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- Bank of Baroda Limited (BANKBARODA.NS) is an Indian public sector bank that provides a comprehensive range of banking and financial services to retail, corporate, government, and international customers through its Treasury, Corporate/Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, and Other Banking Operations segments; core offerings include savings, salary, and current accounts; term deposits; home, education, vehicle, gold, mortgage, personal, mudra, micro, small, and medium enterprise, corporate, agriculture, export finance, external commercial borrowings, foreign currency non-resident, supply chain, and overdraft loans; life, general, and health insurance products; debit, prepaid, and credit cards; merchant payment and digital payment solutions; treasury, trade finance, foreign exchange, remittances, cash management, correspondent banking, investment products, and risk management services. Founded in 1908 by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III and headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, with a corporate office in Mumbai, the bank operates over 9,500 branches in India, 107 branches and offices across 24 countries including subsidiaries in the UK, Kenya, Uganda, Guyana, Botswana, Tanzania, and New Zealand, and joint ventures such as India International Bank Malaysia Berhad and Indo-Zambia Bank Ltd. Recent developments include a September 2025 memorandum of understanding with Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited to offer collateral-free solar financing up to ₹10 crore for MSMEs and commercial & industrial customers at interest rates starting from 7.75% with repayment up to 120 months; board approval in February 2025 to raise up to ₹8,500 crore via qualified institutional placement and other equity methods by March 2028 alongside extending ₹4,000 crore in Additional Tier I and Tier II debt capital; strategic plans announced in January 2025 to double its balance sheet in five years through 13%-15% loan growth in fiscal 2025-26, 500 new branches focused on micro markets, and an 11.5% year-on-year balance sheet expansion to ₹17 trillion by end-2024; and a September 2025 branch relocation in Tanzania's Dar es Salaam to Upanga to enhance financial inclusion and support SMEs. The bank maintains majority government ownership of approximately 64% and focuses on retail loan growth, deposit mobilization, and international expansion while managing subsidiaries like BOBCARD Limited, BOB Capital Markets Ltd., Nainital Bank Ltd., and IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd.