The economic survey has pegged growth at 7-7.5 per cent for FY19
Ficci President Rashesh Shah argued a dynamic banking sector was the need of the hour
However, PNB added realisation of any specific asset would be decided at the time of need with the approval of board
Gitanjali Gems also released resignation letter of Independent Director S Krishnan
Documents accessed by Business Standard show owners of suspected Hong Kong-based shell companies are spread across the globe
PNB's former deputy branch manager, Gokulnath Shetty, now charged with having initiated the fraudulent transactions, was at its Brady House branch for over seven years
With the mother of all bank scams showing the authorities in poor light it is imperative for the regulator and banks to put more safeguards in place
It is remarkable that despite losing Rs 2.65 trillion in a decade no head of institution has lost his job, leave alone face prosecution
The fraud involved issue of illegal letters of undertaking and foreign letters of credit favour Nirav Modi and Gitanjali group of companies which were unauthorised by bank
I-T sources said while four of these attached assets were in the name of Gitanjali Gems Limited, two were in the name of Mehul Chinubhai Choksi and one in the name of Gili India Limited
Instead, low-quality diamonds were exported to associate units abroad to keep up the appearances
In a letter Modi wrote on Feb 15/16 to the PNB management, he pegged the amount his companies owes to the bank under Rs 50 bn
The central error here is that the SWIFT inter-bank communication system is not monitored as carefully as it should be by some Indian banks
The ED is also moving to attach at least two dozen immovable properties of Modi, Choksi and their concerns under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
The law enforcement agency has asked for names of officials who were involved in the scam and sought identification of officials who could have taken action and prevented it
Party releases documents that show Choksi was declared absconder in August 2017
PNB shares slid for a fourth straight day on Monday, closing 7.2% lower
UCO Bank slipped 4.58%, Dena Bank - 4.43% and Oriental Bank of Commerce - 1.71%
Financial services secretary, said the bank "will have to own responsibility of bonafide transactions."
In four trading sessions, the stock has fallen 28 per cent