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SBH eyes Rs 1 lakh crore business target by March 2008

Bhubaneswar, Mar 2(UNI) With the operating profits up at Rs 724 crore and net profit of Rs 305.96 crore during the Q3 of the curreent fiscal, the State Bank of Hyderabad has set a business target of Rs 1 lakh crore by March 2008.

Stating this to newsmen here today, prior to the executive meeting of the Board of Directors, State Bank of Hyderabad Managing Director Amitabha Guha said the bank has been rated as the second best public sector bank based on performance for year-ending March 2007 with a targetted business of Rs 70,000 crore.

Mr Guha said in the micro finance sector, the bank has funded over nine lakh farmers and launched an ambitious plan to enroll 50,000 farmers' accounts every year.

He said 1,58,041 Self Help Group(SHG) were also linked to the bank with an outlay of nearly Rs 612 crore and Kisan Credit Card to 6.5 lakh farmers with a total outlay of Rs 1400 crore.

Mr Guha said the bank has developed public-private partnership in setting up 100 outlets named 'Krushi Sahayag' to provide financial assistance as well as extension service to the needy farmers in the country.

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Subex raises $180 mln via FCCBs

New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) Software company Subex Azure Ltd today said it has raised 180 million dollars through Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) to fund the acquisition of Syndesis Ltd. The consideration for the proposed acquisition is 165.4 million dollars. ''This capital raising exercise of the convertible bonds, to be listed at the London Stock Exchange, represents an important milestone for Subex Azure,'' Subex Founder Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Subash Menon said. Syndesis Ltd is.....

USD flat; Euro and Yen up, Pound down

Mumbai, Mar 3 (UNI) Following are the indicative currency notes and travellers' cheques buying and selling rates per unit as supplied by Thomas Cook India here today. (Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US dollar 42.20 46.25 Sterling pound 82.25 89.50 Euro 55.45 60.80 Australian dollar 33.40 35.85 Bahrain dinar 110.95 123.30 Canadian dollar 35.30 38.85 Danish kroner 7.25 8.25 Egyptian pound 6.00 8.25 Hongkong dollar 5.30 6.10 Japanese yen/100 35.85 38.90 Jordan dinar 56.20 63.85 Kuwait dinar 140.05 159.10 Malaysian.....

Sensex major crashes by 746.40 pts during the week

Mumbai, Mar 3 (UNI) The BSE Sensex shrunk below the psychological level of 13,000, to settle at 12,886.13 with a major loss by 746.40 points for the week ended March 2, 2007, compared with the previous week's closing of 13,632.53. The market declined amid high volatility. Before the market could overcome the pre-Budget blues, a disappointing Union Budget 2007-08 and weak Asian markets pushed the market lower. Similarly, the S&P CNX Nifty index of NSE also lost 212.20 points, to.....
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