Allahabad Bank is planning to revitalize its $500-million overseas bond sale which was put on halt, as its Hong Kong business is increasing due to a rise in trade with China.
The company’s board will talk about the overseas bond sale plan in the next meeting as the lender needs resources for its swelling Hong Kong business, which grew 62% last fiscal to cross the $1 billion mark. It has earned 2.5 times more profit of Rs 48 crore in 2011-12 from the city-state situated on China’s south coast.
The bank will issue dollar-denominated medium term notes or MTN for five-and-a-half years. It will now need to get its MTN programme rated by an overseas rater and initiate legal documentation.
The 147-year old Indian lender has just one overseas branch and is seeking four more licences from Reserve Bank of India for setting up branches in Dhaka, Shanghai, Singapore and a second one in Hong Kong. The bank’s Hong Kong branch has its advances portfolio at Rs 4,723 crore at the end of this fiscal, compared with Rs 2,903 crore a year back.
Company Name | CMP |
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SBI | 799.65 |
Bank Of Baroda | 244.70 |
Canara Bank | 100.40 |
PNB | 101.55 |
Union Bank Of India | 117.90 |
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