For many Indian banks, keeping asset quality impeccable at any cost is the Holy Grail to satisfying investors and pushing up their valuations. From now…
Month: May 2017
The big dreams of small finance banks
All the 10 small finance banks that have got the in-principle licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are now armed with the regulator’s…
NPA ordinance: The last act of bad loan resolution?
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Subir Gokarn once said banks’ NPAs (non-performing assets) are like cancer; if not treated at an early…
Is the ordinance empowering RBI the last act of bad loans resolution?
Over the next fortnight, many state-owned banks, led by the nation’s largest lender State Bank of India, are expected to aggressively push for deep restructuring…
Will RBI walk the talk on bank consolidation?
Talks on consolidation in Indian banking have been going on for almost two decades. A seminal report on banking reforms, authored by a panel headed…