New Delhi: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will on Monday take a call on Tescos proposal to enter Indias multi-brand retail segment and HDFC Banks request for raising foreign investment holding limit. A decision on Vodafones application is also likely to be taken. PTI
Idea gets nod to raise FII cap to 49%
New Delhi: Countrys third largest telecom operator Idea Cellular has received shareholders approval for increasing the investment limit for overseas investors to 49 per cent,according to company sources. PTI
SBI appoints Pradeep Kumar as MD
MUMBi: Countrys biggest lender State Bank of India has appointed P Pradeep Kumar as its Managing Director. As one of the four managing directors,Kumar will look after the corporate banking portfolio. ENS
NHB to ask govt for R5K cr bonds in FY15
New Delhi: National Housing Bank,the regulator for housing finance companies,is planning to request government to grant permission for issuance of tax-free bonds worth Rs 5,000 crore in the next fiscal. PTI
FII inflows reach $2.5 bn in December
New Delhi: Foreign investors pumped in more than Rs 15,500 crore ($2.5 billion) in equities this month,ahead of the tapering of the US Fed stimulus programme starting in January. FIIs bought shares worth Rs 61,492 crore and sold Rs 45,940 crore till December 27,Sebi data said. PTI