Sunday, July 26, 2020

Banking

SAVE Solutions is a business correspondent for State Bank of India, Bank of India and Bank of Baroda and intends to use this capital to expand its direct lending through subsidiaries SAVE Microfinance and SAVE Financial Services, group chief financial officer Gourav Sirohi told ET.

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Centre to convert ravines of Chambal region into arable land with World Bank support: Tomar

He further said the project will not only help in improving agricultural development and environment but will also create employment opportunities and lead to substantive development of the region. Tomar said there is a lot of scope for development of the Beehad area in Gwalior-Chambal region. The Chambal Expressway will be built and will pass through this area, by which the overall development of the region would be possible.

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Danish company Maj Invest buys 18% equity in SAVE Solutions for Rs 120 crore

SAVE Solutions is a business correspondent for State Bank of India, Bank of India and Bank of Baroda and intends to use this capital to expand its direct lending through subsidiaries SAVE Microfinance and SAVE Financial Services, group chief financial officer Gourav Sirohi told ET.

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Cabinet secy-led panel to select candidate for RBI deputy governor post on August 7

A search panel headed by the cabinet secretary is scheduled to interview shortlisted candidates on August 7 for the post of RBI deputy governor, sources said.

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Special insolvency resolution framework for MSMEs at advanced stage: IBBI chief

​Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has also significantly impacted economic activities, the government has already suspended certain provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The Code, which came into force in 2016, seeks to provide time-bound and market-linked resolution of stressed assets.

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Former central banker Viral Acharya cautions India against deficit financing

“Such risk has materialized unexpectedly at least once a decade over the past 30 years with several minor hiccups in between. History tells us that we ignore this risk at our own peril,” according to excerpts from Acharya’s upcoming book: ‘Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India.’ It “would mean regressing to errors of the 1970s and 1980s.”

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403 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.05 lakh crore owing to delays

"Total original cost of implementation of the 1,686 projects was Rs 20,66,771.94 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 24,71,947.66 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of 4,05,175.72 crore (19.60 per cent of original cost)," Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation latest report for March 2020 said.

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

Indian Bank trims interest rate on gold loans for farmers to seven per cent

The state-owned lender has reduced interest rate on its short-term gold loan scheme -- Bumper Agri Jewel. Earlier, interest rate on the product was 7.5 per cent.

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ICICI Bank Q1 net profit jumps 36% to Rs 2,599 crore

Private lender ICICI Bank on Saturday reported a net profit of Rs 2,599 crore in the June quarter, up 36 per cent (year-on-year) from Rs 1,908 crore posted in the same period last year. The bank's gross NPA (non-performing asset) stood at 5.46 per cent in Q1, which is slightly lower than 5.53 per cent recorded in previous quarter.

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