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      <title><![CDATA[With sticky inflation, RBI has to go carefully Ashima Goyal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ashima Goyal, one of the external members of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Reserve Bank of India and professor of economics at the Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research, Mumbai, talks to Neelasri Barman on inflation expectations and the central bank&#39;s likely thinking.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:49:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Real estate regulator Bill will see light of the day soon; it is in the interest of all stakeholders R V Verma]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction &amp; Security Interest of India (CERSAI) portal would be open to the public by mid-June, says R V Verma, chairman and managing director of National Housing Bank (NHB), a shareholding bank in CERSAI.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:57:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our products sold through SBI are simple &amp; scope of mis-selling is limited Bhaskar J Sarma &amp; Steve Hollow]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Private sector general insurer SBI General Insurance was able to control losses in its third year of operations, and has 208 per cent premium growth for FY13.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SBI may stop performance guarantee to road projects Pratip Chaudhuri]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Four days ahead of RBI&rsquo;s monetary policy review, SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri says a cut of one percentage point in CRR will allow the bank to lower lending rates 20 bps.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sbi-may-stop-performance-guarantee-to-road-projects-pratip-chaudhuri/514221/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:58:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Price determination is often driven by private equity Robert Davis]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Avendus Capital, the Mumbai-based investment bank, had strengthened its operations in Europe by hiring Robert Davis, the merger &amp; acquisitions head of Nomura, in 2011 as head of its Europe operations.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/price-determination-is-often-driven-by-private-equity-robert-davis/513777/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:28:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Angel investment attracted many to the entrepreneurial path Padmaja Ruparel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Indian Angel Network (IAN) is one of Asia&#39;s leading business angel investors&#39; networks, with about 225 business angels investing in start-up and early-stage ventures.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/angel-investment-attracted-many-toentrepreneurial-path-padmaja-ruparel/512471/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The US will remain an early adopter of technologies Promod Haque]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Promod Haque, senior managing partner at California-based Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), has more than 20 years&#39; experience in the venture capital industry and invested in more than 60 companies, producing nearly $30 billion in exit values.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-us-will-remain-an-early-adoptertechnologies-promod-haque/511381/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:43:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Too early to reduce lending rates V K Sharma]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[LIC Housing Finance (LIC HF) says it will better the segment&#39;s average growth rate, despite the current volatile economic condition.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/too-early-to-reduce-lending-rates-v-k-sharma/510408/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are focused on banking businesses in India Brijesh Mehra]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Brijesh Mehra, managing director and country head-international banking for India, Royal Bank of Scotland, talks to Neelasri Barman on their plans in India and the challenges ahead.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/wefocusedbanking-businesses-in-india-brijesh-mehra/510288/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:36:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Govts challenge is to facilitate exports James Emmett]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In terms of revenue, HSBC is the largest trade and receivables finance provider globally.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govt\s-challenge-is-to-facilitate-exports-james-emmett/509887/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Being in different businesses helped us grow Rajeev Jain]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bajaj Finance, which is keen on securing a banking licence, is aggressively venturing into new areas to push business growth.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/being-in-different-businesses-helped-us-grow-rajeev-jain/509153/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:57:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We have no immediate plans for merger Amit Varma]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Till a week ago, Quadria Capital Investment Advisors was one among the hundreds of Asia-focused unknown private equity firms.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-have-no-immediate-plans-for-merger-amit-varma/508815/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:28:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our bank is no longer community-based K B Nagendra Murthy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) is one of the oldest and most profitable of private banks in India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/our-bank-is-no-longer-community-based-k-b-nagendra-murthy/507662/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:45:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scope for PE deals to rise if capital markets continue to remain weak Arundhati Bhattacharya]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[SBI Capital Markets is focusing on opportunities in the non-infrastructure space.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/scope-for-pe-deals-to-rise-if-capital-markets-continue-to-remain-weak-arundhati-bhattacharya/506640/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:46:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chennai, Bangalore robust markets; Hyderabad yet to catch up T Srinagesh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Real estate-focused Pragnya Advisors Private Limited, which had committed $60 million in equity to nine predominantly residential projects since 2009-10, is yet to find a momentum in the commercial space across south India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/chennai-bangalore-robust-markets-hyderabad-yet-to-catch-up-t-srinagesh/506522/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:29:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We will enter the market when we have a full range of products P Nandagopal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[IndiaFirst Life Insurance recently entered the pension segment but is yet to tap the individual pension market.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-will-entermarket-when-we-havefull-rangeproducts-p-nandagopal/505660/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We see funds doing diligence much earlier in deal cycle Reshmi Khurana]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Private equity (PE) sector in India has seen a series of disputes between promoters, fund managers and foreign investors in the recent past.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-see-funds-doing-diligence-much-earlier-in-deal-cycle-reshmi-khurana/505498/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:39:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stock selection based on fundamentals is important for success Rudra Dalmia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Danish online investment bank Saxo Bank announced its India entry, offering an opportunity for Indian investors to invest in global financial instruments.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/stock-selection-basedfundamentals-is-important-for-success-rudra-dalmia/504871/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:44:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The future of the insurance sector is pension and health products D K Mehrotra]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Life Insurance Corporation of India has planned to get into the banking sector through its subsidiary, LIC Housing Finance.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-futurethe-insurance-sector-is-pensionhealth-products-d-k-mehrotra/504451/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:38:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We will soon move to a gender-based pricing for health insurance Tapan Singhel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Private sector general insurer Bajaj Allianz General Insurance is on its way to better industry growth this financial year, aided by healthy premium collection in sectors such as motor and health.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-will-soon-move-togender-based-pricing-for-health-insurance-tapan-singhel/503314/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:43:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Will leverage on LuLus relationships in West Asia to grow deposit base S Santhanakrishnan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Catholic Syrian Bank&rsquo;s single largest shareholder, a Bangkok-based businessman Sura Chanrichawla, is planning to reduce his stake.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/will-leveragelulu\s-relationships-in-west-asia-to-grow-deposit-base-s-santhanakrishnan/502480/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our cost of funds is still high Shyam Srinivasan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kerala&rsquo;s Federal Bank now considers itself the most aggressive player in the car loan market.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/our-costfunds-is-still-high-shyam-srinivasan/502313/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:30:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[If we get more branches, we will grow Sanjiv Bhasin]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For the Indian arm of Singapore-based DBS Bank, the focus will be on growing its liabilities before entering retail assets.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/if-we-get-more-branches-we-will-grow-sanjiv-bhasin/502111/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:38:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Will perform but not in a race for market share V K Sharma]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[LIC Housing Finance Company Limited, one of the largest housing finance companies in India, is eyeing a consistent growth despite a tepid demand for home loans.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/will-performnot-inrace-for-market-share-v-k-sharma/501252/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:20:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We can easily compete with banks in retail space Dinanath Dubhashi]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[L&amp;T Finance, which acquired two lending companies in the current financial year, plans to become a comprehensive financial services company.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-can-easily-competebanks-in-retail-space-dinanath-dubhashi/501055/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:52:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leadership position perception drove e-commerce valuation Sandeep Singhal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sandeep Singhal, co-founder Nexus Venture Partners, is among the handful of venture capitalists (VC) who spotted the India opportunity quite early.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/leadership-position-perception-drove-e-commerce-valuation-sandeep-singhal/500563/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:50:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Risks are real, benefits not certain Y V Reddy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Former RBI governor, Y V Reddy, in a conversation with Indivjal Dhasmana about his new book, Economic Policies and India&rsquo;s Reform Agenda: New Thinking, says the country should weigh risks vis-&agrave;-vis benefits before allowing the entry of industrial houses in the banking space.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:35:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indian consumption story the strongest Uday Kotak]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The good news is Indian banks are still adding jobs.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indian-consumption-storystrongest-uday-kotak/500050/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:53:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We see an active calendar for primary issuances Kalpana Morparia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[JP Morgan plans to have a multi-branch strategy in India and is holding talks with the regulator for more branches.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-see-an-active-calendar-for-primary-issuances-kalpana-morparia/499681/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:56:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wed like to give up obligatory biz, but after we recoup losses Ashok Kumar Roy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Government-owned General Insurance Corporation of India, the country&rsquo;s sole national reinsurer, has been accumulating losses for some years.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:50:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We will rework our product suite in 2013 G V Nageswara Rao]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[With the entire life insurance industry eagerly waiting for the traditional product guidelines to be released, IDBI Federal Life Insurance is betting on adequate re-filing time for existing products.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-will-rework-our-product-suite-in-2013-g-v-nageswara-rao/499203/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:11:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bigger NBFCs should get benefits of banks Sanjiv Bajaj]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bajaj Finserv, the financial holding company of the Bajaj group, which is into lending, insurance and the financial advisory business, has reported healthy profit growth of Rs 249 crore for the quarter ended December, 46 per cent higher from the same period of the previous year.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bigger NBFCs should get benefits of banks Sanjiv Bajaj]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bajaj Finserv, the financial holding company of the Bajaj group, which is into lending, insurance and the financial advisory business, has reported healthy profit growth of Rs 249 crore for the quarter ended December, 46 per cent higher from the same period of the previous year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:42:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Encourage NBFCs to continue and build on their business models G S Sundararajan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Chennai-based Shriram Group, the financial services conglomerate, is keen to foray into the banking segment.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are about to implement a new rating system for foreign buyers N Shankar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Credit risk insurer Export Credit Guarantee Corp of India (ECGC) had paid its highest ever claims last year.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/weabout-to-implementnew-rating-system-for-foreign-buyers-n-shankar/498250/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:30:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are still losing money on commercial third-party side Kaushal K Mishra ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tata AIG General Insurance, which had initially stayed away from the health insurance space, has slowly increased its presence in this segment.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/westill-losing-moneycommercial-third-party-side-kaushal-k-mishra-/497876/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:41:45 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New banking licences make no sense Percy Mistry]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Former World Bank economist Percy Mistry, who authored a widely acclaimed report on making Mumbai an international financial centre, says state-run financial institutions need drastic changes in their working and the government should draw up a strategy to exit these institutions.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/new-banking-licences-make-no-sense-percy-mistry/497904/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:40:04 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A multi-product, multi-channel focus has helped us Bhargav Dasgupta]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ICICI Lombard General Insurance has maintained its position as the top entity among private general insurers.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/a-multi-product-multi-channel-focus-has-helped-us-bhargav-dasgupta/497724/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:27:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We will tie up with large institutions for salary packages K Venkataraman]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Karur Vysya Bank recently hogged the headlines as an acquisition target but this was strongly denied by the bank&rsquo;s management.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-will-tie-uplarge-institutions-for-salary-packages-k-venkataraman/497456/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:07:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rate cut alone will not reduce cost of funds Paresh Sukthankar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[HDFC Bank, which has seen some fall in the cost of deposits, decided to reduce the base rate from January 1.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/rate-cut-alone-will-not-reduce-costfunds-paresh-sukthankar/497361/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:11:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We need to raise Rs 10,000 cr in capital M Narendra]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) might miss its target to become the fifth-largest bank in the country, with a total business of Rs 5 lakh crore by 2014, due to slowdown in the economy, IOB&rsquo;s Chairman and Managing Director M Narendra tells T E Narasimhan.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-need-to-raise-rs-10000-cr-in-capital-m-narendra/496691/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:04:09 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[More profitable exit opportunities should open for PE funding Amit Gupta]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NewQuest Capital Partners is Asia&rsquo;s first private equity (PE) fund with a focus on secondary transactions.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/more-profitable-exit-opportunities-should-open-for-pe-funding-amit-gupta/496176/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:28:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Working on measures to control attrition J Hari Narayan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Irda Chairman J Hari Narayan, who retires in February, speaks to M Saraswathy about his unfinished tasks and the road map for the insurance sector.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/workingmeasures-to-control-attrition-j-hari-narayan/495393/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:04:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The fund-raising cycle has definitely slowed Khushru Jijina]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Indiareit Fund Advisors, promoted by the Ajay Piramal Group, is looking to raise two realty funds in the next six months and planning a number of exits, at a time when private equity activity in real estate is rather slow.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-fund-raising-cycle-has-definitely-slowed-khushru-jijina/495432/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We want to learn from others mistakes, not do things in a hurry Roopam Asthana]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Liberty Videocon General Insurance, a joint venture between Videocon Industries and the US-based Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is the newest (27th) entrant to the general insurance segment in India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-want-to-learnothers\-mistakes-not-do-things-inhurry-roopam-asthana/495306/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:02:59 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We expect 20% growth in premium income YoY Thomas Mathew T]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[While the insurance sector is gearing up to produce better results in new business premiums, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is working aggressively to overshoot its premium targets and enhance its market share.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-expect-20-growth-in-premium-income-yoy-thomas-mathew-t/494811/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:45:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[There could be consolidation of teams, rather than of funds Renuka Ramnath]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Multiples Alternate Asset Management, founded by Renuka Ramnath in 2009, handles a $450-million sector-agnostic fund.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/there-could-be-consolidationteams-rather-thanfunds-renuka-ramnath/494692/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:34:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Youth focus can improve claim ratio K G Krishnamoorthy Rao]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[While the general insurance sector is abuzz with exotic product structures and offerings, Future Generali wants to focus on basic products.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/youth-focus-can-improve-claim-ratio-k-g-krishnamoorthy-rao/494586/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:52:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[It is already better today than what it was six months back Shikha Sharma]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Axis Bank, which has a sizable exposure in core sector projects &mdash; implementation of which has been affected due to supply side issues &mdash; sees issues related to coal linkages and others getting sorted out.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/it-is-already-better-today-thanit-was-six-months-back-shikha-sharma/494469/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:02:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We will acquire Rs 1,300-cr stressed assets in FY13 P Rudran]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After a lull of two years, Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited (Arcil) is gearing up to acquire a significant portion of non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-will-acquire-rs-1300-cr-stressed-assets-in-fy13-p-rudran/493992/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Number of e-commerce firms will shrink significantly in next 2 years Deepak Gaur]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Global private equity firm SAIF Partners has investments worth $1 billion in India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/numbere-commerce-firms-will-shrink-significantly-in-next-2-years-deepak-gaur/493989/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:33:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We want abolition of mandatory cess to GIC Amarnath Ananthanarayanan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bharti AXA General Insurance has reached the figure of ~1,000 crore annual gross written premium in four years.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-want-abolitionmandatory-cess-to-gic-amarnath-ananthanarayanan/493921/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:46:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Companies can save through combined procurement T C A Ranganathan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[With outbound trade from India registering a decline for the sixth consecutive month, the government is carrying out reviews across sectors to help exporters.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/companies-can-save-through-combined-procurement-t-c-a-ranganathan/493532/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:32:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A reduction of 10-15 bps in interest rate is possible D Sarkar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mumbai-based Union Bank of India sees interest rate to soften going ahead and the bank may reduce lending rates further at a time when credit pick up is sluggish.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/a-reduction10-15-bps-in-interest-rate-is-possible-d-sarkar/493531/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:31:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[In-house TPAs enable more control over the claim settlement process, which is needed Ritesh Kumar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, which aims to better the average sectoral growth this financial year, says retail health premium revision should be automatic.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/in-house-tpas-enable-more-control-overclaim-settlement-process-which-is-needed-ritesh-kumar/493408/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:57:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Value and quantum of M&A deals in India coming down K Balakrishnan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[K Balakrishnan, chairman and managing director of Lazard India Pvt Ltd, is a happy man.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/valuequantumma-deals-in-india-coming-down-k-balakrishnan/493262/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:03:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tax breaks needed to increase penetration of general insurance G Srinivasan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[G Srinivasan, who recently assumed office as chairman and managing director of New India Assurance, the state-owned general insurance company, has a long list of dos and don&rsquo;ts for the company and the sector.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tax-breaks-needed-to-increase-penetrationgeneral-insurance-g-srinivasan/493041/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:05:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are aspiring for $1-bn balance sheet size in 5 years Vikram Nimkar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia&rsquo;s oldest bank, opened its first branch in Mumbai on Thursday to cater to the needs of corporate and retail customers.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/weaspiring-for-1-bn-balance-sheet-size-in-5-years-vikram-nimkar/492719/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:23:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My new book will talk about SKS experience Vikram Akula]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A candid account of what went wrong at SKS Microfinance during 2009-11 is in the offing.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/my-new-book-will-talk-about-sks-experience-vikram-akula/492652/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:22:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Selling to private equity is a real exit option for promoters Shashank Singh ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[With 30 years of investing experience, US-based private equity (PE) major Apax Partners has made investments worth $40 billion around the world.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/selling-to-private-equity-isreal-exit-option-for-promoters-shashank-singh-/492591/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:39:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Not much scope for further fall in asset quality Bhaskar Sen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deteriorating asset quality, muted loan demand and stress on the margins led to a sharp decline in the earnings of public sector banks in the July-September quarter.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/not-much-scope-for-further-fall-in-asset-quality-bhaskar-sen/492495/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:16:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Problem is not with the realty market but with the players Siddharth Yog]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Xander Group, the institutional investor backed by the Lord Rothschild family and RIT Capital Partners, among others, has been one of the most active investors in Indian real estate in the past two years.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/problem-is-notthe-realty-market-butthe-players-siddharth-yog/492011/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disagreements need to be settled internally D Subbarao ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao says the finance ministry and the central bank have shared goals and concerns.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/disagreements-need-to-be-settled-internally-d-subbarao-/491201/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:09:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We want to set up a comprehensive financial services platform N Sivaraman]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Recently, L&amp;T Finance Holdings announced the acquisition of FamilyCredit, which specialises in automobile loans.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-want-to-set-upcomprehensive-financial-services-platform-n-sivaraman/490883/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:55:49 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The pace and size of deals are a big drag on start-ups Sateesh Andra]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sateesh Andra is an excited man these days.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-pacesizedeals-arebig-dragstart-ups-sateesh-andra/490614/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:34:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sluggish growth calls for sentiment-boosting measures Pradeep Madhav]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[With at least one rate cut expected by the year-end, gilt yields are heading below current levels, says Pradeep Madhav, managing director, STCI Primary Dealer.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sluggish-growth-calls-for-sentiment-boosting-measures-pradeep-madhav/490422/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:57:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We have made a conscious course correction to reduce Ulip biz share Atanu Sen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[SBI Life Insurance has been one of the few players in the industry to declare a maiden dividend within 10 years of operation.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-have-madeconscious-course-correction-to-reduce-ulip-biz-share-atanu-sen/490058/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:34:01 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[I would be surprised if more than 30 PEs survive downturn Rahul Bhasin]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since 1998, Rahul Bhasin has seen private equity in India come full circle &mdash; from its heyday of the mid-1990s and early 2000s to the crisis it finds itself in today.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/i-would-be-surprised-if-more-than-30-pes-survive-downturn-rahul-bhasin/489956/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:41:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Higher tax benefits for health insurance are needed Joydeep Roy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[L&amp;T General Insurance has been in operation for about two years in the non-life insurance space and undertaking planned losses to balance out its initial investments.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/higher-tax-benefits-for-health-insuranceneeded-joydeep-roy/489837/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:33:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[There is a case for a cut in CRR by a further 25 basis points Ananth Narayan ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ananth Narayan, co-head of wholesale banking, South Asia, at Standard Chartered Bank, is of the view that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may either cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) or indicate further open-market operations (OMOs) in the second quarter review of the monetary policy later this month.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/there-iscase-forcut-in-crr-byfurther-25-basis-points-ananth-narayan-/489732/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:07:49 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deposit growth is not at all satisfactory & that is a challenge D Sarkar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite sluggish credit and deposit growth in the banking sector, D Sarkar, chairman &amp; managing director of Union Bank of India, is hopeful of achieving the growth targets his bank had set at the beginning of this financial year.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/deposit-growth-is-not-at-all-satisfactorythat-ischallenge-d-sarkar/489349/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:06:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The benefits of increased FDI limit will be seen more in the long term Arun Balakrishnan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[BerkshireInsurance.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-benefitsincreased-fdi-limit-will-be-seen-more-inlong-term-arun-balakrishnan/488978/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:29:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[More money available but not necessarily at less cost Keki Mistry]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Saturday allowed debt mutual funds an additional 10 per cent exposure in housing finance firms (HFCs).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/more-money-availablenot-necessarily-at-less-cost-keki-mistry/488999/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:15:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Policy measures have lifted the sentiments Leif Eskesen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Leif Eskesen, chief economist for India &amp; Asean at Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), expects the recent policy measures announced by the government to aid growth gradually.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/policy-measures-have-liftedsentiments-leif-eskesen/488585/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:51:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AA products are also relatively safe and give good yields Sam Ghosh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[At a time when the life insurance industry is looking for a catalyst to boost growth, the finance ministry has come forward with a set of reforms.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/aa-productsalso-relatively-safegive-good-yields-sam-ghosh/488502/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deal sizes will get larger over time Ajay Relan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ajay Relan, a heavyweight of the Indian private equity (PE) industry, headed Citigroup&rsquo;s India PE business since its inception in 1995.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/deal-sizes-will-get-larger-over-time-ajay-relan/488458/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:30:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We still expect a rate cut only by Q4 of the current financial year B Prasanna]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The government today said it would stick to its target of borrowing Rs 5.7 lakh crore from the market this financial year.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-still-expectrate-cut-only-by-q4the-current-financial-year-b-prasanna/487882/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:34:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[There is no question of an IPO right now Amitabh Chaudhry]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[At a time when the life insurance sector is struggling to keep business going, HDFC Standard Life Insurance has been showing a rise in its premium numbers.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/there-is-no-questionan-ipo-right-now-amitabh-chaudhry/487786/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:20:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Slowdown in infra growth & investments are biggest macroeconomic concerns G Ananth Narayan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[G Ananth Narayan, regional co-head, global markets and wholesale banking (South Asia), Standard Chartered Bank, in an interview with Puneet Wadhwa says the reform measures announced by the government last week will have a positive medium-term impact on the economy and will change the perception of policy paralysis in India, but may not have an immediate effect on growth.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/slowdown-in-infra-growthinvestmentsbiggest-macroeconomic-concerns-g-ananth-narayan/486720/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:35:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[To return to high growth, we need better use of savings flow Ajay Srinivasan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Aditya Birla Group is present in various financial sectors &mdash; insurance, asset management, equity broking and lending.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/to-return-to-high-growth-we-need-better-usesavings-flow-ajay-srinivasan/486042/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:31:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[For healthy biz, margins have to remain healthier Mushtaq Ahmad]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mushtaq Ahmad has been steering Jammu &amp; Kashmir Bank as chairman and chief executive since October 2010.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-healthy-biz-margins-have-to-remain-healthier-mushtaq-ahmad/485743/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:21:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mis-selling tendency is high when economic cycle is down Jayant Dua]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jayant Dua has been steering Birla Sun Life Insurance as managing director and chief executive officer since August 2010.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mis-selling-tendency-is-high-when-economic-cycle-is-down-jayant-dua/485624/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:42:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[There isnt much time left for kick-starting the economy Chanda Kochhar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The dark clouds outside her corner office look ominous, but ICICI Bank MD &amp; CEO Chanda Kochhar is quick to spot the silver lining.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/there-isn\t-much-time-left-for-kick-startingeconomy-chanda-kochhar/485285/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Markets have a higher chance of de-rating rather than re-rating Avinash Gupta]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Markets have been keenly watching statements from the central banks across the globe in the hope of a fresh round of stimulus.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/markets-havehigher-chancede-rating-rather-than-re-rating-avinash-gupta/485274/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[It is not our job to help banks achieve targets K C Chakrabarty]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty, in an interview with Rutam Vora, says banks should not complain about the stiff priority-sector targets.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/it-is-not-our-job-to-help-banks-achieve-targets-k-c-chakrabarty/485186/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:20:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asia bond market has started growing D Saradhi Rajan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Indian banks have raised $3.55 billion via overseas bond issues in less than a month, after a lull of three to four months.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/asia-bond-market-has-started-growing-d-saradhi-rajan/484954/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:50:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We expect 18-20% growth in retail portfolio A Krishna Kumar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[At a time of tight monetary regime and sluggish macro-economic scenario, credit offtake has become a major concern for India&rsquo;s banking industry.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-expect-18-20-growth-in-retail-portfolio-a-krishna-kumar/484861/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:57:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ratings drive the entire SME ecosystem towards higher levels of transparency Sachin Nigam]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Crisil pioneered the concept of ratings for the SME sector in India and launched it in 2005.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ratings-driveentire-sme-ecosystem-towards-higher-levelstransparency-sachin-nigam/484576/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:41:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Borrowers arent interest rate sensitive Kapil wadhawan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A cut in banks&rsquo; home loan rates is unlikely to hurt Dewan Housing Finance, as it caters to the housing finance needs of low- and middle-income groups, says Chairman and Managing Director Kapil Wadhawan, in an interview with Krishna Pophale.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/borrowers-aren\t-interest-rate-sensitive-kapil-wadhawan/484368/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:09:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[E-commerce infrastructure in India lags valuations Arvind Sodhani]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Intel Capital, the strategic arm of Intel Corporation, which has invested $300 million in 80 Indian start-ups, is not perturbed by poor investment sentiment or the slowdown in the IT space.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/e-commerce-infrastructure-in-india-lags-valuations-arvind-sodhani/484095/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:54:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are looking to leverage technology by introducing innovative products Mahendren Moodley]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[FirstRand Bank, the second-largest financial services group in the African continent, entered India in 2008.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/welooking-to-leverage-technology-by-introducing-innovative-products-mahendren-moodley/483872/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:17:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Regulations need to encourage pooling of funds in India Raja Kumar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Capital, which manages $600 million across three funds, was among the few Asian private equity (PE) firms able to raise funds successfully, before closing the fund during the tumultuous period of 2009.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/regulations-need-to-encourage-poolingfunds-in-india-raja-kumar/483390/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[These were all good faith mistakes, not malfeasance Peter Sands]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Standard Chartered Plc has seen &pound;6 billion wiped from its market value following allegations it violated US anti-money laundering rules.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/these-were-all-good-faith-mistakes-not-malfeasance-peter-sands/483213/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:47:32 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We should be in the black by third quarter S Dilli Raj]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[SKS Microfinance, the only listed micro lender in the country, had plunged into losses after a 2010 legislation by the Andhra Pradesh government regulated the activities of microfinance institutions (MFIs).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-should-be-inblack-by-third-quarter-s-dilli-raj/483232/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:09:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India has to make its systems more contemporary Sunil Mehta]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The past four years were tough for AIG in India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-has-to-make-its-systems-more-contemporary-sunil-mehta/482867/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Indian exports story is like an F1 race T C A Ranganathan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) Chairman and Managing Director T C A Ranganathan asserts that a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 per cent between 2001 and 2011 attests to the success of India&rsquo;s exports story.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-indian-exports-story-is-like-an-f1-race-t-c-a-ranganathan/482819/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:43:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Things look bad because of some insurance players Analjit Singh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After growing at 25 per cent annually for almost a decade, the insurance sector slowed in the past year.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/things-look-bad-becausesome-insurance-players-analjit-singh/482653/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:09:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Straitjacket product wont do, flexibility needed D K Mehrotra ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After a difficult year in terms of premium collection, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has set its sights on 20-25 per cent growth in 2012-13.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/straitjacket-product-wont-do-flexibility-needed-d-k-mehrotra-/482555/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:39:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Growth slowdown will impact asset quality Subir Gokarn ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn says credit-deposit growth mismatch for a longer period could put pressure on liquidity.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/growth-slowdown-will-impact-asset-quality-subir-gokarn-/482002/</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Govt action & corporate governance are concerns S M Sundaram]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The $550-million Baring Private Equity Partners India is considering launching its fourth fund, possibly in the range of $500-700 million.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govt-actioncorporate-governanceconcerns-s-m-sundaram/481458/</link>
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