Indian Overseas Bank - I O B Share Price

Summary

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) was founded on 10th February, 1937 by Shri. M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar, a pioneer in many fields such as, Banking, Insurance and Industry with the twin objectives of specializing in foreign exchange business and overseas banking. IOB had the unique distinction of commencing business in 10th February 1937 (on the inaugural day itself) in three branches simultaneously - at Karaikudi and Chennai in India and Rangoon in Burma (presently Myanmar) followed by a branch in Penang. The Bank had 12 establishments abroad, including 8 overseas branches, 1 Representative office, 2 Remittance Centers and 1 Joint Venture Subsidiary as on 31st March 2018. There are two branches each at Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Bangkok and one each at Singapore and South Korea. Its Representative office is located at Dubai.The Products & Services of the bank includes NRI Services, Personal Banking, Forex Services, Agri Business Consultancy, Credit Cards, Any Branch Banking and ATM Banking. Saga of the IOB is covered into four categories, such as Pre-nationalisation era (1947- 69), at the time of Nationalisation (1969), Post - nationalisation era (1969-1992) and Post-Reform Period - Unprecedented developments (1992 & after). In Pre-nationalisation era (1947- 69), IOB expanded its domestic activities and enlarged its international banking operations. As early as in 1957, the Bank established a training centre, which has now grown into a Staff College at Chennai with 9 training... Read More