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Banks to breathe easy as govt's Rs 3.7 trn package brings relief for MSMEs

Wednesday's package also addressed some concerns in power and real estate

Merger of 10 PSU banks into 4 effective from today; 6 banks cease to exist

Experts said merger at this point of time will not be very smooth and seamless. However, heads of the anchor banks are exuding confidence

240,000 ATMs to be recalibrated, but consumers need not worry, says FIS

In case of recalibration the number of withdrawals would increase as only lower denomination notes were likely to be dispensed

Service providers feel the pain as India Inc faces working capital squeeze

A managing partner with a mid-sized law firm said it was not just domestic corporations but even large multinationals were delaying by as much as two months on outgoings

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PSU banks not out of the woods yet

The snakes and ladders game will continue till the consolidation process is complete

PSU banks adequately capitalised, may see enhanced profits: CEA Subramanian

Recently Punjab National Bank got board approval to raise Rs 1,000 crore from market through bonds

PSU bank employees to go on two-day strike from Friday over wage revision

Earlier this week, a meeting with the Chief Labour Commissioner remained inconclusive, AIBOC President Sunil Kumar said

Neither affordable nor relevant

Is it time to review the need to maintain CRR funds with the central bank?

What lies ahead for bank stocks amid Middle East tensions, oil rally?

Besides, uncertainty over the capital infusion proposal for the public sector banks (PSBs) under the upcoming Union Budget for 2020-21 has also soured investor sentiment.

Syndicate Bank, SBI add up to 6% as RBI to buy and sell bonds via OMOs

With this, analysts believe, the RBI intends to lower yields on long-term bonds, and keep the liquidity at the system level intact. The move will allow the government to borrow at lower cost.

PSBs turn profitable in Apr-Sep FY20, post aggregate profit of Rs 3221 cr

State-run lenders had posted aggregate operating profits during 2017-18 and 2018-19 of Rs 1,55,603 crore and Rs 1,53,871 crore respectively

PSU banks trade weak; SBI, Bank of Baroda down over 3%

On Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the financial year 2019-20 (FY20) to 5 per cent, from the previously estimated 6.1 per cent.

Top biz headlines: Sony eyes stake in Network18, RBI's HR trouble, and more

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PSU banks disburse record Rs 2.52 trn loans in Oct, says Finance Ministry

An amount of Rs 1.05 lakh crore was fresh lending, the Department Financial Services said in a statement.

PSB Q2 review: NII, net profit improve; experts see higher slippages ahead

Banks may report higher NPAs on account of DHFL, Coffee Day Enterprises, Cox & Kings, and possibly Vodafone Idea in the coming quarters

PSU banks gain; SBI, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda and PNB rise 3%

Central Bank of India, United Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, Andhra Bank and Bank of India were up in the range of 5-12 per cent.

FM to meet PSB CEOs today, may review fund flow to stressed NBFCs, MSMEs

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to discuss various issues, including progress on credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up the economy. The meeting is expected to review fund flow to stressed NBFC and MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) sectors, sources said. Banks are expected to present report card on partial credit guarantee scheme and fund raising from market to enhance their capital base. The Centre in August issued guidelines on operationalising Rs 1 lakh crore partial guarantee scheme under which PSBs can purchase high-rated pooled assets of financially sound non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). NBFCs, including housing finance companies (HFCs), came under stress following a series of defaults by the group companies of IL&FS in September last year. Besides, the meeting will also assess the progress of first phase of outreach programme held across 226 districts across the ...

Rate sensitives plunge on panic selling in banks; YES Bank tumbles 30%

Based on publically available data, analysts at Macquarie said in a recent report that YES Bank, Bank of Baroda (BOB) and IndusInd Bank are the most exposed to Indiabulls Group

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