SBI wants more women directors on its board

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 21:21

Pitching for greater gender diversity on its board, state-run banking giant SBI's Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Thursday said the bank wants some more women directors and has already suggested a few names to the government.

SBI sees loan growth picking up from next year

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 17:08

State Bank of India, India's largest lender, expects loan growth to rise to as much as 15 percent in the fiscal year to March 2016, boosted by government auctions for coal concessions and mobile radio airwaves, Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya said on Tuesday.

SBI commits Rs 75,000 cr for financing clean energy generation

Last Updated: Sunday, February 15, 2015, 16:25

Country's largest lender State Bank of India today committed Rs 75,000 crore for generation of 15,000 MW of renewable energy in the next 5 years.

SBI looking at selling stakes in insurance subsidiaries

Last Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015, 22:10

State Bank of India on Friday said it is keen on selling some of its stake in insurance subsidiaries and is in talks with respective joint ventures for the same.

SBI not looking at merger of associate bank: SBI Chairperson

Last Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015, 22:09

"At this point, we are not looking at anything (merger of one of the associate banks), immediately," Bhattacharya told reporters here.

SBI results cheer investors as bad loans stable

Last Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015, 13:23

State Bank of India (SBI), the nation`s top lender by assets, reported on Friday a small increase in bad loans in its fiscal third quarter that was not as much as feared, sending its shares up as much as 6.8 percent.

PSU banks should be allowed to recruit from IITs, IIMs: SBI

Last Updated: Sunday, February 1, 2015, 15:40

"The public money goes into formation of the institutions like IITs and IIMs. From all of these good institutions, which nurture the best talents of the country, the public sector banks are barred from recruitment," SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said at a recent event.

India well positioned to take advantage of demand: SBI chief

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 23:56

India is at the "cross roads" but is well positioned to take advantage of demand, democracy and demography to ensure infrastructure development and overall growth, State Bank of India chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said Wednesday.

SBI chief for innovative lending to contain NPAs

Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2015, 17:42

With non-performing assets from large corporates at worryingly high levels, State Bank of India Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya Monday said lenders should be innovative in tailoring their products.

SBI has no plans to lend to SpiceJet

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 22:33

State Bank of India is not looking at extending any loan to the cash-strapped airline SpiceJet, Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said on Friday.

SBI seeks tax incentives for housing, edu to boost growth

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 21:21

SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya Thursday pitched for a slew of tax incentives for housing and education loans in the forthcoming Budget for boosting economic growth.

PSU bankers paid very poorly, rues SBI chief

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 20:15

Lamenting that bankers are paid very poorly in India, especially at public sector banks, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya Thursday said there is an urgent need to provide better remuneration to attract good talent.