Chanda Kochhar, Arundhati Bhattacharya top Fortune's most powerful women list

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 17:11

Bankers Chanda Kochhar and Arundhati Bhattacharya have been ranked as top two in a list of most powerful women in Asia Pacific prepared by the global magazine Fortune.

Rupee must fall more to save exports, prevent China dumping: SBI

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 20:42

As the rupee touched a new 2-year low, State Bank chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya today said it must fall further to help domestic exporters.

RBI likely to keep repo rate unchanged: SBI chairman

Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015, 22:33

State Bank of India chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya on Friday said RBI is likely to keep repo rate unchanged in the September monetary policy review due to the uncertainty in the markets and a volatile rupee.

SBI chief takes U-turn, says payments banks 'opportunity' for all

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 23:31

In a U-turn from her earlier stated position on the entry of payments banks, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya Tuesday said there is nothing negative about them and there is a huge opportunity for the entire banking system.

U-turn on payments banks: SBI chief sees 'opportunity' for all

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 22:34

"With this new competition, I think there is a huge opportunity out there for the entire banking sector. And this opportunity is for us to take," she said.

Rupee fall due to China fears, India on firm footing: SBI chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 00:14

State Bank chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya Monday described the massive fall in the rupee as "driven by apprehensions" about the crisis in China and asserted it does not indicate any fundamental issues with Indian economy.

Call drops not good for financial inclusion: SBI chief

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 23:08

SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya Monday joined the debate on frequent call drops, citing a personal experience of not being able to get seamless connectivity while driving along Marine Drive, and warned that bad networks are detrimental to financial inclusion agenda.

Payments banks could make banking sector be a 'dog-eat-dog' market: SBI chief

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 22:50

State Bank of India (SBI) chief Arundhati Bhattacharya Monday again expressed fears over the entry of payments banks, saying they are agile and have an edge as they are not bound by industry-level wage agreements which can lead to 'a dog-eat-dog's world'.

SBI chief says crisis year lending by PSBs helped pvt banks

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 22:27

State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya Monday said state-run lenders' risk-taking during the crisis years is helping private sector lenders report healthy asset growth by "cannibalising" the completed projects.

SBI developing low-cost model to counter payments banks

Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2015, 23:18

Country's largest commercial banking entity State Bank of India (SBI) is now developing a low-cost model to compete with payments banks.

SBI hiring directly from campuses on contract?

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 22:41

"We are trying to get some people directly from campuses on contract," she said while talking to Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan Thursday.

Difficult to give fresh loans to NPA accounts: SBI

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 15:50

Country's largest lender State Bank of India on Thursday expressed concerns about giving fresh loans to accounts which have become non performing assets(NPA) and said the banks do not have any incentive by doing so.