(Last week I tried my hand at writing a short story, encouraged by an old colleague. A real life story. Many liked it. Confined at home,…
DECODING RBI’s Three-Month MORATORIUM On Loan Repayment
Till recently the depositors of Yes Bank Ltd and even now the Punjab and Maharashtra Coop Bank Ltd would get nightmares on hearing the word “moratorium”. For…
CHEATING For A CAUSE …
STATUTRY WARNING: This piece has nothing to do with finance and banking. An old colleague of mine has found the last piece on this platform…
NOSTALGIA: Remembering My Tryst With Kolkata Banks …
The City of Joy houses three public sector banks. Of the three, two lost their identities on April 1 by being merged with other, relatively…
What Next, Governor Shaktikanta Das?
Last Friday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did more than what the market was expecting from the central bank. It cut the policy rate…
A Bit Late But Reserve Bank Manages To Surprise The Market. Well Done
At 4.4 per cent, the Reserve Bank of India’s policy rate is now at its historic low. Ditto for the commercial banks’ cash reserve ratio…
KYC 2 KYB — Know Your Bank. How?
For quite some time now, most senior bankers working for government-owned banks have been suffering from a fear psychosis. Now the paranoia has spilled over…
The Curious Case of an Upset FINANCE MINISTER And an Apologetic BANKER
You must have come across the audio and video clips of India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman giving vent to her frustrations at Rajnish Kumar, the…