SBI to hit market with Rs 4,000cr issue by Aug The State Bank of India (SBI) is proposing to raise Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 crore by July-August next year from the capital market to maintain the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) at above 12%. Cabinet clears two bills to protect IPRs In the run-up to the Seattle round of negotiations at WTO, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday took a slew of decisions including introduction of geographical indication of goods (registration and protection) Bill and Deposit scheme plans to mobilise 100 tonnes of gold State Bank of India plans to mobilise deposits of 100 tonnes of gold in the first year itself through its Gold Deposit Scheme which was launched on Friday. This could save the country around Rs 5,000 crore of foreign exchange by way of lessening the need for gold imports. Vodafone in record $128.5-billion hostile bid for Mannesmann AG Mobile phone giant Vodafone-AirTouch Plc launched the world's largest hostile bid on Friday with a revised 124 billion euro ($128.5 billion) offer for its European partner, Mannesmann AG of Germany. Fitch IBCA to pick 9.8 per cent stake in CARE International rating agency Fitch IBCA, the third largest rating firm in the world, has decided to pick up 9.8% stake in the IDBI-promoted domestic rating agency Credit Analysis and research agency (CARE). Seattle braces for protest in the time of trade Seattle is preparing for battle. On November 30, ministers, bureaucrats, corporate big shots and lawyers from 134 countries will descend on Seattle to hammer out a new agenda on world trade.
SBI to hit market with Rs 4,000cr issue by Aug
Cabinet clears two bills to protect IPRs
Deposit scheme plans to mobilise 100 tonnes of gold
Vodafone in record $128.5-billion hostile bid for Mannesmann AG
Fitch IBCA to pick 9.8 per cent stake in CARE
Seattle braces for protest in the time of trade