India's central bank rejects Muthoot Finance’s  bid  to  buy IDBI's mutual fund business

India's central bank rejects Muthoot Finance’s  bid  to  buy IDBI's mutual fund business

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has not cleared a proposal by Muthoot Finance Ltd to buy IDBI Asset Management Ltd and IDBI MF Trustee Co. Ltd from IDBI Bank Ltd and IDBI Capital Markets and Securities Ltd, the non-bank financier said on Tuesday.