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Bank of Baroda Q4 preview: PAT may soar up to 2x YoY on healthy loan growth

Bank of Baroda Q4FY23 results preview: Analysts expect Bank of Baroda's financial performance to weaken on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, due to lower interest income

Bank of Baroda launches electronic bank guarantee on its digital platform

State-owned Bank of Baroda on Wednesday announced the launch of electronic bank guarantee (e-BG) on its BarodaINSTA platform, in partnership with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL). NeSL is India's first and only Information Utility and is regulated by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). With this launch, Bank of Baroda said it has joined a select group of banks to issue electronic bank guarantees. Electronic bank guarantee is a start-to-end digital process across the complete lifecycle of a BG including issuance, amendment and closure resulting in substantial reduction in the turnaround time in issuing a BG, while at the same time bringing in greater security and accessibility. The conventional paper-based process of issuing inland Bank Guarantees normally takes a few days to execute from BG issuance to receipt by the beneficiary, the lender said. Further in the absence of a central

Govt appoints Rajneesh Karnatak as BoI MD, Debadatta Chand to head BoB

The government on Saturday appointed Rajneesh Karnatak as managing director of Bank of India (BoI) while Debadatta Chand as head of Bank of Baroda (BoB). The central government appoints Karnatak, Executive Director, Union Bank of India, as managing director and CEO of Bank of India for three year with effect from date of assumption of office, Department of Financial Services said in a notification. Karnatak replaces Atanu Kumar Das who completed his three-year term in January this year. In a separate notification, DFS said Chand, currently ED of BoB, has been appointed as managing director of the same bank for a period of three years. However, Chand would assume charge on July 1 after incumbent Sanjiv Chadha superannuates on June 30. The notifications for the two appointments came after the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), the headhunter for directors of state-owned ba

PSBs extend gains on hopes of firm Q4; Nifty PSB index zooms 13% in 1 month

Among the individual stocks, Indian Bank and Uco Bank were up 3 per cent, Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India, Canara Bank and State Bank of India were up 2 per cent on the NSE

HDFC Securities picks two stocks with bullish breakout patterns; Check here

The stock of Bank of Baroda is on the verge of breaking out from the symmetrical triangle

PSU Bank index soars 3% on BoB's strong biz update, SBI fund raising plan

In Q4, the operational performance was expected to remain positive across lenders with PSU banks seen delivering continued strong earning trajectory.

At 19%, BoB's loans grew faster than overall banking system in FY23

The lender's deposit growth at 15.1% YoY was also higher than the banking average

Bank of Baroda stops clearing payment for above-cap Russian oil: Report

The state-run lender told refiners last month that it would not settle payment from Russian barrels bought above the price cap, the three sources said

Nainital Bank raises Rs 100 cr via rights issue to meet future requirements

Nainital Bank, a subsidiary of public sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB), on Monday said it has raised around Rs 100 crore through a rights issue to meet future capital requirements. BoB holds 98.57 per cent stake in Nainital Bank. The amount was raised on March 29, 2023, Nainital Bank said in a statement. Nainital Bank has a presence in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi & NCR, Rajasthan and Haryana with 168 branches, it said. The bank's business touched the Rs 12,305-crore mark as on March 31, 2023. Net NPA stood at 2.50 per cent, Provision Coverage Ratio at 80 per cent and Capital to Risk Assets Ratio (CRAR) at 16 per cent as per latest figures (unaudited), it said. The board of BoB in December approved a proposal to sell its majority stake in Nainital Bank. Mumbai-based BoB had taken over Nainital Bank in 1973 on the directions of the Reserve Bank of India.

Air India secures Rs 14,000 crore from State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda

The loans are benchmarked to SBI's six-month marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) and are priced 50 basis points (bps) above it

BoB-backed IndiaFirst Life Insurance gets regulator approval for IPO

Company seeks to raise about Rs 500 cr from fresh issue of shares, draft papers say

BoB-backed IndiaFirst Life Insurance gets Sebi approval to launch IPO

Bank of Baroda promoted IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company (IndiaFirst Life) has received capital markets regulator Sebi's approval to float Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of up to Rs 500 crore along with an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 14,12,99,422 equity shares by the promoters and existing shareholders of the company. Bank of Baroda will sell 8,90,15,734 equity shares, whereas Union Bank of India will sell 1,30,56,415 equity shares in the OFS. Carmel Point Investments India would offload 3,92,27,273 equity shares during the primary stake sale. Bank of Baroda, India's third largest public sector lender, holds a 65 per cent stake in the company, followed by Warburg Pincus affiliate Carmel Point Investments India which holds 26 per cent and Union Bank of India with 9 per cent stake. The firm may consider a private placement on a preferential basis or a rights issue aggregating up to Rs 100 crore. If such a placement is completed, the fresh issue size

Bank of Baroda raises interest rates on retail term deposits by 25 bps

Bank of Baroda has increased interest rates on domestic retail term deposits, including NRO and NRE term deposits, by 25 basis points on select tenors. These rates are applicable on deposits below Rs 2 crore, with effect from March 17, 2023, the pubic sector lender said in a statement. Interest rates have also been hiked on the Baroda Tax Savings Term Deposit as well as Baroda Advantage Fixed Deposit, a non-callable retail term deposit scheme. The new rate on deposits of above 3 years to 5 years is 6.5 per cent and for resident Indian senior citizens, it is 7.15 per cent. For term deposits of above 5 years to 10 years, the new rate is 6.5 per cent and for senior citizens it is 7.5 per cent. Bank of Baroda had earlier increased retail term deposit interest rates in December 2022 by up to 65 basis points and in November 2022 by up to 100 basis points.

BoB unveils co-branded debit card under TN govt scheme for girl students

Public sector Bank of Baroda has partnered with the Tamil Nadu government to offer co-branded RuPay Platinum Debit Card in the state offering customised solutions, the bank said on Friday. Bank of Baroda has launched the debit card that would be offered to beneficiaries of the state government's 'Pudhumai Penn' scheme. Accordingly, the card offers personal accident insurance coverage upto Rs 2 lakh per annum and the joining and annual fees for the first year has been waived, Bank of Baroda said in a statement. The 'Pudhumai Penn' scheme of the government aims to enhance the enrolment ratio of girls from government schools to higher educational institutions. Through this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month would be provided to ever girl till the completion of their degree course. The Tamil Nadu government's special implementation department principal secretary T Udhayachandran, along with Bank of Baroda general manager and zonal head A Saravanakumar launched the card

Bank stocks can slide more; stay away for now: Analysts

Analysts expect the underperformance in bank stocks to continue ahead as the current fears around the banking sector globally are likely to persist for some time

Stocks to watch: Sona BLW, M&M, Tech M, DLF, BoB, Vedanta, Godrej Prop

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No SVB-like scenario in India; banks are on a strong footing, say analysts

The sell-off in the banking pack, analysts said, was a knee-jerk reaction to the developments with US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that announced a share sale to shore up its finances

Bank of Baroda plans to divest 49% stake in credit card subsidiary

At present, BoB holds 100 per cent in the entity

Govt may miss FY23 revised divestment target, says Bank of Baroda

"Of this, Rs 1.7 trillion can come from public sector enterprises and Rs 1.8 trillion from public sector financial institutions," the report stated

BoB cuts interest rates on home and MSME loans taken till month end

Reduces home loan rates by 40 bps, available to those with credit score of 751 and above