India

Pakistani banks write off $1.187B in loans

Pakistani banks write off $1.187B in loans

Pakistan's public and private banks and development finance institutions had written off loans amounting to Rs112.305 billion or US$1.187 billion over the past four years.

Bank of Baroda cuts home loan rates

Bank of Baroda reduced its home loan rates by 0.25 percent across all categories for both new and existing customers.

Indian banks' credit growth stagnant in first 5 months of FY13

Dampened investor sentiment caused Indian banks to experience almost stagnant credit growth in the first five months of the fiscal year starting April.

ING Vysya expects strong performance to continue

ING Vysya Bank's good asset quality will extends its good performance in the first quarter of FY13 through the rest of the fiscal.

5 factors affecting investments attracted by capital markets

Capital Markets are primarily driven by the exchange of Capital (in the form of cash or security) by those in need of Capital and by those offering it. The investment attracted by any Capital Market is influenced by many factors.

SBI ties up with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation

State Bank of India has signed an agreement that will allow it to support funding needs of Japanese companies in India.

Indian Banks need US$90B more capital under Basel III

Indian banks needs an additional US$90 billion to meet Basel III capital Requirements by March 2018.

Indian Bank to offer online school fee payment

Indian Bank will facilitate "online fee payment facility" for Tamil Nadu Open University .

Indian banks have $446M of unclaimed deposits

The Indian government wants unclaimed funds amounting to US$446,825,738 from Indian banks of more than 10 years be credited to a new fund.

State Bank of India to assist Japanese SMEs

State Bank of India and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation will help small companies Japan do business in India.

HSBC disposes stake in India's Federal Bank

HSBC sold its entire five percent stake in Federal Bank for a little over Rs 341 crore through open market transactions.

Union Bank of India branches to reach 3,500 by March

Union Bank of India plans to increase number of branches from around 3,200 to 3,500 by March, 2013.

India's PNB files application to operate in Pakistan

Punjab National Bank has filed an application to open branches in Lahore and Karachi.

India and Pakistan to host each other's banks

India and Pakistan have agreed to host two banks from each other.

Group exposure guidelines beneficial to Indian banks: Moody's

The Reserve Bank of India released draft guidelines to limit banks' exposure to their own group non-financial and financial entities.

Indian ATMs to double; accept deposits

Indian banks have been asked to double the number of ATMs and upgrade it cash collecting machines.

State Bank of India strives to stave off bad debt tsunami

Bad debts sour the outlook for India’s largest lender despite a 138% rise in net profit in the three months ended June 30.