[ad_1] Mumbai India expects bad debt at its banks to double after the coronavirus crisis suddenly halted the economy, a senior government official and four of the top bankers told Reuters. Indian banks are already grappling with Rs 9.35 lakh rupees ($ 123 billion) of impaired loans, equivalent to approximately …
Read More »RBI Das chief punishes banks for not doing enough on loans and NBFC liquidity
[ad_1] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has indicated that it will relax banks in branch audit for 2019-20 as they face branch network management challenges due to blocking of the coronavirus. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das met Saturday with the heads of major banks, both public and private, in two …
Read More »RBI Governor and Heads of Banks Discuss Post-Close Credit Flow and Loan Moratorium
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, held a meeting on Saturday with the heads of the banks and reviewed the economic situation and the implementation of various measures announced by him to reduce stress in the financial system amid the COVID-19 crisis. The …
Read More »RBI Governor meets with heads of banks and reviews implementation of various measures
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das held a meeting on Saturday with the heads of the banks and reviewed the economic situation and the implementation of various measures announced by him to reduce stress on the system financial in the midst of the …
Read More »Banks stifle NBFC’s lifeline by parking more funds with RBI
[ad_1] MUMBAI : The move by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to reduce the reverse repo rate by 115 basis points (bp) since March 27, pushing banks to lend to “productive sectors” does not seem to have worked. Non-bank financial companies (NBFC) will continue to face a funding crisis …
Read More »Government encourages loans, requests daily reports from banks on new loans
[ad_1] MUMBAI / NEW DELHI : The Indian government has stepped up efforts to push state banks to boost lending and has required lenders to submit a daily report detailing the volume and scale of sanctioned loans, according to industry sources and documents seen by Reuters. The finance ministry, in …
Read More »Three private banks reduce stake in Yes Bank within 14 days of investment
[ad_1] Mumbai After making an effort to bail out Yes Bank last month, three private sector lenders already sold part of their stakes between March 17 and March 31, BSE share data showed. The Federal Bank sold the largest number of shares at Rs 5.86 million, followed by Kotak Mahindra …
Read More »RBI launches second life line of Rs 1 lakh-crore, encourages banks to lend more
[ad_1] MUMBAI: Three weeks after it presented its first package on March 27 for an economy hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank of India sought on Friday to guarantee the solvency of companies and small non-bank lenders during the extended closing period by making funds available to NBFCs. …
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