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Bank Holiday Today: Are Banks Open Or Closed On Janmashtami? Check State-Wise Status
News18
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August 16, 2025
Last Updated:August 16, 2025, 08:07 IST Bank Holiday Today: Janmashtami on August 16 leads to bank closures in cities like Aizawl, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Online banking remains functional. Bank Holiday Today: Banks To Remain Closed In Certain...
Bank Holiday On Janmashtami: Which States Will See A Shutdown On Saturday, 16 August?
ABP Live
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August 16, 2025
As India celebrates Janmashtami, the festival marking the birth of Lord Krishna, several states will witness a bank holiday today, Saturday, 16 August 2025. The timing of the festival has aligned with Independence Day on Friday, 15 August, and the...
Banking sector showed mixed performance in 2024 – World Bank Group
MyJoyOnline
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August 16, 2025
Ghana’s banking sector exhibited mixed performance in 2024, characterised by robust asset growth alongside limited private credit expansion, according to the World Bank Group’s 9th Economic Update on Ghana. The June 2025 edition of the report...
Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on Saturday, August 16, for Janmashtami? Check here
Mint
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August 16, 2025
Bank holiday today: Janmashtami, the Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, has contributed to a long weekend for banks in several states across India. While Friday, August 15, was a nationwide holiday for Independence Day, the...
Bank Holiday Alert: What’s Open And Closed On August 16, 2025, For Janmashtami
Zee News
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New Delhi: Janmashtami, the vibrant Hindu festival that marks the birth of Lord Krishna, has added to a long weekend for many across India this year. With Independence Day falling on Friday, August 15, and Janmashtami being observed on Saturday,...
Bank Holiday Today: Are banks open or closed today on Saturday, August 16? Check here
The Indian Express
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August 16, 2025
Krishna Janmashtami Bank Holiday Today 2025: Public-sector banks (PSBs) and private banking institutions will be closed today, on Saturday, August 16, on account of Krishna Janmashtami, as designated in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025...
Why Bank of America Stock (BAC) is Walking a Tightrope
Markets Insider
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Bank of America (BAC) posted financial results for the second quarter last month, exceeding analyst expectations, delivering solid earnings and growing its loan portfolio, helping to drive the stock up roughly 7.5% in the past three months. Yet,...
State Bank Of India, Bank Of Baroda And Indian Overseas Bank Reduce MCLR
Outlook Money
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August 16, 2025
The six-month MCLR continues at 8.45 per cent. The one-year MCLR, which is a key benchmark for retail loans, has been reduced to 8.75 per cent from 8.80 per cent. The two-year MCLR has been fixed at 8.80 per cent, lower than 8.85 per cent...
Big banks start to offer easy-access savings rates BELOW 1% once more - is yours offering sub-par account?
This Is Money
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August 16, 2025
By HELEN KIRRANE, REPORTER, THIS IS MONEY Updated: 02:00 EDT, 16 August 2025 Savers who keep their savings with big banks on the high street could be in for a nasty shock in the coming months. Santander's Everyday easy-access account now pays just...
Home Affairs partners with banks to offer IDs, passports at branches
Bedfordview and Edenvale News
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August 16, 2025
South Africans will soon be able to apply for their smart card IDs and passports at selected bank branches, thanks to a new partnership between the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), First National Bank (FNB) and Standard Bank. The collaboration,...
S&P Upgrades Ratings For Top Indian Banks And Financial Firms After Sovereign Boost
ABP Live
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August 16, 2025
In yet another significant development, the S&P Global Ratings has upgraded long-term issuer credit ratings on seven Indian banks and three non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The banks are State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis...
Shettima Lauds Zenith Bank For Breaking Barriers, Setting Standards
News Investigators Nigeria
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August 16, 2025
News Investigators/ The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has commended Zenith Bank for breaking barriers, setting standards, and proving that in Nigeria, greatness is not an exception but an expectation. Shettima, who was a former staff of...
US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bank Accounting Advisory Series Updated
Mondovisione
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its annual update to the Bank Accounting Advisory Series (BAAS). The BAAS contains staff responses to frequently asked questions from the banking industry and bank examiners on a...
Coldwell Banker headed to Twilight championship with win over Stanton
The Daily Mining Gazette - Michigan
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Houghton Building Supply-Stanton's Dax Durocher (left) catches Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen's Carson Turner in a rundown Thursday in a Twilight League semifinal playoff game in Stanton. (Eddie O'Neill/For the Gazette) STANTON — Coldwell Banker...
Fresno Catholic Bishop shares diocese’s financial details in marathon bankruptcy hearing
Valley Public Radio - California
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August 15, 2025
FRESNO, Calif. – Representatives of the Catholic Diocese of Fresno recently spent hours answering questions under oath during one of the first public hearings in federal bankruptcy court. The conversation illuminated some of the reasons for why...
HDFC Bank changes rules: Rs 150 fee after 4 free cash transactions, new monthly limit – Check details
Financial Express
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HDFC Bank has made a big change in the rules of cash transactions for its savings account holders. Now customers will get only up to Rs 1 lakh cash transactions (both self and third-party) free every month, whereas earlier this limit was Rs 2...
OneCard Warns Customers Of 'WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Fraud', Can Lose Access To One's Bank Account
Free Press Journal
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OneCard warned customers of 'WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Fraud', where one can lose access to one's bank account, face identity theft or suffer financial losses. OneCard's Advisory OneCard, in its advisory, said: “In this type of scam, fraudsters...
Stablecoin Concerns: US Banking Associations Push For Legislative Fixes
Bitcoinist
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August 16, 2025
The recent passage of the GENIUS Act, which marks the first stablecoin legislation in the United States, has sparked considerable interest among crypto investors. However, leading banking associations across the country have raised alarms about...
More than 30K wireless power banks recalled after reports of fires, explosions
FOX Business
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Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. More than 30,000 wireless power banks sold across the U.S. and Canada have been recalled over reports of batteries catching on fire and exploding, causing thousands of dollars in property damage. The...
Fidelity Bank feeds 1,000 less privileged persons in Anambra
Realnews Magazine
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August 16, 2025
Business FIDELITY Bank Plc on Friday provided food support to over 1,000 residents in Anambra through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Food Bank initiative. The outreach which held at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Awka, brought together...