New Delhi: BNP Paribas, Societe Generale
and Standard Chartered are among the seven foreign banks which have been
given approval to open new branches in the country in 2012 till
mid-August, the government said today.
The other four which were also given
approval are — Morgan Stanley Bank International, Westpac Banking
Corporation, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait and State Bank of Mauritius.
In 2011, as
many as 10 foreign banks were given permission to open branches in
India, while the number stood at six in the year before that.
“RBI may, however, go beyond the WTO commitments of 12 branch licenses, if the foreign banks open offices in unbanked under-banked areas,” he added.
Standard Chartered Bank and State Bank of Mauritius have been given approval to open branches in under-banked areas.
Morgan Stanley, Westpac Banking Corporation and BNP Paribas received permissions for opening branches in Mumbai.
The approval to Societe Generale and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwati is to open branches at Sanand and Aluva, respectively.
Source: Business standard, Aug 22, 2012
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