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Abhijit Madhav Lele covers banking financial services at Business Standard. Earlier, he has worked with the Press Trust of India, covering banking, finance, and capital markets in Delhi and Mumbai (1997-2006). He also had a stint in the editorial team of India Economic Update, a Dalal Street Journal group publication (1995-1997). He has also worked as a lecturer (psychology) with Sathaye College, Bombay University (1992-95).
Abhijit Madhav Lele covers banking financial services at Business Standard. Earlier, he has worked with the Press Trust of India, covering banking, finance, and capital markets in Delhi and Mumbai (1997-2006). He also had a stint in the editorial team of India Economic Update, a Dalal Street Journal group publication (1995-1997). He has also worked as a lecturer (psychology) with Sathaye College, Bombay University (1992-95).
The RBI's rate-setting panel has raised the repo rate by 250 basis points cumulatively between May 2022 and February 2023 to manage inflation expectations
In talks to tie-up funding for airport in Andhra Pradesh
The July-September 2023 was the first quarter when HDFC-HDFC Bank did business as a combined entity, escalating competition for loans as well as deposits
Spreads widens between 10-yr State & GOI bonds
SBI's personal loans are growing faster than the rest of its portfolio. However, the bank's customer selection mitigates the associated risks
Bank of Baroda (BoB) net profit rose by 28.4 per cent on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis to Rs 4,253 crore in Q2 FY24
On October 31, 2023, BoB, in a filing with BSE, had said that Kadgatoor Sheetal Venkatesmurt will handle this charge in addition to her role as head of digital channels and operations
On paper, the co-lending model is a winner. But it calls for a high level of coordination: Policies would have to be agreed upfront between banks and NBFCs
To slash personal loan growth pending portfolio review; CDO terminated in 'bob World' fiasco
Dip in non-interest income, rise in operating expenses dent profit
SBI reports steady growth in net interest income, dip in credit costs boost profits
Plans to increase stake to 70% within three years
In services, commercial realty offtake showed a rising offtake with 8.6 per cent YTD growth in H1FY24. Transport operators saw the same with 8.9 per cent YTD growth
This investment would be made out of the second fund (TCHF II), which has a corpus of about $130 million
Gets over Rs 15,000 crore worth of bids According to bond market sources, SBI raised a debt capital of Rs 3,100 crore through Additional Tier-I bonds (AT1) earlier this financial year
BOB, in a late-night exchange filing, said Kadgatoor Sheetal Venkatesmurt will handle this charge in addition to her role as head of digital channels and operations
Banks have a great deal to learn from technology companies in terms of improving the way that business is conducted, they added.
Sees no concern on NPA front; macros in mint condition
The Delhi-based finance company did not make any substantial disbursements during May-September 2023 due to lack of fresh funding
Dwelling on the challenge of maintaining margins at BS BFSI summit, Umesh Revankar, executive vice-chairman at Shriram Finance, said margins are sacrosanct for the companies