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  Former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya rubbishes allegations of banks penalising poor

  Business | January 23, 2018 15:58 IST

  Arundhati Bhattacharya said the accounts opened for financial inclusion under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna are "not charged for anything", and are exempted from maintaining the monthly average balance.

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  Tackling bad debts, reviving credit growth top priorities: SBI's new chief Rajnish Kumar

  Business | October 05, 2017 17:26 IST

  Rajnish Kumar, who takes over as SBI's new chairman in two days, said the bank will not shy away from from opportunities to grow, including in infrastructure lending.

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  Who is Rajnish Kumar, next chairman of State Bank of India?

  Business | December 28, 2017 12:56 IST

  In his career spanning 37 years at SBI, Rajnish Kumar has held several key positions and also led two overseas assignments.

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  Banking sector's credit demand to get boost from government projects, says SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya

  Business | September 24, 2017 1:03 IST

  Arundhati Bhattacharya said though incidents of fresh credit slippages have marked a downtrend, some areas like telecom were displaying signs of stress.

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  Ecosystem lacking to implement new bankruptcy code, says Arundhati Bhattacharya

  July 12, 2017 12:24 IST

  Bhattacharya said that the banking sector has got the law it wanted but banks need a framework for the orderly resolution of stressed accounts. She also said that the implementation of the new code will take some time.

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  Basic expenses of merger will be behind us, says SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya

  May 19, 2017 20:05 IST

  According to Arundhati Bhattacharya, the biggest thing that was done just after the quarter was merger of its five associates and Bhartiya Mahila Bank with it.

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  No spike in bad loans after merger, says SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya

  April 04, 2017 11:57 IST

  The merger has catapulted the country’s largest lender in the league of top 50 banks globally with assets worth Rs 37 trillion and customer base of 370 million.

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  2,800 employees of SBI's associate banks opt for VRS

  April 03, 2017 15:39 IST

  "So far, only 2,800 employees (from associate banks) have opted for VRS. The scheme is open till April 5," Bhattacharya told reporters here today.

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  SBI to levy charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance and ATM usage from today

  April 01, 2017 18:08 IST

  SBI will impose a penalty on non-maintenance of minimum balance in accounts besides effecting a revision in charges on other services.

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  SBI chief Bhattacharya among top 50 in Fortune's greatest leaders

  March 25, 2017 13:48 IST

  Arundhati Bhattacharya is the first-ever woman to chair the country's largest lender.

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  Repair rural household economy to sustain growth, says Arundhati Bhattacharya

  March 25, 2017 10:11 IST

  Speaking at a CII event here, Bhattacharya said that banks are facing two challenges-growth capital and asset quality concerns.

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  Budget should be investment, consumption-oriented: Arundhati Bhattacharya

  January 31, 2017 7:35 IST

  State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya on Monday said that allocation of money for infrastructure, capital infusion, activation of the new laws are the major expectations of the banking sector from the Budget which will be tabled i

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  Main thrust for next 2-3 months is to revive growth: Arundhati Bhattacharya

  January 13, 2017 8:55 IST

  State Bank of India (SBI) Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Thursday said that the main thrust of the premier bank for the next two to three months is to revive growth, mainly in small and medium

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  Don’t really believe India can be a cashless society: SBI chief

  January 11, 2017 15:51 IST

  State Bank of India Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya has said that the ‘Indian economy can’t become cashless completely’, and asserted that it could be a ‘less-cash’ economy at best. Speaking at the Wharton India Economic

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  SBI pushes merger of 5 associate banks, BMB to next fiscal as it awaits govt approval

  January 02, 2017 21:20 IST

  The mega merger of State Bank’s five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) could be pushed to the next financial year as it is still awaiting the government notification on the move.

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  SBI hopes to boost sagging loan market with rate cut

  January 02, 2017 21:04 IST

  State Bank of India has expressed hope that the 90-basis points-reduction in the lending rates will prop up its sagging loan growth.

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  Restrictions on cash withdrawal likely to stay longer: SBI chairman

  December 22, 2016 8:29 IST

  Even as the exchange facility for demonetised notes will ends on December 30, State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya believes that the restriction on cash withdrawal is likely to continue for longer period of

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  Not a welcome move, says Arundhati Bhattacharya as RBI keeps repo rate unchanged

  December 07, 2016 18:35 IST

  In a bold move, RBI Governor Urjit Patel today kept short term lending rate unchanged at 6.25 percent, disappointing many bankers across the country with SBI saying that status quo on rates was ‘not a welcome move as the market was expecting a 25 bas

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  Demonetisation of Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes to lower your EMIs, know how

  November 15, 2016 11:32 IST

  The masterstroke by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes is said to be in the larger interest of the country as it will positively affect both the people and the economy.

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  Three of India’s top women bankers on Fortune's 2016 list of Most Powerful Women outside US

  September 13, 2016 14:10 IST

  Three of India's top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma, are among the Fortune's 2016 '50 most powerful women' based outside the US. The list