As part of a festive promotion, HDFC Bank is currently providing mortgages at a discounted rate, starting at 8.35 per cent across various tenures
The state-owned bank experienced a 6 per cent decline in net profit on a sequential basis
ICICI Bank has increased its MCLR by 5 basis points for all tenures. According to ICICI Bank's official website, the overnight and one-month MCLR rates are now at 8.50 per cent
REC Ltd on Wednesday signed an agreement with Bank of India to co-finance Rs 30,000 crore worth of projects in the power, infrastructure and logistics sectors over the next five years under a consortium arrangement. REC, a Maharatna company, provides long-term loans and other finance to the power sector. The firm, which has also diversified into areas like roads, metro rails, airports and IT, had a loan book of Rs 4.54 lakh crore as of the June 2023. Under the agreement, REC and BoI will partner to co-finance loans amounting to Rs 30,000 crore for infra projects implementable over the next five years, REC said in a statement.
Next on radar - equity offering to reduce Govt stake in H2Fy24
State-owned Bank of India on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 2,000 crore through tier II bonds at a coupon rate of 7.88 per cent. The amount was mopped up on the electronic bidding platform of the NSE, the bank said in a statement. The bank said it received 83 bids worth Rs 3,770 crore against the Rs 2,000 crore offer. The money will be used to augment the overall capital of the lender and enhance the long-term resources in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India guidelines, it said. The amount will not be used to finance any particular project, the lender added.
Going ahead, bank targets advance growth of 11- 12 per cent in FY24-25E with continued focus on retail/ MSME segment.
The non-interest income of the bank increased by 27 per cent YoY to Rs 1,462 crore in Q1FY24 against Rs 1,152 crore for Q1FY23
The net NPA for Q1FY24 came in at Rs 8,119 crore, as compared to Rs 9,775 crore YoY
Bank of India on Monday launched three dedicated centres for startups and plans to have 12 such centres with a Rs 500 crore loan book by the first year of operations. The three centres are located in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi. They are intended to facilitate the government's goal of promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, and comes under the initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Under DPIIT's initiative, more than 93,000 startups have been registered and are technically eligible for loans of Rs 1-10 crore. The bank has already sanctioned almost Rs 12 crore to seven startups which are in the tech, restaurant and manufacturing space, its Managing Director Rajneesh Karnatak told PTI. Further, Karnatak said the bank has already identified nine more cities with large pool of startup clusters and over the next 12 months, it will have 12 such dedicated centres. The bank hopes to fund at least 200 such companies and have around Rs 500 cror
State-owned Bank of India on Wednesday opened its branch in the GIFT City Special Economic Zone in Gandhinagar and expects to achieve a USD 1-billion business through it by March 2024, a senior official said. Bank of India also aims to touch a business of USD 4 billion with equal distributions of advances and deposits in the subsequent three years by March 2027 through its IFSC banking unit at GIFT City, its Managing Director and CEO Rajneesh Karnatak said. Bank of India already has its presence in 15 foreign countries through 21 branches and four subsidiaries, a joint venture and a representative office. Through its GIFT City branch it will provide a range of global banking solutions to the clients, he said. "We are expecting a USD 1 billion (Rs 8,227.35 crore) business by March 2024, out of which USD 500 million will be on deposit side and USD 500 million on advances side. In the subsequent three years, we plan to touch a figure of USD 4 billion with equal distributions of advance
State-owned Bank of India is exploring the possibility of share sale to investors over the next one year to meet the minimum public holding requirement of 25 per cent. Currently, Government of India holds 81.41 per cent stake in the Mumbai-based bank. "We are exploring options to meet Sebi's minimum public holding requirement. However, the decision to sell shares would depend on market conditions," Bank of India Managing Director Rajneesh Karnatak told PTI. Public sector banks have time till August 2024 for meeting the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) requirement, he said. Post share-sale, depending on the quantum, the holding of Government of India would come down below 75 per cent. With regard to the bank's growth, he said, credit growth is expected to be 11-12 per cent during current financial year helped by retail, MSME and agriculture loans. As far as the deposit is concerned, he said, "we hope to grow the liability side by 10 per cent during current financial
On May 30, BOI declared a dividend of Rs 2 per equity share
The scheme was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her Budget speech this year
Back in May 2023, the central bank said that it would withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation and allowed people to exchange or deposit these notes latest by September 30, 2023
The deposit rate for senior citizens for 1-year is 7.5% and 7.65% for super-senior citizens
Stocks to Watch on May 8:Paytm's loss narrowed to Rs 168 crore from Rs 763 crore in the year-ago period.
BOI's capital adequacy ratio stood at 16.28 per cent with the Common Equity Tier of 13.6 per cent at the end of March
A company court on Thursday admitted Bank of India Ltd's petition to begin insolvency proceedings against Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd on an alleged loan default
The government on Saturday appointed Rajneesh Karnatak as managing director of Bank of India (BoI) while Debadatta Chand as head of Bank of Baroda (BoB). The central government appoints Karnatak, Executive Director, Union Bank of India, as managing director and CEO of Bank of India for three year with effect from date of assumption of office, Department of Financial Services said in a notification. Karnatak replaces Atanu Kumar Das who completed his three-year term in January this year. In a separate notification, DFS said Chand, currently ED of BoB, has been appointed as managing director of the same bank for a period of three years. However, Chand would assume charge on July 1 after incumbent Sanjiv Chadha superannuates on June 30. The notifications for the two appointments came after the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), the headhunter for directors of state-owned ba