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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Reserve Bank board for talk with govt on COO post
RBI board did not favour the central bank's proposal that till the time the RBI Act was amended
 "Reserve Bank board for talk with govt on COO post")
Mobile banking: Govt banks fail to tap the cost advantage
Most govt banks apart from SBI have failed to excite their huge customer base on the benefits of mobile banking
Finance ministry rules out COO appointment in RBI
Govt not in favour of interim move; asks RBI to wait till Act is amended
 "Finance ministry rules out COO appointment in RBI")
Bhushan Steel: Banks once bitten, twice shy
Bhushan is already the country's most indebted steel maker with debt to equity ratio of 3.5 at the end FY14
 "Bhushan Steel: Banks once bitten, twice shy")
RBI transfers almost entire surplus to govt
Practice is to give residual surplus after appropriation to Reserve Fund
 "RBI transfers almost entire surplus to govt")
Indian banks scale down Singapore exposure
Move comes after the country's monetary authority tightened credit norms
 "Indian banks scale down Singapore exposure")
Our growth is coming from all our businesses: Rashesh Shah
Interview with Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Edelweiss Financial Services
 "Our growth is coming from all our businesses: Rashesh Shah")
Union Bank net up 19% on higher core income
Posts Rs 664 cr profit, bank's net interest income by 11%
 "Union Bank net up 19% on higher core income")
Bad loans in Q1 went up due to small accounts: M Narendra
Interview with Chairman & MD, Indian Overseas Bank
 "Bad loans in Q1 went up due to small accounts: M Narendra")
RBI asks promoters to choose between NBFC and bank
RBI had said it would only allow a bank to have an NBFC as a subsidiary if it undertakes certain activities such as credit cards
Finance Ministry wants banks to be exempt from CSR spend
Letter to corporate affairs ministry cites slowing economy, capital challenges
 "Finance Ministry wants banks to be exempt from CSR spend")
Differentiated banking licence: Local area banks hopeful on RBI move
Want scheduled bank status, more light on grey areas in draft proposals before applying to convert as small banks
HDFC net rises 15%, beats Street estimates
Marginal rise in gross NPAs during June quarter
 "HDFC net rises 15%, beats Street estimates")
Finance Ministry spanner in RBI's COO talks
Government asked Reserve Bank to discuss issue only at board meet attended by its nominees
 "Finance Ministry spanner in RBI's COO talks")
NBFCs perceive several constraints
NBFCs are not happy with the restrictions on branch expansion in the draft norms on licensing of small banks released by the RBI on Thursday
 "NBFCs perceive several constraints")
We are seeing a lot of interest from good quality people to join us: Vikram Limaye
Interview with Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, IDFC
 "We are seeing a lot of interest from good quality people to join us: Vikram Limaye")
'Lot of interest from good quality people to join us'
Q&A with Vikram Limaye, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, IDFC
Payment banks: A viable business model?
Bank not to accept deposits more than Rs 50,000 per customer; no lending activity allowed, can only invest in government securities
RBI pushback on banks' infra loans
The new facility will be removed if loans turn NPA; project appraisal to be made more stringent to ensure banks don't go overboard
RBI board to take up COO issue today
Appointment of DG in RBI has to be taken by ACC but RBI can decide on a COO
