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Government splits Chairman & MD post in PSU banks and names chiefs for 4 PSU banks

Government has decided to separate the post of Chairman and Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in public sector banks. With this decision government is breaking...

January 1, 2015

Government meets target of opening 10-crore accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana

Government has met its target of opening 10 crore bank accounts under its flagship scheme of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). This target was met a month...

December 29, 2014

Nachiket Mor Committee recommendations

The “Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households” was set up by the RBI in Sep 2013 under the chairmanship of Nachiket Mor,...

January 17, 2014

ICICI Bank to launch net banking services via ‘Facebook’

ICICI Bank will launch its services through social website ‘Facebook’ in order to expand its internet banking services. ICICI is among the first banks to start its online...

September 8, 2012

“Risk Index” to facilitate banks in extending loans soon: CIBIL

Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd (CIBIL) is likely to bring in a “Risk Index” that will assist country’s banks in making faster decisions on extending loans to corporates...

August 12, 2012

RBI cuts SLR, releases Rs 60,000 crore

RBI slashed the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 1 percentage point from 24 % to 23 % which is expected to provide liquidity of around Rs 60, 000...

August 6, 2012

Banking sector growth contingent on Innovative delivery model: PwC

According to a report by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers): · Innovative service delivery models, including mobile banking and ATMs, and the ability to satisfy customers will drive the growth of...

July 2, 2012

Regulators in Europe, US and Asia investigating financial institutions

Regulators in the United States, Europe and Asia are scanning a number of key financial institutions for manipulating Inter-Bank Lending rates. In this context, Barclays Bank was fined...

June 28, 2012

K C Chakrabarty re-appointed as RBI Deputy Governor

The Government of India today re-appointed Dr. K C Chakrabarty as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a further period of three months beyond...

June 19, 2012

“MCA21 e-Gov plan”- Govt planning an overhaul

Indian Govt is contriving to overhaul its “e-Governance program MCA21” Objective of Overhauling of MCA21: To check corporate frauds. Work has been started by the MCA on the...

June 5, 2012

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