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India’s forex reserves dip to near two-year low; rupee breaches 81-mark

India’s forex reserves dip to near two-year low; rupee breaches 81-mark

India's forex reserves fall to $545.652 bn in week ended 16 September, the lowest since 2 October 2020; rupee dips to new low against dollar.


RBI bars Mahindra Finance from outsourcing loan recovery activity

RBI bars Mahindra Finance from outsourcing loan recovery activity

RBI’s directive follows days after Mahindra Finance’s outside loan recovery agents allegedly crushed a 27-year-old pregnant woman in Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand to death under the wheels of a tractor. 

RBI lifts Central Bank of India out of PCA

RBI lifts Central Bank of India out of PCA

Central Bank of India is last bank to exit RBI’s PCA list as it improves in various parameters; agrees to comply with norms of minimum regulatory capital, net NPA and leverage ratio on ongoing basis.


IBBI allows assets of stressed companies to be sold in parts

IBBI allows assets of stressed companies to be sold in parts

IBBI allows part sale of assets of a company undergoing insolvency resolution; move to fetch better value for stressed assets and maximise recovery.


Yes Bank approves sale of Rs 48,000-cr bad loans to JC Flowers ARC

Yes Bank approves sale of Rs 48,000-cr bad loans to JC Flowers ARC

In Swiss Challenge auction, no competing bids were received against base bidder JC Flowers ARC; Yes Bank to pick up 19.99% stake in the ARC.


Sanjay Khanna is American Express India CEO

Sanjay Khanna is American Express India CEO

American Express Banking Corp has appointed Sanjay Khanna as the chief executive officer and country manager for India. 

Inflation rises to 7% in August

Inflation rises to 7% in August

After declining for three months, CPI-based inflation rises to 7% in August from 6.71% a month ago; RBI may go for aggressive rate hike in next monetary policy.

RBI Deputy Guv pitches for data law to protect customers’ privacy

RBI Deputy Guv pitches for data law to protect customers’ privacy

RBI deputy governor T Rabi Sankar has urged for a law to protect customers' privacy to ensure that monetisation of customer data is done in a responsible manner.

SBI dishonours cheque written in Kannada, fined Rs 85K

SBI dishonours cheque written in Kannada, fined Rs 85K

SBI’s Haliyal branch has been fined Rs 85,177 by a consumer forum in Karnataka for dishonouring a cheque after failing to recognise Kannada numeral on it.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank IPO subscribed 2.86 times on final day

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank IPO subscribed 2.86 times on final day

The 101-year-old bank will be able to raise Rs 831.60 crore at the upper end of the price band of Rs 500-525 per share. 

NCLT directs Zee to call shareholder meet on Sony merger

NCLT directs Zee to call shareholder meet on Sony merger

NCLT directs Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd to convene shareholders’ meet on 14 Oct for approving merger with Sony.

RBI names 34 illegal forex trading sites in alert list

RBI names 34 illegal forex trading sites in alert list

RBI releases an alert list of illegal forex trading platforms and cautions against people undertaking transactions on them.

Loan outreach: Bank of Maharashtra sanctions Rs 1,000 cr

Loan outreach: Bank of Maharashtra sanctions Rs 1,000 cr

In an aggressive credit outreach programme, Bank of Maharashtra has sanctioned loans worth about Rs 1,000 crore. 

Mondal’s extension: CSB Bank to seek shareholders’ nod

Mondal’s extension: CSB Bank to seek shareholders’ nod

CSB Bank will seek shareholders' nod this month to extend interim head Pralay Mondal's term till a regular MD & CEO is appointed.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank IPO fully subscribed

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank IPO fully subscribed

The Rs 832-crore IPO got subscribed 1.53 times on the second day, receiving bids for 1,33,68,460 shares against 87,12,000 shares on offer.