Manojit Saha
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Manojit Saha
Manojit Saha is the Banking Editor at Business Standard based in Mumbai, tracking the financial sector for over two decades, with a focus on central bank and monetary policy making. He also contributed to Business Standard’s digital offering – The Banking Show – with interviews with business leaders, CEOs, and important policymakers. He anchored panel discussions comprising CEOs from banking, insurance, NBFCs and fintech industry for the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit, Business Standard-IMGC India Mortgage Leadership Conclave, among others.
Manojit Saha is the Banking Editor at Business Standard based in Mumbai, tracking the financial sector for over two decades, with a focus on central bank and monetary policy making. He also contributed to Business Standard’s digital offering – The Banking Show – with interviews with business leaders, CEOs, and important policymakers. He anchored panel discussions comprising CEOs from banking, insurance, NBFCs and fintech industry for the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit, Business Standard-IMGC India Mortgage Leadership Conclave, among others.
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Should RBI target inflation?
There are respected names arguing both for and against this recommendation of the Urjit Patel committee
 "Should RBI target inflation?")
Five public sector bankers in fray for RBI dy guv's job
Among the four such posts, one becomes vacant in June with K C Chakrabarty's retirement
 "Five public sector bankers in fray for RBI dy guv's job")
Corporate houses may not get bank licences
Only 4-5 applicants could make the cut; India Post has little chance
 "Corporate houses may not get bank licences")
Who is responsible for the crisis at UBI?
Lax credit appraisal and rivalry at the top may have caused the rise in bad assets, but the episode raises larger questions on the role of leaders in PSU banks
 "Who is responsible for the crisis at UBI?")
We have stayed away from head office-driven biz: K R Kamath
Interview with CMD, Punjab National Bank
 "We have stayed away from head office-driven biz: K R Kamath")
We have stayed away from head office driven business: KR Kamath
Q&A with chairman and managing director, Punjab National Bank
 "We have stayed away from head office driven business: KR Kamath")
We are not chasing bulk deposits: S L Bansal
Interview with CMD, Oriental Bank of Commerce
 "We are not chasing bulk deposits: S L Bansal")
Jalan panel leaves out tainted entities from banking licence race
If the recommendations of the panel headed by former RBi governor Bimal Jalan are followed, companies whose names figure in the telecom spectrum and the coal block allocation scams will not get licenc
 "Jalan panel leaves out tainted entities from banking licence race")
Haven't seen postal banks compete with commercial ones: Rajiv Takru
Interview with Secretary (financial services), Ministry of Finance
 "Haven't seen postal banks compete with commercial ones: Rajiv Takru")
StanChart India sees rise in bad loans
Gross NPA close to 6%; gross advances at the end of FY13 at Rs 96,394 crore
 "StanChart India sees rise in bad loans")
Govt role in monetary policy-making to stay
Urjit Patel panel suggestions to be accepted only after major changes; most monetary policy committee members may be external
 "Govt role in monetary policy-making to stay")
New bank licences: Jalan panel report by weekend
Election code of conduct not to affect licence process
Govt gets moving on United Bank of India
Starts daily monitoring of recovery efforts, wants things to get better before lender seeks any more capital
 "Govt gets moving on United Bank of India")
Citibank rules out India subsidiary, informs RBI
Major setback to RBI's ambition of making foreign banks convert their branches into subsidiaries
 "Citibank rules out India subsidiary, informs RBI")
Reserve Bank to enforce strict regime on UBI
Capital restoration plan, curbs on lending likely; govt may have to dilute stake
 "Reserve Bank to enforce strict regime on UBI")
 "PMO unhappy with ministry's choice for RBI deputy governor")
Bank funding of spectrum purchases hits DoT wall
Telecom department says spectrum can't be used as collateral because it's government property
 "Bank funding of spectrum purchases hits DoT wall")
We'll take bulk deposits only if absolutely necessary: Ashwani Kumar
Interview with Chairman & managing director, Dena Bank
 "We'll take bulk deposits only if absolutely necessary: Ashwani Kumar")
Lenders say yet to get FY14 export credit subsidy
Bankers not keen to lend via scheme as govt owes them Rs 1,100 cr
 "Lenders say yet to get FY14 export credit subsidy")
Export finance subsidy still overdue
Government yet to pay Rs 1100 crore to banks
 "Export finance subsidy still overdue")