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- India Inc Revenues Soar By Rs 336b In Dec Quarter (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2007)
With the 'India story' getting brighter as corporates net a phenomenal gain of Rs 336 billion in revenues and Rs 61 billion in profits for the October-December earnings season, investors now have more reasons to smile.
- India Inc Revenues Soar In Dec Quarter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2007)
An analysis of the 30 blue chip Sensex firms show they have garnered combined profits of about Rs 23,247.61 crore, which is 35 per cent more than what the companies recorded in the previous quarter a year ago.
- Reliance Comm Crosses Rs 1 Lakh Cr Mark In M-Cap (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2007)
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Chairman Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani got a perfect wedding gift on Friday as Reliance Communications (RCOM) became a Rs one trillion firm in terms of market cap and Reliance Mutual Funds emerged as India's . . .
- Where Are The Other Iims? (The Economic Times, HARSH SHRIVASTAVA, Feb 02, 2007)
As an alumni of IIM Ahmedabad, I am proud of its reputation as the best B-school in India. However, as a marketing manager and as a product of the IIM system, I’m worried.
- India's Debt Rating Raised To Investment Grade By S&p (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
The debt rating for India was raised Tuesday to investment grade by Standard & Poor's for the first time in 14 years as the Indian economy continued to grow at a record pace.
- Rbi Hikes Repo Rate By 25 Bps (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2007)
Inflation remained the key word for Reserve Bank of India’s quarterly credit policy review that was announced on Tuesday.
- Rbi Poops Shoppers’ Party (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2007)
Planning to take a loan to buy that dream boat of a car? Or a personal loan for that picture-postcard holiday to kangaroo and kiwi country?
- S&p Marks Up India's Rating To Investment Grade (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2007)
`Economic prospects remain strong and are rising gradually'
- Protection Of Personal Data (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 29, 2007)
Privacy is an internationally recognised human right. However, the new-age technologies and enterprises which collect, process and utilise personal information on a large scale for unintended purposes raise significant concerns for personal privacy.
- Home Loans To Become Tougher As Property Prices Go Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2007)
Loan seekers, particularly in Delhi, may find themselves dealing with cautious bankers, with ICICI Bank chief executive and managing director K V Kamath saying his bank — the second largest in India — would be more stringent in screening housing loans.
- Mining Profits (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 28, 2007)
The steel industry is agog with whispers that the Ministry has persuaded the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to hand over Bailadila Deposit 3 mines to a large private steel group (the Chairman’s latest statement to shareholders talks . . .
- Look What’S On The Menu At Neemrana (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jan 27, 2007)
One of the remarkable institutions in the economics profession internationally is the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) of the United States. NBER has no full-time staff.
- Healthy Loan Assets See Hdfc Maintain 25% Profit Growth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2007)
Thanks to robust disbursals, home loan company HDFC Ltd has maintained its growth tempo for the third quarter ended December 2006 with the the profit after tax increasing by 25 per cent to Rs 355.49 crore against Rs 284.52 crore in the .. .
- Higher Npa Provisions Hit Sbi Profits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2007)
State Bank of India missed forecasts with a 4.5 per cent fall in third quarter profits following a sharp rise in provisions for bad loans.
- Sbi Result Disappoints, Q3 Net Dips 4.5 Percent (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2007)
State Bank of India on Tuesday announced a disappointing decline of 4.49 percent in its net profit for the third quarter ended December, 31, 2006.
- A Man Of Many Parts Indeed (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 22, 2007)
Social responsibility of the well-to-do towards the less fortunate is a popular notion that has now emerged as another measure of performance, as corporate social responsibility (CSR).
- Does Brown Favour Mittal? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 22, 2007)
Britain’s chancellor of exchequer Mr Gordon Brown has been accused of favouring NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, who last week donated £2 million to the Labour Party, by not plugging loopholes in the taxation system.
- Believe It Or Not (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 21, 2007)
The United States, a capitalist economy, whose systems and procedures we try to emulate (at least in the capital market) has already tried and jailed those involved in the mega scandals of 2001 such as Enron and Worldcom.
- Icici Bank Q3 Net Up 42% (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2007)
Higher interest income, coupled with a significant rise in fee-based revenue, enabled ICICI Bank to report a 42 per cent growth in net profit in the third quarter.
- A ‘No Call’ Law Is The Need Of The Hour (Deccan Herald, Pushpa Girimaji, Jan 21, 2007)
"We need a comprehensive law that not only stops these calls, but also provides for financial deterrents."
- Icici Bank Q3 Profit Up 42% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2007)
After tech, it’s the banking sector joining Q3 celebrations.
- U.K. Chancellor Interacts With Bank Chiefs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2007)
City of London Corporation to open a branch in Mumbai
- Markets Hate Farmers (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jan 18, 2007)
Despite the developing countries providing the highest subsidies, farmers are giving up their profession.
- The Land Of Blues & Greens (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2007)
The district of Dakshina Kannada, with its palm fringed beaches and lush green fields, is also a commercial centre. With its wide range of interesting places for both pilgrimage and pleasure, premier educational institutes, well-developed industries . ..
- Claim Rs 25k For Unsolicited Calls, Smses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2007)
Mobile users who feel harassed by unsolicited calls and text messages (SMSes) from their service providers, banks or telemarketers are entitled to a minimum compensation of Rs 25,000, the State Consumer Commission has ruled, reports PTI from New Delhi.
- A Significant Fdi With Long-Term Benefits (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Jan 16, 2007)
NSE stake sale shows recognition of its strengths by topnotch investors
The investment in the NSE by the New York Stock Exchange and three other well-known investors holds plenty of promise for the recipient as well as the investors.
- Great Indian 'Break-Out Growth' Trick (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 16, 2007)
In the last decade, three firms from very different industries, all starting with seeming handicap at the back of the pack, became one of the leaders in their industry in remarkably short period of time.
- Consumer Court Turns Heat On Tele-Marketers (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2007)
The State Consumer Commission has turned the heat on pesky tele-marketers. In an action that could finally curb the enthusiasm of companies to make unsolicited tele-marketing calls and send SMSes, the consumer court has imposed a steep fine of . ..
- Tata Group Bags Two Ima-Cfo Awards (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2007)
Mahalingam of Tata Consultancy Services, who was busy announcing the third quarter results of his company, was conferred with the CFO of the Year award 2006 at the 6th India CFO Awards 2006 announced by IMA.
- Nyse, Others Buy 20 Pc In Nse (Hindustan Times, Arun Kumar, Jan 11, 2007)
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) along with three other investment bankers and private equity firms have collectively acquired 20 per cent stake in the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) at an enterprise valuation of a whopping $2.5 billion or . . .
- Icici Car Loan A Swipe Away (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2007)
ICICI Bank, the second largest bank in India, on Tuesday introduced an innovative service "LOTS" (Loan on the Spot) in car loan division for its existing savings account customers.
- Reliance, Icici Pull Indian Shares Up (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2007)
Indian shares rose on Friday, bucking a weaker trend in Asian markets, led by strong interest in blue chips such as Reliance Industries Ltd. and top private lender ICICI Bank Ltd.
- Happy New Year, Says Sensex (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2007)
The Bombay Stock Exchange key index Sensex shot up by 155 points on the first trading day of the new year following a widespread rally led by auto stocks and heavy fund buying after firm Asian advices.
- Reddy Has Unleashed A Vendetta Culture: Naidu (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Dec 29, 2006)
TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu can easily be described as the most press-friendly Chief Minister the state of Andhra Pradesh has ever had. Even the most vocal critics of his nearly nine-year rule never had any problems in interacting with him.
- Sbi Hikes Plr By 50 Bps (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2006)
Borrowers will have to shell out more as interest rates. State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, has announced a hike in its benchmark prime lending rate (PLR) by half a percent with effect from tomorrow — a move that may prompt . . .
- Sbi Hikes Lending Rates By 50 Basis Points (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2006)
More banks may follow suit as spreads come under pressure
The hike in lending rate would partly neutralise the impact of the recent mark up in CRR and a rise in cost of deposits
- Banking, Energy Companies Among Top 25 Tax Payers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2006)
Among top 25 corporate taxpayers, the public sector companies in the energy sector – ONGC, NTPC, GAIL and BPCL have deposited Rs 7,382 crore advanced taxes by December 2006 as against Rs 6,248 crore during the corresponding period last fiscal.
- Omaxe To Raise Upto Rs 1,400 Crore Through Ipo (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2006)
After the successful IPOs of Parsvnath and Sobha Developers another real estate major, Omaxe Ltd is planning to go public to raise up to Rs 1,400 crore for funding its ongoing and future projects.
- Beware Of The ‘Foreign’ Hand (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2006)
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2006 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on Monday. This replaces the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 1976.
- New Home Buyers To Escape Rate Hike (Srinagar Times, PRABHAKAR SINHA, Dec 21, 2006)
The hike in home loan rates will not affect new borrowers immediately as banks and finance companies find it difficult to pass it on to fresh customers at the time of slowdown in the sector.
- Teeing Off To A New Era (Indian Express, Gopal K. Piplani, Dec 15, 2006)
Once the game of the rich and famous, golf has undergone a worldwide boom in recent times. It is fast shedding its exclusivity and becoming the game of the masses. Once not doing more than carrying golf bags, caddies too are practising their swing . . .
- Icici Bank Raises Deposit, Lending Rates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
ICICI Bank has announced an increase of 50 basis points in its Benchmark Advance Rate (I-BAR) and its Floating Reference Rate (FRR) for consumer loans (including home loans) with effect from December 18.
- Icici Bank Hikes Lending, Deposit Rates (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
After the recent hike in cash reserve ratio, ICICI Bank is the first to kick off a hike in lending rates by almost 50 basis points.
- Home, Personal Loans To Pinch Harder (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
ICICI Bank, the country’s largest private sector bank, on Wednesday said it would hike its benchmark lending rates for retail and corporate clients by 50 basis points from December 18.
- Outstanding Debt = Expansion Plan + More (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 14, 2006)
Pramod Mittal of the Ispat group is obviously in high spirits these days. Last week, he acquired CSKA Sofia, a premier division Bulgarian football club in a deal estimated at 14 million Euros.
- Icici Bank Set To Hike Rates, Others May Follow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
Home loan rates are rising. ICICI Bank, the country’s second largest lender, has kicked off another round of hike in home loans by proposing a 50 basis point rise in the interest rates.
- Road Bump (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 13, 2006)
On the face of it, the 400-point fall in the Sensex on Monday, which wiped out Rs 102,860 crore in investor wealth, seems to have been warranted.
- Kashmir Mirchi (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 13, 2006)
The Kashmir dispute just got spicier. A few days ago, Pakistan president General Musharraf suggested on an Indian news channel that an independent Kashmir was a non-starter and plebiscite in the state an impractical proposal.
- Sensex Plunges 400 Pts In Sell-Off (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2006)
Dalal Street finally saw a big correction after a sustained bull rally that took the Sensex and other indices to dizzy heights.
- Sensex Tanks 400 Points (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2006)
Dalal Street finally saw a big correction after a sustained bull rally that took the Sensex and other indices to dizzy heights. The benchmark Sensex fell 2.9 per cent, its sharpest drop in three months, in a broad-based sell-off on Monday that was . . .
- India Joins Top 20 Wealth Club (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
Call it the wealth effect. For the first time, India has gate-crashed into the list of the top 20 wealth markets in the world. India and Russia — ranked 19 and 20, respectively, in the Global Wealth 2006 list — are the latest entrants among Bric . . .
- Amalgamation Of Icici, Sangli Bank Approved (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2006)
The all-stock merger of the Sangli Bank Ltd with the ICICI Bank Ltd was on Saturday approved separately by the boards of the two banks.
- Icici Bank To Acquire Sangli Bank For Rs 300 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2006)
The share exchange ratio has been fixed at 100 shares of ICICI Bank for every 925 shares of Sangli Bank.
At one go, ICICI Bank will get nearly 100 branches in rural and semi-urban areas.
ICICI will absorb 1,850 employees of Sangli Bank, to lift its tot
- Icici Bank, Sangli Bank Agree On Merger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2006)
Swap ratio fixed at 100 shares of ICICI Bank for 925 shares of Sangli Bank
ICICI Bank to benefit from Sangli's rural network
New opportunities for Sangli Bank's customers, employees
- Mumbai Reckoning (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 10, 2006)
It is another sign of India's growing attractiveness as an investment destination that editors of The Daily Reckoning, a well regarded US based investment webzine made their maiden trip to Mumbai last week.
- It’S Official: Sangli Bank Will Merge With Icici (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2006)
The boards of ICICI Bank Limited and Sangli Bank Limited on Saturday approved an all-stock amalgamation of the latter with the former.
- Icici Board To Consider Merger Of Sangli Bank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2006)
India’s largest private lender ICICI Bank Ltd on Friday said it is keen to acquire Sangli Bank Ltd as part of efforts to enhance its rural branch network.
- Icici Bank Customers Cheated Of Rs. 1.5 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2006)
A sales agent allegedly cheated ICICI Bank and its customers of Rs. 1.5 crore by using his account in the bank and fake letterheads of the bank.
- Growth Not At The Cost Of Due Diligence (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 04, 2006)
Are the chickens finally coming home to roost? Rating agency Crisil’s downgrade of a pool of ICICI Bank’s securitised personal loans is the first warning that all may not be well on the retail loan front.
- Bank Charges That Eat Your Dividend (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 04, 2006)
Last week, S.K. Garg from Chandigarh wrote to say that State Bank of India (SBI) had charged him Rs 40 to credit a dividend cheque of Rs 160 from Kirloskar Oil Engines; effectively, 25 per cent of his dividend was gobbled up by the transaction charge.
- The U.S. And India — The Promise Of Partnerships Against Aids (Hindu, David C. Mulford, Dec 01, 2006)
We need to work together: governments, civil society, the private sector, religious organisations, and others — including those suffering from the disease and their loved ones.
- Govt Nod For 17 Fdi Plans Worth Rs 3,537 Cr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2006)
The Government, on Wednesday, approved 17 proposals envisaging FDI inflow of nearly Rs 3,537 crore.
- Sensex Plummets 172 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2006)
The markets ended weak on Tuesday as global markets triggered a sell off on Indian bourses. Investors dumped technology stocks amid concerns of a slowdown in the US economy, but, Colombo stocks posted a record close.
- Icici Onesource Is Now Firstsource (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2006)
To come out with initial public offering
- India Inc Must Foray Abroad With Caution (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 24, 2006)
Indian companies are foraying into developed countries even as their Chinese counterparts are concentrating on the less developed nations of Africa. Though this is a tribute to Indian managerial and entrepreneurial skills, India Inc must also watch . . .
- Icici Onesource To Take Ipo Route Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2006)
ICICI OneSource today rechristened itself as Firstsource Solutions Ltd while announcing its plans to tap the capital markets to part finance its acquisition plans, debt repayment and corporate purposes.
- Icici Onesource Is Firstsource (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2006)
ICICI OneSource Ltd announced here on Thursday that the company is renaming itself as Firstsource Solutions Ltd.
- Barking Up The Wrong Tree: Bond Market Initiative Needs A Pilot (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2006)
The finance ministry is barking up the wrong tree in its bid to increase access to funds for infrastructure projects.
- `Fdi Curbs Will Not Be Country-Specific' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2006)
FTA with China not on cards; buoyancy in FDI in the first six months likely to continue
FDI doubles to $4.4 b in first half
Delhi, U.P., Haryana top the table.
- Temasek, Gic Can Now Hike Stake In Icici Bank (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2006)
Temasek and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) will now be able to double their investment in ICICI Bank to 20%. The Centre has decided to treat the two institutions as separate entities only after the Singapore government agreed . . .
- Major Fire In Garments Showroom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2006)
Mystery shrouds the accident as the showroom has been closed for long.
- Sensex Recovers After 200-Pt Tremor (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2006)
The stock market went bananas as one market watcher put it.
- Not-So-Creditable On Microfinance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 21, 2006)
There is a need to evolve uniform regulations and a single regulatory body for the microfinance sector and legislate so as to end all confusions.
- Singapore Cos Get Nod To Hike Stake In Icici (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2006)
India will allow Singapore government-owned Temasek and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation to double their stake in ICICI Bank.
- The Ketan Parekh Investigation Trundles Forward (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 20, 2006)
Last week, Ketan Parekh is understood to have told the apex court that he can no longer make payments towards the money owed by him to Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank (MCCB).
- Remembering Hasmukhbhai T. Parekh — The Man Who Gave People A Home (Business Line, R. M. Lala, Nov 18, 2006)
Adopting a management style "marked by large-heartedness and human considerations," Hasmukhbhai T. Parekh made ICICI and HDFC "the springboard for the country's development in new areas of social progress."
- India Most Favored Investment Destination (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2006)
A Bank of America (BoA) study found that the average inflow into Indian bonds, equities, and loan vehicles increased 158.4% more than thrice the emerging world average of 40.3% as corporate investments was pegged at USD 19.3 billion in 2005.
- London, Welcome To Indian Union (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Nov 15, 2006)
London is confirmed as virtually “the capital of Greater India”, according to analysis of figures from the Office for National Statistics.
- Sensex Continues To Roar, Up 116 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2006)
Thanks to strong economic data and a few stock specific developments. The markets ended firm on Monday with the benchmark index surging 116 points to close at 13,399 levels.
- India Is Innovation (The Economic Times, K V KAMATH, Nov 09, 2006)
The last decade has seen the transformation of India. India today is at the cusp of a paradigm change in its growth trajectory and its position in the world.
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