Punjab & Sind bank, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Travancore and ING Vysya bank have failed to open their accounts
The Bank's base rate now stands reduced to 10.75% from the earlier 11%
Deposit growth sluggish at 13.74% below RBIs projection of 15%
However, the banks should continue to place the individual cases involving Rs 1 crore and above
Chidambaram also asks these not to rush for bulk deposits to bloat balance sheets
Provision coverage ratio is the ratio of provision to gross non-performing assets
The gross NPAs of some public sector banks had crossed four per cent of their total assets at the end of September
Increased demand for dollar from importers, weakening of Asian currencies in overseas markets put pressure on rupee
Weak finances, growing NPAs, poor resourse base factors contributing to declining performance of cooperatives at bottom level
Yesterday, Chidambaram had said he had asked RBI to finalise the guidelines for new bank licences
Recent financial crisis underscored the dangers of over-financialisation of the real economy
RBI Governor says boards of the cooperative banks need to restrict their role to governance and let the senior management manage the day-to-day operations
US financial services giant also names 70 individuals as partners, 3 with Indian roots
RBI said a panel would be set up to vet the applications of prospective entrants
OBC, Syndicate Bank plan to raise Rs 2.5k cr from private placement
Strong demand from importers, weak equities see slide in Indian currency
As against the US dollar, the rupee has sharply fallen from 52.88 levels one month ago to 55.16 on Friday, marking a drop of over 4.2%