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Govt to seek cabinet approval to dilute SBI stake

State Bank of India
New Delhi, Jul 22: Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said on Wednesday, Jul 22 that Centre will seek cabinet approval to reintroduce its stake in State Bank of India (SBI).

Speaking to media Chawla said, "The government will have to take the approval of the cabinet to reintroduce the bill in Parliament." He also said, "The bill said the government's stake may be lowered up to 55 per cent in SBI."

Earlier, O P Bhatt chairman of SBI said in Jan 2009 that the bank need to raise between $2 billion to $4 billion in equity during 2009-10.

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SBI board okays merger of SBS

New Delhi, Aug 27: India's largest public sector bank, State Bank of India (SBI) today said its board has approved the merger of State Bank of Saurashtra (SBS) with itself. The merger is subject to the approval of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India in accordance with State Bank of India Act, 1955, a statement said. Following the merger, the bank will have combined assets of more than 5.85 trillion rupees with reserves of over 315 billion rupees and a.....
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