by Uma Shashikant One of the stories doing the rounds after the elections is about the end of entitlement. We are no longer willing to
Category: RBI–Banks
Bank fraud touches unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore in 2018-19: RBI – The Financial Express
A total of 5,916 such cases were reported by banks in 2017-18 involving Rs 41,167.03 crore, RBI said. Over 6,800 cases of bank fraud involving
Bad loans: Is the NPA fire spreading? – The Financial Express
A 2% impairment rate for freshly sanctioned portfolio points to an aggravating situation in MSME loans. India’s NPA cycle appears relentless. In 2014, bad loans
Welcome thoughts on the bond market–Economic Times
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Working Group on revamping Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) norms has submitted its report, and this could prove
Lending to MSME sector to get a fillip – The Hindu BusinessLine
Public sector banks seem to be ceding ground to private sector banks and non-banking finance companies when it comes to lending to the micro, small
Banking reforms must be on the top of the new govt’s agenda – The Hindu BusinessLine
The new government must get down to the task of governance reforms at PSBs As a prolonged and acrimonious Lok Sabha campaign winds to a
NPA crisis: Why loans to MSME, real state, farmers may go bad – The Financial Express
Provisions rose 157% sequentially to `1,561 crore. Including a `3,000-crore exposure to IL&FS entities, the bank had `6,500 crore worth of bulky stressed exposures. The
CIC directs RBI to provide names of big loan defaulters – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Reserve Bank of India to disclose the list of big loan defaulters it had sent to banks
state bank of india: SBI to engage with 1 lakh customers on Tuesday to resolve concern, seek suggestion – The Economic Times
The country’s largest lender SBI will conduct a customer outreach programme next week to address their queries and seek suggestions to improve servicesNSE 0.33 %. The ‘Mega Customer
Verdict in, now for the tough part – BL INK – The Hindu BusinessLine
As a new government waits to settle into office, it has its task cut out — to pull Industry out of the deep end and
MSME: Here’s what MSMEs expect from Modi 2.0–Economic Times
Aimed at giving a fillip to the MSME sector, regarded to be the ‘growth engine’ of the Indian economy, PM Modi had announced the 25%
MSME: MSME Schemes: Everything about Providing Assistance to Training Institutions – The Economic Times
The Government understands the necessity of training institutes that needs to be developed with all the modern training facilities and thus, the Assistance to Training
Bridge NBFC-bank divide, get credit to flow – The Economic Times
India needs a strategy to tackle broader systemic issues and global headwinds that may impact the economy. Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), which have helped credit
Is there another financial crisis brewing in household debt? | Business Standard Column
We have heard these last few years about the twin-debt problem faced by companies and banks. We’ve read reports like Credit Suisse’s “House of Debt”,
Corporation Bank launches ‘Corp SME Suvidha’ for MSMEs – The Hindu BusinessLine
Corporation Bank has launched ‘Corp SME Suvidha’, a product for GST-registered MSMEs. A press release said that the product has been designed as part of
Tax cuts, robust banking sector can revive private investment – The Economic Times
Government capital expenditure has been the highlight of India’s investment story so far, with private funding lagging, but independent economists say this could change if the new
View: Policy continuity needs to get priority over new reforms – The Economic Times
BY-ANUBHUTI SAHAY (Head, South Asia, Economics Research, Standard Chartered) The economic agenda for the next government should be two-pronged in our view — bringing the already
Modi owns the win and the aftermath | analysis | Hindustan Times
On Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) stormed to power in a victory whose magnitude was presaged by exit polls, but
Some banks make record provisions against bad loans – The Economic Times
Banks have used the past one year to improve their provision coverage ratio (PCR) as they clean up their books and strengthen balance sheets amid a
The way ahead for dealing with NPAs – The Hindu BusinessLine
Setting up an ARC to take over sticky loans is the best bet. It will also reduce the government’s bank recapitalisation burden The new government