Bank of India among four banks shortlisted for potential privatisation: Report
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Manoj Kumar,
, Reuters
The other three banks on the shortlist are Bank of Maharashtra, Indian Overseas Bank and the Central Bank of India, according to a report
The govt is considering mid-sized to small banks for its first round of privatisation to test the waters
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India s government has shortlisted four mid-sized state-run banks for privatisation, under a new push to sell state assets and shore up government revenues, three government sources said.
Privatisation of the banking sector, which is dominated by state-run behemoths with hundreds of thousands of employees, is politically risky because it could put jobs at risk but Prime Minister Narendra Modi s administration aims to make a start with second-tier banks.
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