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Manojit Saha
Manojit Saha
Manojit Saha is the Banking Editor for Business Standard and is based in Mumbai. He has been tracking the financial sector for over two decades, with a focus on the Reserve Bank of India and monetary policy. He has also contributed to Business Standard's digital offering - The Banking Show - with interviews with business leaders, CEOs and key policy makers. He has anchored panel discussions between CEOs from banking, insurance, NBFCs and fintech industry for the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit, and the Business Standard-IMGC India Mortgage Leadership Conclave, among others.
Manojit Saha is the Banking Editor for Business Standard and is based in Mumbai. He has been tracking the financial sector for over two decades, with a focus on the Reserve Bank of India and monetary policy. He has also contributed to Business Standard's digital offering - The Banking Show - with interviews with business leaders, CEOs and key policy makers. He has anchored panel discussions between CEOs from banking, insurance, NBFCs and fintech industry for the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit, and the Business Standard-IMGC India Mortgage Leadership Conclave, among others.
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Banks seek LIC's helping hand
By March, insurer may infuse money in banks that had planned QIPs
 "Banks seek LIC's helping hand")
Bulk deposit rates shoot up as banks scramble for cash
Spectrum outflow, advance tax make banks worried about liquidity ahead of fiscal year-end
 "Bulk deposit rates shoot up as banks scramble for cash")
Margins will improve in 2-3 quarters: S K Jain
Interview with CMD, Syndicate Bank
 "Margins will improve in 2-3 quarters: S K Jain")
Scrap exclusivity clause with foreign firms: FinMin
Under the present arrangement, banking partners can't sell multiple insurers' products in their branches
 "Scrap exclusivity clause with foreign firms: FinMin")
Silver lining: CAD likely to be within RBI's comfort zone after 3 years
Rupee recovers on rate hike
 "Silver lining: CAD likely to be within RBI's comfort zone after 3 years")
Status quo likely in RBI policy
Central bank hiked repo rate twice by 25 bps each in September and October last year
 "Status quo likely in RBI policy")
We are not dogmatic about growing balance sheet: Romesh Sobti
Interview with MD & CEO, IndusInd Bank
 "We are not dogmatic about growing balance sheet: Romesh Sobti")
RBI wants 'prominent' banker to be deputy guv
A rule change may make Nachiket Mor, among others, eligible to replace Chakrabarty
 "RBI wants 'prominent' banker to be deputy guv")
RBI panel dims hope of a rate cut this year
Focus on inflation, higher CPI projection dampen bond market mood
 "RBI panel dims hope of a rate cut this year")
Reserve Bank rejigs deputy governor portfolios
H R Khan to look after banking operations, non-banking supervision and IT
 "Reserve Bank rejigs deputy governor portfolios")
Finance ministry relaxes rule to ensure more SC/STs called
The ministry relaxed the eligibility criteria to accommodate five more candidates, of which two belonged to the SC/ST category
 "Finance ministry relaxes rule to ensure more SC/STs called")
Banks to recast Rs 5,000-cr debt of Era Infra
May offer interest rate moratorium for two and half years
RBI to make Sinha an advisor for 3 months after retirement as deputy governor
He will help guide completion of the new bank licence process
 "RBI to make Sinha an advisor for 3 months after retirement as deputy governor")
Aadhaar makes our deadline practical: Mor
Says, January 2016 deadline of giving banks accounts to all depends on Aadhar progress
 "Aadhaar makes our deadline practical: Mor")
RBI deputy guv appointment hits FinMin wall
Traditionally, two of four deputy governors are promoted from within ranks of RBI
We will be able to contain bad loans: Vijayalakshmi Iyer
Interview with CMD, Bank of India
 "We will be able to contain bad loans: Vijayalakshmi Iyer")
Banks seek leeway from RBI
Say 30 days not enough to resolve stress; want higher provision norms deferred till economy picks up
 "Banks seek leeway from RBI")
Will Urjit Patel committee overhaul monetary policy framework?
It is to be seen how the panel strikes the balance between rule-based regime and discretionary regime
Why FinMin wants public sector lenders to rush into selling insurance
Most govt lenders will become ineligible next fiscal due to rise in NPA
 "Why FinMin wants public sector lenders to rush into selling insurance")
Greatest risk lies in inaction in the face of need: Rajan
RBI has already set up a panel under Urjit Patel to review and strengthen monetary policy framework
 "Greatest risk lies in inaction in the face of need: Rajan")