Mumbai: State Bank of India on Friday said it has entered into a partnership with the Industrial Bank of Korea to help the Korean small businesses doing business here in the country. The agreement will help about 480 Korean small and medium enterprises operating in the country, SBI said in a statement issued in Mumbai.
In the absence of a branch of the Korean bank in the country, "this agreement will assist Korean companies to meet their financial requirements", it said. Additionally, it would also help SBI in channelizing business for its upcoming representative office in Seoul, it said.
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03:45 AM, May 11, 2013
Los Angeles: Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone has settled his case against contractor Mohamed Hadid, who he sued for USD 1.4 million. The 'Rocky' actor alleged that Hadid did a bad job of renovating his property, describing him as an 'unscrupulous, unlicensed predator' but the case has now been settled out of court, reported TMZ online. Meanwhile, Hadid had claimed the 66-year-old actor threatened to blow his head off. He...
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Nari Contractor disapproved Dhoni's continued insistence on a rank turner from Day 1. ...
05:38 PM, Dec 03, 2012
The felicitation will be a commemoration of 80 years of India as a Test playing nation and India-England cricket. ...
10:13 PM, Nov 30, 2012
New Delhi: Unfazed by the Congress attack over the letter row involving him, BJP President Nitin Gadkari said he will quit politics if there is any proof of his business links with Ajay Sancheti in the irrigation scam. He said he had asked the Centre to release funds for the Gosikhurd project to help the farmers and not for the benefit of any contractor close to him. Gadkari also said...
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07:30 AM, Sep 28, 2012
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06:41 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Bangalore: A contractor was buried alive under the debris and three children had a miraculous escape when an under-construction three-storeyed building collapsed at M K Layout in Garudacharpalya 4th Main Road on Wednesday morning. It is suspected that some more persons may have been trapped under the debris. The deceased has been identified as Mohan Nayar. Earlier, it was suspected that a labourer, identified as Sabanna, 24, was buried alive...
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