印度国有银行巴罗达银行10月26日表示，其全资子公司bob Securities & Giltedge Limited已开始作为非银行金融公司（NBFC）运营，重点业务为政府证券和债务资本市场。
Bank of Baroda’s wholly owned subsidiary, bob Securities & Giltedge Limited, has commenced operations as a non-banking financial company , with a focus on government securities and debt capital markets, the public sector lender said on October 26.
该行称，该子公司预计将从事做市及相关活动，旨在提高市场效率并鼓励更广泛的投资者参与，包括通过印度储备银行（RBI）的“零售直投”平台。做市是指促进金融工具的买卖，帮助支持市场流动性。RBI零售直投平台使个人投资者能够直接投资政府证券。
The subsidiary is expected to undertake market-making and related activities aimed at improving market efficiency and encouraging wider investor participation, including through the Reserve Bank of India’s Retail Direct platform, according to the bank. Market-making involves facilitating the buying and selling of financial instruments, helping support liquidity in the market. The RBI Retail Direct platform enables individual investors to invest directly in government securities.
巴罗达银行董事总经理兼首席执行官Debadatta Chand表示，NBFC业务的启动将为加强该行在政府证券和债务资本市场的布局奠定基础。
Debadatta Chand, Managing Director and CEO, Bank of Baroda, said the commencement of NBFC operations would lay the foundation for strengthening the bank’s presence in government securities and debt capital markets.
Chand称，此次推出是该行建设专业能力、拓展业务并通过专门子公司实现金融服务业务多元化战略的一部分。
The launch is part of the bank’s strategy to build specialised capabilities, expand its businesses and diversify its financial services operations through dedicated subsidiaries, Chand said.
为庆祝业务启动，bob Securities & Giltedge发布了企业形象和标识，并上线了网站bobgiltedge.in。
To mark the commencement of operations, bob Securities & Giltedge unveiled its corporate identity and logo and launched its website, bobgiltedge.in.
启动仪式由巴罗达银行和bob Securities & Giltedge的董事以及其他贵宾共同出席。巴罗达银行由印度政府控股，政府持股比例为63.97%。
The launch event was attended by directors of Bank of Baroda and bob Securities & Giltedge, along with other dignitaries. Bank of Baroda is majority-owned by the Government of India, which holds a 63.97% stake.