The government today said it will infuse an unprecedented Rs 88,139 crore capital in 20 public sector banks (PSBs) before March 31 to boost lending
Category: RBI–Banks
Welcome move to recapitalise banks–Economic Times–25.01.2018
It is welcome that the government is finally moving fast on recapitalising and reforming the public sector banks. According to the RBI’s Financial Stability Report
Who is paying for Jan Dhan? Govt has to pay for NPAs in this, and priority sector – The Financial Express–25.01.2018
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme has, no doubt, allowed millions of households to access banking facilities, and it helped that it provided
NPA: Gross NPA may rise to Rs 9.5 lakh crore by March: Study – The Economic Times–23.01.2018
Gross non-performing assets (NPA) in Indian banks are expected to rise to Rs 9.5 lakh crore by March, from Rs 8 lakh crore in March
Flip-flopping on government borrowing Business Standard Column–22.01.2018—–*****
In just about three weeks, the Union finance ministry changed its mind on its borrowing programme. On December 27, it announced its plan to borrow
RBI’s Acharya moots US-style trading platform for distressed assets | Business Standard News–21.01.2018
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Viral Acharya today suggested setting up of a online trading platform for selling distressed assets to ensure transparency
Interest income on NPAs: NBFCs pin hope Jaitley will go with apex court ruling | Business Line–20.01.2018
Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) have cause for cheer as the Supreme Court has ruled that interest income on non performing assets (NPAs) should not
Banking risks: Indian banks may not have priced risks correctly: RBI deputy governor – The Economic Times–19.01.2018
He also stressed on the fact that banks need to act early and take decisions through joint lenders forum to contain incipient stress in the
Commercial lending woes – MSME lending is the antidote (1 of 4) – The Economic Times–18.01.2018
By Yogendra Singh, CQF, FRM, PRM, CAIA ysingh@transunion.com The Indian Commercial Lending industry is in the throes of a multi-year transformation journey as the confluence
RBI can’t always bail out bank treasury, says deputy governor Viral Acharya | Business Standard News–16.01.2018
Banks should not be surprised when there is a sharp rise in bond yields. Rather, they should “know and understand this risk rather well,” said
Interview with Uday Kotak: ‘Massive amount of Indian savers’ money is now going into few hundred stocks’ | The Indian Express–15.01.2018—–*****
UDAY KOTAK, Executive Vice Chairman and MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank, has raised concern over the huge amount of money that’s going into the stock
Modi Government: Defaulters use minor kin to evade scrutiny and recovery by lenders – The Economic Times–13.01.2018—–*****
Forensic investigators said they have found several promoters who used borrowings from banks to invest in real estate, land and commercial establishments in the names
Asset reconstruction companies to step up bad loan purchases in Q4 | Business Standard News–13.01.2018
Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) are expected to step up purchases of bad loans in the fourth quarter (Q4FY18) as the recovery environment improves and commercial
MUDRA loans disbursed to over 5 mn people in 2 years in Maharashtra | Business Standard News–13.01.2018
Over 5 million persons have received loans under the MUDRA scheme in the last two years, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said. He informed that
Regulators fret over role overlap in FRDI Bill | Business Line–12.01.2018
Banks too voice concern before a parliamentary committee vetting the proposed legislation The proposed Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill is set to be
The next level of credit analysis | Business Standard Column–Mr. Ajay Shah–08.01.2018—–*****
Credit risk analysis in India in the past has focused on the question: Will this company be able to pay its dues? Now we need
Bombay Mercantile Bank: Nobody would listen | Business Standard Column-Mr. Debashis Basu-08.01.2018
Last fortnight, I pointed out the biggest farce in the real life application of the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill: It would not apply
Arun Jaitley: Banks’ performance to be under scrutiny: Arun Jaitley – The Economic Times–07.01.2018
The society through tax payers is reviving you. So it is your responsibility to come out with a much faster pace and in much better
FRDI safety clauses fine, raise deposit insurance – The Financial Express–07.01.2018
This newspaper has previously argued that the fears raised on account of the ‘bail-in’ clause in the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill in
No harm in fiscal deficit slippage if capex gets major boost: Ficci head | Business Standard News–06.01.2018—–*****
Recently elected president of industry body Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), RASHESH SHAH, chairman of financial services major Edelweiss, tells Subhayan
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