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia...

June 27, 2016

SBI launches IT Innovation Start-up Fund to assist start-ups

India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched IT Innovation Start-up Fund to support start-ups in the financial technology (fintech) space. The fund has corpus of...

June 19, 2016

Union Cabinet approves merger of 5 associate banks with SBI

The Union Cabinet has approved merger of country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) and its associate banks in order to bring the state-owned entity on a...

June 16, 2016

RBI introduces Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines called Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A). The main aim of these guidelines is to (i) Strengthen...

June 14, 2016

Axis Bank launches India's first certified green bond at London Stock Exchange

Axis Bank has launched India’s first internationally-listed certified green bond to finance climate change solutions around the world at London Stock Exchange (LSE). The proceeds of the bond...

June 10, 2016

RBI rates unchanged in 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy review for year 2016-17

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its second bi-monthly monetary policy review for year 2016-17 has maintained status quo in key policy interest rate. The key policy...

June 8, 2016

BRICS bank to issue first Yuan-denominated bonds

The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries is set to issue its first yuan-denominated bonds to finance sustainable development projects. The NDB’s first five-year yuan-denominated bonds...

June 3, 2016

Dr. R Seetharaman conferred with 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award

Dr. R Seetharaman, Group CEO of Doha Bank, has been honoured with the 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award. He has been awarded with this award for his contribution...

June 2, 2016

Islamic Development Bank to open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad

Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In this regard, IDB and its private sector arm, Islamic...

May 26, 2016

HDFC Bank launches SmartUp for startups

HDFC Bank, India’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has launched SmartUp, a dedicated solution for startups to fulfil all their banking needs. It was launched in association...

May 19, 2016

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