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RBI bans 3 MNC banks from trading
in gilts for 6 months
The Reserve Bank of India has pulled up some
foreign banks in India amid investigations into
circular trading in Government Bonds.
The Board of Financial Supervision has decided
to impose certain restrictions on the market
operations of these foreign banks. The Central
Bank has decided on a six month trading ban on
three foreign banks. Standard Chartered Bank,
Societe Generale and Caylon are among these
banks.
MFs irked by SEBI to check ‘Smart’
Investing
The mutual fund industry is taken aback by the Securities
and Exchange Board of India’s plan to take a relook at a
system that allows investors to take advantage of the cut-
off timings for accepting cheques in liquid funds.
SEBI may change system where investors mostly
corporate put money in liquid schemes usually on Friday
or Monday before 12pm to get the previous day’s NAV.
Close foreign loan windows for
LLPs
The finance ministry and Reserve Bank of India have
opposed changes in the external commercial
borrowings policy to allow overseas borrowings by
LLps.
The finance ministry is of the view that while FDI can
be allowed in this form of business entities but not
overseas debt
The current policy allows companies to raise ECBs
but sole proprietorship firms and partnerships are
prohibited from accessing such debt
China Grows slowest in a year China Government said its economy expanded 9.6%
in the three months to September
World bank had pared China’s growth forecast for2011 to 8.5% just a shade below its projection of 8.6%for India. If it goes true then India will for the first timebecome the fastest growing economy among largeeconomies
However it is expected that India could overtakeChina’s growth rate by 2013 and expected to beahead from 2015 onwards.
Tata's Nano catches world's most
powerful man's eyes
No sooner the powerful US couple was introduced to
Ratan Tata, who heads the USD 72 billion conglomerate,
President Obama told the first lady Michelle that this is the
person who created the USD 2,500 wonder car.
Michelle immediately expressed the desire to see the car
that revolutionized the auto industry and put India
prominently on the global map.