BoI to focus on personal banking -- Bank CMD
Bank of India (BoI) has identified personal banking as focus area. It plans to set up about 100 commercial and personal banking branches by March 2002.

Deutsche Bank H1 profit doubles; plans pan-European retail thrust
Deutsche Bank AG, which posted record first-half results Thursday that benefited greatly from the sale of shares in Allianz AG, sought to reaffirm its much-questioned commitment to retail banking.

Bank of Punjab net up 59% in first-quarter
Bank of Punjab has registered a net profit growth of 59% from 8.02 crore to Rs 12.77 crore for the quarter ending June 2000.The profits before depreciation and tax rose 104% from Rs 11.22 crore to Rs 22.85 crores during the same period.


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