Bank of Baroda seems to be doing the right things and should be a survivor when the consolidation happens in the banking sector. 


The bank of rising sun

Business Standard

The spot rupee is expected to rule in the range of 46.10-50 to a dollar; The benchmark 10-year paper is expected to hover in the range of 7.65-74 per cent. 


Tax outflows to cramp liquidity

RESEARCH: No, it turns out. People still prefer to dip into their savings.

Personal loans anyone?

In a first-of-a-kind alliance, Corporation Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Indian Bank are planning to join forces to grow their business. This combine will seek new business in lending as well as

Grand alliance

The inflation figure and size of the government securities auction are critical; The spot rupee is likely to rule in the range of 46-46.10 to a dollar; The ten-year paper is expected to trade in a

Auction size key; Re buoyant

LIQUIDITY Deploying surplus an issue

Liquidity comfort continues

Re ends lower at 46.32/$

Re ends higher at 46.78/$

More credit bureaus to ensure faster dispute resolution.

New agencies to speed up loans, improve rating quality

With base rate replacing the prime lending rate (PLR), how often will my home loan rate be revised? My bank has been asking me to shift to the base rate.

Banking: Prashant Joshi

Using credit cards can get you discounts, loyalty cards and even free tickets.

Adding air miles for benefits

My monthly salary is Rs 20,000. I took a personal loan to buy a laptop six months ago and paid the first two equated monthly instalments (EMIs) on time. Then, my expenses increased and I was forced to make withdrawals from my credit card to repay the loan. My monthly systematic investment plan&rsquo;s (SIP&rsquo;s) instalments are also being paid by the card.

Debt Counselling: Sanjay Agarwal

So-called &lsquo;silent&rsquo; periods of listed companies usually end without even a whimper. But in the case of SKS Microfinance, the country&rsquo;s largest micro-finance institution (MFI), it ended with a bang. Exactly a week after emerging from its 40-day post-listing silent period, the SKS board sat down on Sunday, October 3 to discuss the fate of CEO Suresh Gurumani.

Newsmaker: Suresh gurumani

While credit growth is expected to improve, tight liquidity and slow deposit growth keep the spotlight on banks
The banking sector has seen a strong run-up in the past month, gaining nearly 13 per cent, although credit growth is still below the Reserve Bank of India&rsquo;s 20 per cent projections for 2010-11. In fact, credit growth in September slipped to 19 per cent, with systemic loan growth, excluding the 3G and BWA loans at 17.5 per cent (a 200- basis point rise in the year to date)

Banking: Credit demand

Vikram Akula would be hard to pick out in a crowd.

Lunch with BS: Vikram Akula, SKS Microfinance

Carefully check title and outstanding dues.

Don't go flat out for property under the hammer

Fifty six-year-old V P Verma is a happy man. He has fulfilled all his responsibilities and is waiting to retire. Being a Central government employee, income after retirement is also not a big concern for him. On retirement, Verma will be entitled to a pension of Rs 25,000 a month.

Seek safety with returns

The Reserve Bank today said it will issue new coins of Rs 5 and Rs 2 to commemorate the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

RBI to issue coins with Games theme

Press Trust of India

&ldquo;Small is always beautiful,&rdquo; said A K Jagannathan, who recently took charge of Tuticorin-based Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) bank. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean the new managing director and chief executive doesn&rsquo;t have big plans for the 89-year-old Nadar community lender. Jagannathan plans to almost double the bank&rsquo;s Rs 26,000-crore business to Rs 50,000 crore in two years.

BS People: A K Jagannathan

To this banker-by-accident, seeing his bank&rsquo;s billboard in a remote area gives S K Chakrabarti immense joy. For good reason: He has been with Axis Bank &ndash; then UTI Bank &ndash; since September 1994, barely a few months after it received a banking licence. From the position of deputy general manager, Chakrabarti was elevated to the position of deputy managing director last month.

BS People: S K Chakrabarti

The lender may continue to see robust growth, but maintaining profitability will be challenging in a rising interest rate scenario.

LIC Housing Finance: Firing on all cylinders

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