State Bank of India

Infrastructure

07 November, 2019

Govt approves $1.4 bn for fund to help stalled housing projects

India’s cabinet has approved 100 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) for a fund to help clear stalled housing projects, Finance Minister ......

Finance

06 November, 2019

CBI registers 42 new bank fraud cases totalling $1 bn

India’s federal police said on Tuesday that they had registered 42 new cases of bank fraud amounting to about 72 ......

Premium

Finance

04 November, 2019

Why banks are slowing bad-loan sales to asset reconstruction companies

Indian banks have slowed the pace of selling bad loans to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), as they work on other ......

Markets

25 October, 2019

Nifty, Sensex close lower for the week

Indian shares eked out minor gains on Friday ahead of a local holiday, as a rally in State Bank of ......

Finance

22 October, 2019

Some 300,000 employees of state-led banks strike against mergers

Nearly 300,000 employees of Indian state-run banks went on strike on Tuesday against government plans to consolidate the sector through ......

Finance

17 October, 2019

PremjiInvest, Warburg Pincus to buy IAG's stake in SBI General

Premjilnvest, the family office of Wipro Ltd’s Azim Premji, and private equity firm Warburg Pincus are buying Insurance Australia Group’s ......

General

07 October, 2019

Grapevine: TPG, others eye Yes Bank stake; UTI AMC's IPO in six months

Yes Bank is in talks with global private equity firms — TPG, The Carlyle Group and Farallon Capital — for ......

Premium

Finance

03 October, 2019

Smaller ARCs chase bulk deals to step up bad-loan purchases

Smaller asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) are stepping up their bad-loan purchases as they consider buying in bulk a pool of ......

Markets

24 September, 2019

Nifty, Sensex end little changed; Reliance Industries gains

Indian shares ended little changed on Tuesday, as investors paused after a two-session rally and waited for further stimulus from ......

Economy

20 September, 2019

Govt gives companies $20.5 bn tax break in bid to revive growth

The Indian government on Friday slashed corporate taxes in a bid to pump up the flagging fortunes of the economy, ......