Page 5 - Finance Interviews

Will do corporate biz only to grow on retail front: PNB Housing Finance CEO

Girish Kousgi, MD & CEO of PNB Housing Finance says the plan is to grow the loan book by 17% and disbursement by 22-23% in the current financial year

We see signs of buoyancy in the economy, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Inflation a permanent challenge; won't sit back, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Germany appeals strongly to Indian travellers: Senior executive

Country has natural beauty, innovative eco-tourism practices, and rich cultural heritage: Romit Theophilus

IFC's stake will go up to 7.3% post infusion: Federal Bank's Srinivasan

"We have seen reasonably good growth and the outlook for growth remains quite constructive and positive. Now we must raise capital for funding the next wave of growth," said Shyam Srinivasan

DBT-E would kill discoms' perverse incentives, says Prabhat Barnwal

Prabhat Barnwal, co-author of a study on discom finances, speaks to Subhomoy Bhattacharjee

'Risk does not manifest in isolation', say senior managers at banks

'Banks want technology to be agile and nimble'

'Banks should be cautious of technological risks', says N S Vishwanathan

'AQR facilitated RBI to understand how a borrower behaved across the banking system'

This can be a template for why big is necessary: HDFC Bank chairman

'Credit growth is picking up. Banks are now in a lending mode'

MSME sector has bounced back, repayments normal: Sidbi CMD Ramann

'The future cannot be dependent on priority sector shortfall funding'

Want to be mid-sized bank with pan-India presence by 2030: CSB Bank chief

We are revamping our entire technology platform, almost there will be nothing in the bank which was there two years back, Pralay Mondal, MD & CEO of CSB Bank

RBI supervision not meant to be intrusive or punitive: Deputy Governor Jain

Jain, whose 5-year tenure ends today, talks about the importance of technology, customer service and financial inclusion, besides the RBI's focus on governance at banks and every financial institution

Profit trajectory to continue despite ECL regime impact: BoB MD & CEO

'Our loans grew 18.5 per cent last year, which is above the market'

Japan's rally will impact flows into other mkts: Bank of America's Akutsu

In a Q&A, the bank's Chief Japan Equity Strategist says yen depreciation this time around is benefitting stock prices and Japanese markets will finally surpass the lifetime highs made 34 years ago

Shouldn't return to old pension system with same formula: C Rangarajan

Private investment needs to pick up if India's economic growth has to be sustained at 6-7%, says former RBI governor

Seeing stress in MSME sector... had slippages of Rs 3K cr: A Manimekhalai

MSMEs showing signs of stress, says A Manimekhalai, managing director and chief executive, Union Bank of India

Punjab & Sind Bank will improve underwriting standards: MD & CEO Saha

We had a growth of 15 per cent in advances and more than 7 per cent in the deposit side in FY23. The gap of 8 per cent is in line with the industry trends - MD & CEO Saha

No hike needed if inflation within tolerance band: MPC member Ashima Goyal

In a Q&A, she explains why the rate setting panel's current focus should be to bring down inflation

When inflation gets closer to 4%, focus can shift to growth: Jayanth Varma

'Lot of high frequency indicators are showing some signs of slowing'

We expect good demand to continue from realty sector: LIC Hsg Fin chief

In a Q&A, Y Viswanatha Gowd, MD & CEO of the HFC attributes the uptick in demand for home loans to stabilising interest rates and completion of large projects

Necessary to assess cumulative impact of action taken so far: RBI

"It is now necessary to assess the cumulative impact of our action taken so far"