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I've never tried this out (no opportunity/reason to), but ICICI Bank says that their Money2India is the "fastest and easiest way of sending money to India". It's a wire transfer facility with a web interface, that enables non-residents to send money to India "in the fastest possible time". Money can be sent in USD, Euro, GBP or AED. "This service is free for an NRI remitting money to his own ICICI Bank account or if the beneficiary in India has an ICICI Bank account. The money will reach you in one working day from the time the ICICI Bank receives the money," promises the bank. As mentioned, one has not tried this out. I do have an ICICI bank account, and find services nice (24-hour withdrawals through ATMs at Panjim, Porovorim, Mapusa... easy remittances to others with same-bank accounts, regardless of which city they're in etc). To be honest, one did not opt for ICICI. To avoid standing in long queues to pay telephone bills, I had to open an account at Madura Bank in Panjim (the only bank accepting phone bills, then, without a queue). It was a small and homely bank. Along the way, it got takenover by ICICI... and that's how one became an account-holder there. FN PS: Was having some problem getting through to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] email address -- Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa * India 832.409490 / 409783 BYTESFORALL www.bytesforall.org * GNU-LINUX http://linuxinindia.pitas.com Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Mobile +9822 122436 (Goa) * Saligao Goa India Writing with a difference... on what makes *the* difference ---------------------------------------------------------- What's On In Goa (WOIG): Nov 05 onwards: Wendell Rodrigues Festival. Altinho, Panjim Nov 05 Bobbin lace-making training, Don Bosco's Panjim (till 17.11) Nov 06 Richard Stallman, free software guru, speaks Farmagudi 4 pm Nov 06 Bob Fitts, gospel music singer, Navelim grounds, 6 pm Nov 06 Fr Britto's health courses, Pilar. Till 10.11. Later Chicalim. Nov 06 ArtHouse, Calangute: Chaitali's acrylics on canvas till 19.11 Nov 07 Creative science, for children, Goa Sc Centre (till 16.11) Nov 17 Goan Engineers and Assoc meet, at Pickering, Canada. Nov 20 Fr Agnelo's 75th death anniversary, Pilar Dec 01 Two day conference, Goa Agenda. IT For Society. (Ends 2.12) Every Sunday: Music therapy sessions at Moira, 5 pm. 278, N.Portugal ----------------------------------------------------------
