The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a framework to speed up mergers of public sector banks, the first of which could take place by March. The
Month: August 2017
Raghuram Rajan comes back with I Do What I Do | Business Standard News–24.08.2017
Exactly a year after leaving the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as its governor, Raghuram Rajan is coming out with a new book containing his
PSB mergers will not be a cake walk; concerns over NPAs is key | Business Standard News–24.08.2017
Public sector banks’ (PSBs’) stocks had unexpected gains on Wednesday, with the CNX Nifty PSU Bank index gaining over 2 per cent and emerging among
Gauging the ‘real’ value of bitcoin | Business Standard Column–Mr. Rajwade–24.08.2017
The theoretical rationale underlying market-determined exchange rates is that markets are efficient in pricing assets taking account of all “fundamentals”. One example of how questionable
Reader’s corner: General Insurance | Business Standard News–24.08.2017
K G Krishnamoorthy Rao If my car gets submerged due to waterlogging, what are the damages that auto insurance generally covers? If your car is
Indian Bank faulted for losing customer’s net banking credentials | Business Line–24.08.2017
At a time when threats to data security have taken centre-stage, a public sector bank has been faulted for ‘causing harassment’ to a customer whose
इन्फोसिस वादळ आणि भारताची प्रतिमा– Maharashtra Times–24.08.2017
इन्फोसिस वादळ आणि भारताची प्रतिमा तीन वर्षांपूर्वी १४ जून २०१४ला विशाल सिक्का ह्या सॅप ह्या जर्मन कंपनीत उच्चपदावर काम करणाऱ्या मूळ भारतीय पण अमेरिकन नागरिकाची
Triple talaq verdict supreme court women rights | तलाकशी काडीमोड | Loksatta–23.08.2017
जे नतिकदृष्टय़ा अयोग्यच आहे त्यास धर्माने योग्य ठरवू नये. तसे झाले असेल तर ती चूक आहे आणि ती दुरुस्त करायला हवी. तिहेरी तलाक ही धार्मिक
Real Estate Market in a bad condition | बांधकाम क्षेत्राला घरघर.. | Loksatta–23.08.2017
राज्यातील बांधकाम व्यवसायाला सध्या लागलेली घरघर ही घरे विकणारे वा विकत घेणारे अशा दोघांबरोबरच आर्थिक वाढीशी आणि विकासाशीही निगडित आहे. घरे बांधून तयार आहेत, पण
State Bank Of India: Indian banking: National Credit Registry may deliver some strength to disadvantaged borrowers–Economic Times–23.08.2017
The mighty State Bank of IndiaBSE -0.20 % had to buy commercial papers (CPs) worth Rs 40,000 crore at the end of the June quarter
Ashish Vaidya: Keeping real interest rate high has its own perils: Ashish Vaidya, DBS BANK–Economic Times–23.08.2017
The state of the currency is key to any economy. In the past decade, the Indian rupee has swung from being the best performer to
Looking for banks to cut interest rates to take loans? Well, here is something you REALLY need to know – The Financial Express–23.08.2017
Despite the 25-bps cut in the policy repo rate on August 2, there has been virtually no reduction in the interest rates on loans. For
RBI former deputy governor H R Khan dubs farm loan as bubble, flays government for setting targets – The Financial Express–23.08.2017
Amid reverses faced by banks on farm loans, RBI’s former deputy governor H R Khan has come out strongly against the practice of agri credit
Mr Murthy, Walk away before you further destroy your reputation and debilitate Infosys–Economic Times–23.08.2017
By Omkar Goswami Dear Mr Murthy, I have known and admired you for over two decades, been an independent director of Infosys for 15 years,
Monumental failures of RBI | Business Standard Column–Gajendra Haldea -Ex principal advisor, infrastructure, in the erstwhile Planning Commission-23.08.2017
“RBI has done a commendable job in managing the monetary policy, but as a regulator of the banking system, it has failed the Indian economy.”
Export growth must to create jobs | Business Standard Column–23.08.2017
There is euphoria in India about a growth rate of over 7 per cent. There are a lot of suggestions for creating jobs. But there
Strong rupee, weak exporters | Business Standard Editorials–23.08.2017
After several consecutive years of depreciation against the US dollar, the rupee has strengthened solidly over the course of this calendar year. It has gained
Pulses get dearer on import curbs | Business Standard News–23.08.2017
Import restrictions on tur, urad and moong before the harvesting season seem to be working as their prices have started climbing up from below their
GST impact: PC shipments at pre-2010 levels | Business Standard News–23.08.2017
GST Fear of uncertainty and a massive destocking spree among manufacturers ahead of the goods and services tax (GST) have pushed personal computer shipments almost
Narayana Murthy takes battle to investors to explain his stand on Infosys | Business Standard News–23.08.2017
Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has begun reaching out to investors in a bid to explain his stand on the public battle with the