Mumbai: State Bank of India, the country's biggest lender, plans to borrow $1 billion to $2 billion from the overseas market in the next three months, Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri told reporters on the sidelines of a banking event.
SBI doubled its overseas borrowing programme to $10 billion last year but poor market conditions have deterred it from making fundraising plans since.
Chaudhuri did not provide details of where the bank would raise funds, or the pricing.
The bank was downgraded by Moody's Investor Service last October because of its thin capital base and worsening asset quality....
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03:59 AM, Jun 17, 2012
