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Doing Business in India- March 2008
Nearly 20 prominent speakers from McKinsey, KPMG, IIM, IBA and major banks & IT Cos to address "Fifth Annual Conference on Payment Systems" on 9th Jan at Mumbai. Conference will incorporate Exclusive Session on 'Mobile Banking & Payments'... Click here
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RBI again cuts repo rates & CRR to inject additional liquidity of Rs 20,000 crore.... click here
Reserve Bank of India slashes repo rates by 100 basis points to provide growth stimulus...Read more
Indian securitisation market is solid despite global meltdown, says Crisil...Read more
Greater refinancing risk for Asia-Pacific private sector borrowers, says Standard and Poor's...Read more
Best Global & Local Banks in 2008 - SBI adjudged the Best Bank from India ...Read more
External audit quality of banks need to improve, says Basel Committee...Read more
RBI extends cross-border supervision over foreign branches and subsidiaries of Indian banks...Read more
The global financial crisis can be overcome by mid-2010, leaders said at APEC Peru 2008 Summit...Read more
Securities and Exchange Board of India is likely to announce Guidelines For Smaller Exchanges in Dec'08...Read more
Reserve Bank of India has extended the time period for various liquidity enhancing measures...Read more
Basel Committee has issued consultative paper for assessing fair valuation practices...Read more
India to remain the preferred choice for outsourcing services, says Dun and Bradstreet...Read more
RBI asks banks to disclose all information relating to processing fees/charges...Read more
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) and State Bank of India (SBI) to establish a general insurance company...Read more
IMF Sees Substantial Slowdown in Asia amid Global Turmoil, Urges Decisive Policy Actions...Read more
State Bank of India has hiked interest rates on its FCNR (B) and NRE (Rupee) deposits...Read more
Basel Committee announces comprehensive strategy to address the banking crisis...Read more
Fitch affirms ICICI ratings, but says it remain vulnerable to market disruptions...Read more
G-20 Summit marks a economic power shift: A Special Feature...Read more
Reserve Bank of India RBI liberalises opening of new branches by Regional Rural Banks...Read more
Reserve Bank of India unveils more measures to enhance Rupee and Forex Liquidity and Credit...Read more
Indian Inflation rate falls to single digit at 8.98%, its lowest levels in nearly six months...Read more
IDRBT to implement additional National Financial Switch (NFS),a shared-ATM network for banks...Read more
Sharp decline in the disbursement levels of non banking financial companies in India, says crisil...Read more
World Bank cuts growth forecasts, offers more financial support for developing countries...Read more
NPAs of Indian banks rise 24% in 2nd QR and Capital Adequacy Ratio declines by 2% points, says assocham...Read more
Reserve Bank of India allows issuance of letter of credit /bank guarantee against commodity derivative transactions...Read more
RBI's RBI Mid-Term Review of Annual Policy Statement for 2008-09 dated October 24, 2008 keep rates unchanged
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Banknet Group has launched PR & Communications for financial sector & vendors focused on the financial sector. It will also cater to the PR requirements of the top industry professionals.
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After almost a decade in the industry, Banknet Group expands its own "Consulting Wing"...Read more
Criteria and selection procedure for 'Banknet Excellence Awards' announced at CTO-CXO Summit ...Read more
Banknetindia.com has launched "Campus Zone", a collaborative platform for colleges...Read more
Shri B. Sambamurthy, took over as Director, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, on November 12, 2008. Prior to taking over as Director, Shri Sambamurthy, held the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank.
Shri Deepak Mohanty has been appointed Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India with effect from October 13, 2008. Shri Mohanty has been given charge of Department of Economic Analysis and Policy (DEAP) and Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM).
Finance Secretary Duvuri Subbarao will be the next Governor of Reserve Bank of India...Read more
Mr. R. Ravimohan, Managing Director and Head of Standard & Poor’s, South and Southeast Asia, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of CRISIL. Dr. Nachiket Mor, President, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, has joined the Board as Independent Director.
Dr. Y.V. Reddy, Governor, RBI has been conferred the Honorary Fellowship of the London School of Economics and Political Science, London (LSE).The other prominent Honorary Fellows of the LSE from India include Prof. Sir Partha Dasgupta, Prof. Lord Desai, Mr. Nitin Desai, Dr. Jagan N. Khosla, Prof. Kakkadan N. Raj, Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen and Dr. Ratan N. Tata.
Mr C.B. Bhave is appointed the new Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for three years.
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Banknet Forum, a world-wide community of top financial services professionals has re-opened membership. Presently Banknet Forum members comprise of Business Heads, General Managers, Vice Presidents, CTOs, COOs, Directors, CEOs of 38 organizations in 6 countries ... Click here
BUDGET SPECIAL
Finance Bill 2007 passed by Indian parliament with major reliefs in both Direct and Indirect Taxes...Read more
According to the Economic Survey 2005-06, India is likely to post 8.1% growth. The Survey has asked to speed-up tax and labour reforms and measures to remove infrastructure bottlenecks to sustain high growth....Read more
Indian Railway Budget 2006-07 declaring Year 2006 as the Year of Passenger Service with a Smile, has left second class passenger fares unchanged and announced 18 per cent reduction in AC first class and 10 per cent in AC second class fares....Read more
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