23.50 (2.28%) State Bank of India’s (SBI) board has approved raising of additional tier-I (AT1) bonds to the extent of Rs 5,000 crore by way of issuance of Basel-III compliant debt instruments in rupees, within the overall capital plan earlier approved by the board for raising equity during FY21. The central board of the bank in a meeting held on September 30, 2020 has accorded the approval for the same.
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