SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar, while announcing FY18 results, had said the year gone (Fy18) by was one of despair
The banking sector has largely been plagued with several problems such as non-performing assets and fraud
SBI, Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank, Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank, South Indian Bank, Federal Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, YES Bank and HDFC Bank were down in the range of 1% to 2% on the NSE.
Since the bank adjusted its rates in both directions, a clear rate signal is not evident
The banks would need approval from the government for such a move
At 11:05 am; Nifty PSU Bank index, the largest gainer among sectoral indices, was up 4.2% at 3,059, as compared to 0.41% rise in the Nifty 50 index.
Searches were conducted at 17 places in Mumbai, Raigad, Malegaon, Amravati, according to a CBI official
As per the banking sector agenda approved at the PSB Manthan in November last year, public sector banks (PSBs) were asked to examine all of 216 overseas operations
Government has appointed deputy managing director Basu as managing director with effect from the date of taking over charge till his superannuation in October 2020
SBI has been able to recover Rs 85 billion from Tata Steel's acquisition of Bhushan Steel
SBI has also been leading the digital charge with its DIGITAL VILLAGES project that it launched in July 2016
According to information document placed on SBI website, Ankit Metals and Power with an exposure of around Rs 6.9 billion, is the largest among them
SBI has a board-approved policy to support the fintech sector
SBI would work to bring down the share of gross NPA below six per cent by March 2020 from 10.91% at the end of March 2018
Most brokerages have revised their rating on the stock post results in a hope that the NPA cycle may be turning around.
The cost of borrowing for the industry has gone up in the last few months which in nothing but direct risk-and-reward relationship at which banks do the pricing
The report, however clarified, the survey was carried out during November-January and did not take into account the recent reports of irregularities involving the ICICI Bank
Kumar mentioned they had rationalised about 1,600 branches in the network last year
State Bank of India's admission is particularly striking because the lender is often seen as a proxy for the nation's economy
Earlier this month, SBI had announced plans to raise up to $2 billion by issuing bonds in the US dollar