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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.
I expect the rate-setting exercise to become increasingly data-driven in the months ahead, said Varma
Sequence of policy measures is expected to anchor inflation expectations, said Das
Says persistent high inflation needs policy response
The Covid-19 pandemic turned out to be watershed years for the lender's wholesale lending business, growing this wholesale book much faster than retail
'Commercial is the next big segment, and also retail. Retail is 23-24 per cent of the portfolio, out of which 50 per cent is home loan and loan against property'
Lender was aiming to raise Rs 127 crore for growth plans
Axis' Amitabh Chaudhry the highest paid among bank CEOs
RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps, keeps FY23 inflation, growth forecasts at 6.7% & 7.2%; home loan rates set to exceed 8%
Banks also raised the question to the RBI as to why the surplus balances in Vostro accounts could only be invested in government securities and not corporate debt
The government holding is about 83 per cent and the Life Insurance Corporation has 7 per cent
Eyes QIP for equity up to Rs 3,500 cr in Q3FY23
R Baskar Babu, managing director & chief executive officer of Suryoday Small Finance Bank, tells Manojit Saha in an interview that the regulator wants these lenders to rebalance the portfolio
The revised guidelines on UCB proposed a four-tiered regulatory framework with differentiated regulatory prescriptions aimed at strengthening the financial soundness of the existing UCB
Countries to accept trading partners' currency; move aimed at reducing dollar dependence
Move aimed to facilitate trade with Russia, Sri Lanka
'Whenever interest rates go up, there is an upside for the bank in the short run', said Kumar
The RBI said Wednesday's measures were aimed at enhancing exchange inflows while ensuring overall macroeconomic and financial stability
At present, HDFC, being a non-banking financial company, does not have to comply with the CRR, SLR and priority sector obligations like banks
Banks may be looking to raise funds before rates harden further
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