Wednesday, April 25, 2007

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NRI deposits in Kerala banks on a high
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24: NRI deposits in Kerala banks touched a new high of Rs.329 billion on Dec 31, 2006.NRI deposits in 3,539 branches of various banks grew from Rs.288 billion in December 2005 to Rs.329 billion, constituting 38.42 percent of all deposits in the state's banks, said figures released at a bankers' committee meet here Tuesday.Details of the NRI deposits show that the State Bank group leads the pack with a total of Rs.124 billion, followed by private sector banks with Rs.101 billion. Then come nationalised banks with Rs.97 billion.The State Bank of Travancore, Kerala's own bank, leads all other banks with a record Rs.81 billion. Among private sector banks, the Federal Bank leads with Rs.48 billion.Kerala has a record two million Keralites working abroad, of which close to 85 percent are in the Middle East.
--- IANS

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