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The SBI report said that this fund is expected to boost fresh agriculture credit multiple times
Entities submitting EoIs will be allowed to conduct due diligence on the asset by August 5, following which binding bids will be invited during the e-auction on a 100 per cent cash basis
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Dinesh Khara, the current chairman of SBI, is set to retire on August 28
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The coupon of 7.36 per cent represents a spread of 21 basis points (bps) over the corresponding government bond curve
SBI General Insurance Company on Wednesday announced the appointment of Naveen Chandra Jha as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was nominated by the parent company, State Bank of India, for the position. He succeeds Kishore Kumar Poludasu. Jha has been associated with the State Bank of India since 1994 and has held several key positions during his tenure. Prior to his current role at SBI General Insurance, Jha served as Deputy Managing Director of SBI. During the year ended on March 31, 2024, the bank infused additional capital of Rs 489.67 crore in SBI General Insurance Company Ltd. The company has also allotted ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) to employees and consequently, the bank's stake has decreased from 69.95 per cent to 69.11 per cent.
State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday raised Rs 10,000 crore through its fifth infrastructure bond issuance. The country's largest lender raised the funds at a coupon rate of 7.36 per cent. The issue attracted overwhelming response from investors with bids in excess of Rs 19,884 crore and was oversubscribed by around four times against the base issue size of Rs 5,000 crore, SBI said in a regulatory filing. The total number of bids received was 143, indicating wider participation with heterogeneity of bids, it said. The investors were across provident funds, pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, corporates etc, it said. The proceeds of bonds will be utilized in enhancing long-term resources for funding infrastructure and affordable housing segments, it said. "Based on the response, the bank has decided to accept Rs 10,000 crore at a coupon rate of 7.36 per cent payable annually. This represents a spread of 21 bps over the corresponding FBIL G-Sec par curve," it said.
After the committee submits the report, the Department of Financial Services is expected to formulate guidelines to boost the co-lending space
FSIB will recommend the name and the final decision would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
As part of the network expansion plan, State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to open 400 branches across the country in the current financial year. The country's biggest lender opened 137 branches last fiscal. Of the total, 59 new rural branches were launched. "Somebody asked me if 89 per cent of digital and 98 per cent transactions were happening outside the branch, whether the branch is required anymore. My answer is yes. It is still required because there are newer areas which are emerging," SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara told PTI in an interview. There are certain services like most of the advisory and wealth services that can be offered only from the branch, he said. "We will be identifying locations where the opportunity exists, and in those locations, we plan to open branches. Almost 400 branches we plan to add this year," he said. SBI has a network of 22,542 branches across the country as of March 2024. Asked about the monetisation of subsidiaries, Khara said that SBI wo
According to the World Bank data, at 2017 international prices, 44% of India's population spent less than $3.65 per day
The country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday paid a dividend of Rs 6,959 crore for the financial year 2023-24 to the government. The dividend cheque was presented to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara in the presence of Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi. "Smt @nsitharaman receives a dividend cheque of Rs 6959.29 crore for FY 2023-24 from @TheOfficialSBI Chairman Shri Dinesh Kumar Khara," the finance ministry said in a post on X. SBI declared a dividend of Rs 13.70 per share for the financial year 2023-24, higher than Rs 11.30 per equity distributed for the previous year. During 2023-24, the bank earned a record consolidated net profit of Rs 67,085 crore against Rs 55,648 crore in the preceding year.
The long-term nature of assets has to be supported by long-term liabilities or there has to be take-out financing. This is starting to happen with the rise in Real Estate Investment Trusts and InvITs
Infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) are enjoying immunity from insolvency proceedings and should be brought under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, a top official from SBI said on Friday. Ashwini Kumar Tewari, the managing director of the bank, said lenders need the assurance of being able to recover their dues from InvITs in case of a default and added that they are in touch with the Reserve Bank and the government on the same. "We need to bring these trusts, which are bankruptcy remote, within the purview of the IBC because that will go a long way in giving us the assurance that this is like any other asset," Tewari said, addressing an NBFC event organized by industry lobby Assocham here. He elaborated that at present, the primary responsibility of an InvIT or a special purpose vehicle under it is towards the trust holders and there are "gaps" which need to be filled. "This space needs clarification; this space needs assurance to the lenders that in case there is a (lega
The bonds to be issued in tranches depending on market conditions
During the last financial year, SBI raised a total of Rs 20,000 crore through the sale of 15-year infrastructure bonds
This will be the lender's first bond issuance and the country's first infrastructure bond sale this financial year