Tag: State Bank Of India

Home loan sales reviving

Bankers believe their strained home loan portfolios will see relief in the coming quarters, with interest rate cuts coming into force. “We expect our home loan offtake to increase by 22 per cent y-o-y next quarter with the fall in interest rates,” said B.R. Pai, General Manager, Syndicate Bank. The bank, which has sixty-five hundred […]

Trump Jr. Plans $1 Billion Fund for India Property Acquisitions

Donald Trump Jr., whose father built a multi-billion dollar fortune in real estate, plans to set up a fund of as much as $1 billion to buy property in India, betting on the nation’s economic growth. New York-based Trump Organization Inc. also plans a residential and hotel project in Mumbai with a local partner to […]

SBI Recovers Two Thousand Crore Rupees’ Bad Loan

State Bank of India is likely to report an improvement in its asset quality when it presents its first quarter results. According to top SBI sources, the bank has recovered bad loans worth around two thousand crore rupees during April-June 2008. Top SBI executives, when contacted, refused to comment. SBI managing director S K Bhattacharya […]

British Midland Expecting Forty Investors In Next 3 Years

British Midland, a UK government-funded organisation, dedicated to attracting international businesses to the region comprising East Midlands and West Midlands, is eyeing around 40 investors from India across various sectors in the next three years. East Midlands Development Agency’s Director David Wallace said,”We are looking at investors especially in sectors such as automotive, aero-space, transport […]

Kerala Properties On Offer At Qatar Show

A lot of township development projects and designs of residential complexes in Kerala were displayed at a property show in Qatar which aimed at attracting investments from NRIs. Kerala Property Expo in Doha is featuring about 50 builders. The show organized by the Kerala Builders Forum (KBF), is sponsored by HDFC bank and State Bank […]

Realty stocks gain ground

Realty stocks, which opened on a subdued note this morning, are among the prominent gainers in afternoon trade. Mirroring investor interest for these stocks, the BSE Realty index has spurted 3.7% now. Sector heavyweight DLF has gained nearly 7% at Rs 715. Unitech, a Nifty component, has posted a gain of 4.6%. Penland, HDIL, Sobha […]

FM Sensitises Banks For Cheaper Home Loans

A day after public sector banks led by State Bank of India cut interest rates; Finance Minister P Chidambaram raised hopes of another round of cuts. It is known that in last month bankers waited before acting on Chidambaram’s suggestion. This time they appeared more cooperative, saying there was scope for fresh cuts. During a […]