INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda would lead to business of Rs 14.8 lakh croreDena Bank said on Monday that its board of
directors approved the merger of the state-run bank with peers Bank of Baroda and Vijaya Bank
The development came a week after the government proposed a plan to merge the three PSU banks, to create the country's third largest lender
Dena Bank said, in a regulatory filing on Monday, that its board met on the same day and approved the merger plan
The decision, it noted, was "in line with Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India proposal dated 17th
The government had on September 17 announced the merger plan, as part of efforts to tackle lakhs of crores of bad loans plaguing the sector
At present, state-run State Bank of India, and private sector peers HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank are the three largest lenders in the country.4
The net NPA (non-performing asset) ratio of the merged entity will stand at 5.71 per cent, as against the PSU bank average of 12.13 per
cent, the government had said in its official statement dated September 17.5
The government owns majority stakes in 21 banks that account for more than two-thirds of the banking assets in the country.(With agency
