CARBON FINANCE :Doha Bank plans India expansion
Qatar-based Doha Bank, which last year bought a 49% stake in Kochi-based brokerage firm Select Securities Ltd, is planning another round of investments in India, focusing this time on retail lending, sustainable energy projects, technology and financial institutions including stakes in Indian banks.Doha Bank has an $800 million (Rs3,400 crore) fund for investments in global markets, a good part of which will come into India, R. Seetharaman, its chief executive, said. The bank is also awaiting regulatory approval to start commercial banking operations in the country, for which an application has been pending with the Reserve Bank of India         MORE

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