Banks To Remain Closed On Tuesday, Wednesday

The government earlier this year announced plans to merge the three state-run banks to create the third-largest bank as part of efforts to clean up the banking system, which has been overburdened by bad debts. The bank unions say they fear the mergers will lead to job cuts and allow private sector banks to dominate the industry. Wednesday's strike marks a second one in past one week. Workers at state-owned banks had on Friday ca...