The International Monetary Fund has projected the Indian economy to grow at 6.7%
Robust demand from investors for long tenure paper due to softer rate expectation
The Nifty PSU Bank index was the top performing sector post Interim Budget on Thursday; the index was up almost 12 per cent in the last four days.
Its Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 14.72 per cent with Common Tier I Capital of 11.11 per cent at the end of December 2023
State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Wednesday posted a 19 per cent increase in profit at Rs 4,579 crore for third quarter ended December 2023. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 3,853 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 31,416 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 27,092 crore in the same period last year, BoB said in a regulatory filing. Interest income of the bank rose to Rs 28,605 crore from Rs 23,540 crore in the third quarter of previous fiscal. Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the bank declined to 3.08 per cent of gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 4.53 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.70 per cent from 0.99 per cent at the end of third quarter of the previous fiscal. However, Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank moderated to 14.72 per cent as against 14.93 per cent at the end of December 2022. During December quarter FY24, the bank made a contingent provision of Rs 50.49 crore in re
Bank of Baroda news: Higher cost of deposits could put pressure on net interest margins, brokerages pointed out in their result preview report.
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The coupon was fixed at 7.57 per cent for the 10-year paper. Bond market sources said the initial guidance for the coupon was 7.63-7.64 per cent
The state-run bank is likely to invite bids from bankers and investors for the proposed issue this month, they said
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda on Monday announced a new deposit scheme offering interest payments in the range of 7.1-7.6 per cent per annum. Bank of Baroda in a statement said its special short-term retail deposit scheme offers an interest rate of 7.60 per cent annually for senior citizens and 7.10 per cent for others. The scheme opened on Monday and is applicable on retail deposits below Rs 2 crore. The bank had been offering 6.25 per cent for 271 days bulk deposits earlier. Existing and new customers of the bank can open this bulk deposit scheme, called the BoB360, at any branch, online or through the mobile app. Banks are offering higher interest on deposits as more and more people are investing in mutual funds and stock markets which are offering better returns than bank deposits. The flight of money out of the banking system can lead to asset-liability mismatches in banks' books. This had the Reserve Bank recently warning banks about a likely crisis as when the policy
Two large public sector banks - State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda -- have already formed such units for servicing customers in rural and semi-urban areas
Centre had allotted Rs 1.3 trillion for FY24 under the interest-free loans scheme for capital investment by states
A PNB executive said there is intense competition for mobilising resources for which banks have and are raising deposit rates, increasing the cost of funds
The collaboration aims to catalyse transformative projects that will positively impact communities and drive socio-economic progress
State-owned REC Ltd has inked an initial pact with Bank of Baroda to jointly offer loans for power, infrastructure and logistics projects in India over the next three years. By pooling resources and expertise, both entities endeavour to champion initiatives that will invigorate economic development and enhance accessibility to essential services nationwide, a power ministry statement said. According to the statement, REC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Baroda to facilitate joint sanctions of loans to fund power, infrastructure and logistics projects in the country over the next three years. The MoU was signed on Wednesday in the presence of Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chairperson and Managing Director of REC, and Debadatta Chand, Managing Director & CEO of Bank of Baroda, along with Lalit Tyagi, Executive Director at Bank of Baroda. "By harnessing synergies between REC's expertise in the power sector and Bank of Baroda's financial prowess, we aim to catalyse .
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Aims to increase share of short-term retail deposits
The bank received a total of 88 bids amounting to Rs 6,803 crore, according to a note by the bank
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda on Friday said it plans to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore by issuing Basel III compliant bonds. The 'Capital Raising Committee' has approved a proposal to raise tranche I of Basel III compliant Tier II bonds with a base issue size of Rs 1,000 crore with a green-shoe option to retain oversubscription of up to Rs 1,500 crore, it said in a BSE filing. Under Basel-III capital regulations, banks globally need to improve and strengthen their capital planning processes. The bank's shares were trading at Rs 219.20 apiece on BSE, down 0.36 per cent over the previous close. The stock had touched a 52-week high of Rs 224.30 on Thursday.
The issue had a base size of Rs 250 crore and a greenshoe option of Rs 750 crore