Principal Asset
Its status as the principle mover and shaker in J&K’s economy is undisputed. For generations across the state which have grown with the bank,...
Shaping Paradigms
Since 2003 economist Dr Haseeb A Drabu is directly involved with the fiscal management and economic reconstruction of J&K, initially as economic adviser and...
Money Matters
For most of the human history, the first person outside the family who would know everything about a member of the family was a...
Yes, J&K is Bankable
Banking sector suffered severely at the peak of turmoil. With J&K Bank in lead, the sector fought back, survived and created thousands of impressive...
A Lopsided Story
District level performance of banks across J&K offers a story least talked about. Kashmir and Jammu offer two extremes to banking story in which...
The Half Year Story
During the first six months of the current financial year, the banks operating in the state have increased their advances. But they have under-performed...
Tenacious Ten
It all started with a dream to make big in life. With financial help from J&K bank under its SKEWPY scheme they turned their...
Distinctly 75
J&K’s only listed company, the Rs 100000 crore plus turnover J&K Bank turned 75 last week. While it has been at the core of...
The Bypass Banking
For every Rs 100 that people in J&K deposit, the banks deploy more than Rs 63 outside the state, preventing the local resource to...
Banking In Trouble
By the end of December 2012, 1590 branches of 42 banks and financial institutions serving J&K had Rs 60245 crore deposits as their cumulative...
Capitalizing Peace
Banks are flush with money but quite a few locals are willing to risk and invest in a place ravaged by conflict and turmoil...
A Trillion Crore Story
The J&K Bank will celebrate its platinum jubilee in 2013 and for that it is scripting a huge story, TASAVUR MUSHTAQ reports
Scripting a big...
Advancing Gold
Having a loan processed from a commercial bank can be both harassing and time consuming. But, banks have now started accepting gold as mortgage...
A golden story
The traditional gold market in Kashmir is resistant to hallmarking and transparency, leaving enough space for branded outlets and banks. An unconcerned government and...
Banking on Kashmir
The government's decision to make RBI its debt banker in place of J&K Bank may have proved a blessing in disguise for the latter.
They...
