The government is mulling a special window to address debt woes of stressed non-banking financial companies under the insolvency law, a senior official said on
Category: RBI–Banks
Reality Check: RBI acts penny-wise-pound-foolish in dealing with NPA crisis–Business Today
In August, the multinational banking and financial services company Credit Suisse warned of a “second wave of NPAs” in India with the banking sector’s stressed
Reducing Opacity in Corporate Finance–Economic Times
New rules proposed by RBI for core investment companies (CICs) will make life easier for lenders and investors who often struggle to figure out the
Rescuing the financial sector | Business Standard Column
As I highlighted in my last piece, by 2007, the financials of the Indian banking system were robust again. The industry had a return on assets
Indian Economy: Record rate spread shows challenge to reviving India’s economy–Economic Times
By Jeanette Rodrigues The Reserve Bank of India is Asia’s most aggressive monetary authority in cutting interest rates. But lenders aren’t passing on the reductions
Risk Aversion: How failed bank loans have led to a credit crisis for India’s small biz – The Economic Times
Risk aversion is the new guiding principle in Indian banking today, reflecting the decline in credit growth numbers. Less than a year into his first
SBI Chairman on real estate slowdown: Why always ask govt for help; builders created problems, not govt – The Financial Express
On the rising inventory of unsold houses, Rajnish Kumar said that there is a pick up in sales in cities such as Hyderabad and Kolkata,
MSME NPAs on the rise: Nitin Gadkari alerted over Gujarat’s small business loans situation – The Financial Express
Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat and senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Wednesday met MSME minister Nitin Gadkari to stress on the situation
After DHFL crisis, centre to issue new rules to bring NBFCs under IBC | Business Standard News
The fear that at Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) may spill over to other non-banking finance companies (NBFC) has pushed the government to introduce fresh rules and regulations
Confidence in financial sector at stake | Business Standard Column
The crisis of confidence in the Indian financial sector seems to be quite serious. The Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, Dewan Housing Finance, and more
One-time restructuring should be allowed for some loans: HDFC chairman | Business Standard News
Housing Development Finance Corporation’s (HDFC) Chairman, Deepak Parekh, has urged regulators to allow one-time restructuring of certain real estate projects — particularly for stuck projects
Lack of ICA to hit PMC Bank’s HDIL exposure | Business Standard News
PMC Bank’s woes might worsen as urban co-operative banks have not been made part of inter-creditor agreements (ICA). This raises a big question mark on
Rate cut is the only way out of economic slowdown, feel analysts | Business Standard News
With the slowdown in economic growth, the clamour for a cut in interest rates has been growing. Though the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary
Govt working with RBI, reworking laws to help distressed home buyers: FM | Business Standard News
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the real estate sector needs the government’s attention and the Centre is working with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) towards
MSMEs attract 85% industry credit in September; monthly growth turns positive for 1st time in FY20 – The Financial Express
Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Monthly growth in credit to industry has turned positive for the month of September in the current financial year by Rs
What next Lakshmi Vilas Bank? | Business Standard Column
After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rejected Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd’s plan to be merged with Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd (LVB), the housing finance company hopes to focus on the
Three banks report NPA divergence a day after Sebi directive – The Economic Times
A day after market regulator Sebi put in place tighter disclosure norms, Lakshmi Vilas BankNSE 4.87 % and two other lenders on Friday reported divergence in their bad loans
Diluting Govt Stake Below 50 In PSBs No Solution Unions – BW Businessworld
Associations of employees and officers of public sector banks (PSBs) have expressed disagreement with Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee’s view that the government should privatise PSBs
Don’t cheer for rate cuts! Banks have only transmitted 0.6 per cent of 2.25 per cent repo cut by RBI, choking up the economy–Business Today
Do not cheer for RBI repo rate cut. It means everything and yet results in nothing. Because the economy is choked up. Not for any fault
Raghuram Rajan: Two-third of my tenure as RBI governor was under BJP, Raghuram Rajan reminds Sitharaman
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who faced a stinging attack from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presiding over the “worst phase” of the Indian banking sector, on Thursday reminded her