Niladri Bhattacharya &Amp; Parnika Sokhi

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RBI might cut CRR, hold policy rate, shows poll
Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

High inflation continues to be an obstacle in lowering policy rates as of now.

S&P lowers credit profile of SBI, Union Bank
Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday lowered the stand-alone credit profile of two...

Banks see slowest growth in a decade
Rediff.com14 Sep 2012

Banks' loans are set to grow at the slowest pace in a decade this financial year, as...

Govt borrowing may rise this year
Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

The government is expected to wait till January for announcing its higher borrowing...

India Inc goes ahead with foreign fund-raising plans
Rediff.com20 Aug 2012

The yields on the US Treasuries that are used as a benchmark for pricing...

Finance ministry cover for PSU insurance 'cartel'
Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Diktat to four general insurance companies says 'avoid competition' in any corporate or...

Life insurance products may go missing from Oct
Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

Regulator wants all existing products to be refiled.

Remittances seen crossing $70 billion in 2012
Rediff.com15 Jun 2012

With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowing people to receive money more than twice a...

PNB reworks deal with MetLife to fit regulatory bill
Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

Lender to acquire 30% after existing shareholders divest stake

Top private life insurers shut 1,500 branches in 2 years
Rediff.com21 May 2012

With "profitable growth" replacing "expansion drive" as the buzzword in the sector, the...

Irda bans products with highest NAV guaranteed
Rediff.com14 May 2012

These products contribute almost 20 per cent to the total premium collection of life...

HCL Group to foray into insurance sector
Rediff.com8 May 2012

Indian billionaire Shiv Nadar's foray into the insurance sector is likely to fructify...

Japan's growing yen for Indian assets
Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

The appetite for Indian assets is growing among investors from the land of the samurai....

At 9.3 mn, a third of MFI borrowers are defaulters
Rediff.com22 Mar 2012

In absolute terms, close to 9.2 million customers (almost equal to Mumbai's suburban...

L&T may split CMD's post to give Naik non-exec role
Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

Uppal, Kotwal, Venkataramanan shortlisted for managing director's post; outsider not...

General insurance industry faces Rs 10,000 cr hit in FY12
Rediff.com4 Jan 2012

Irda to raise provisioning norms to 163-213 per cent.

R-Cap in talks to buy majority stake in Bloomberg UTV
Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

R-Cap, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, may get a controlling stake in the...

RBI may opt for status quo with a dovish tone
Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

Experts say the central bank will refrain from using the CRR as a liquidity tool, as a...

Loan growth may fall to 7-year low in FY13
Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

While most bankers see advances growing 16-18 per cent this financial year, they expect...

FII limit on govt bonds may double
Rediff.com20 Oct 2011

Currently, FIIs are allowed to invest up to $10 billion in government bonds, and the...