Banking and Finance
Stanchart reopens branch in Kochi
AT a seminar on Trade and Cash Management, Standard Chartered Bank has announced the re-launch of its refurbished branch here.

OMO to check `excess enthusiasm'
THE open market operations (OMO) started by the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday will address the problem of liquidity and curb the ``excess enthusiasm'' of some players in the money market, the RBI Deputy Governor, Mr. Y. V. Reddy, said today.

Union Bank setting up wide area link
UNION Bank of India is working on a two-phase computerisation programme to link its branches and administrative offices. In the first phase, the bank has set up local area networks at 53 administrative offices. The Department of Telecom Services has appr oved the bank's linking of its administrative offices and 200 branches using 64 Kbps fibre optic lease lines in the second phase. Another 400 branches are to be covered by the wide area network by June 2000.

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