Saturday, November 24, 2012

Public sector banks must hasten with consolidation


Is the Finance Ministry preparing the ground for consolidation among public sector banks (PSBs)? Its recent missive to the 26 PSBs seems to suggest so. The Ministry said there is a need for continuous interaction between these banks to improve their functioning. This can be achieved by sharing experiences and lessons learnt which in turn will help fine-tune internal policies and procedures. Seven large PSBs – State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Bank of India (BoI), Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Canara Bank – have been assigned the responsibility of co-ordinating the activities of 19 other PSBs in six specific areas of operation......


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