Page 7 - Finance Interviews

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"

MSME, gold will grow faster than any other segment: Shriram Finance CEO

"Multiple people have shown interest (in Shriram Housing Finance), including the who's who of the private equity world"

Linkages like PayNow-UPI have great potential to help rupee: Jamal Mecklai

In a Q&A, the CEO of Mecklai Financial Services dwells on issues such as rupee internationisation, stronger FDI flows and RBI's role in keeping the Indian currency stable

Change in monetary policy, rural revival can lift equities: Union AMC CEO

Systematic investment plan inflows are the cornerstone for the mutual fund industry's growth, he says

We need to have a level-playing field with banks: Manappuram Finance CEO

It makes sense to go for bank gold loans if customers are borrowing larger ticket sizes, like Rs 10 or Rs 15 lakh, and for a longer period

Slippages will gradually dip every quarter: PNB chief Atul Kumar Goel

In a Q&A, the lender's MD & CEO says the bank's NPA ratio could improve further as it doesn't have any large loan that needs to be regarded as bad

Pass-through of fall in commodity prices not clear: RBI MPC's Bhide

'In the past two meetings, the size of the rate increases have come down'

New private capex cycle has well and truly begun: Axis Bank's Rajiv Anand

'We are seeing a fair amount of activity in renewables, city gas distribution, and roads'

We continue to be selective on corporate loans: Indian Bank MD & CEO

Our margins in the first quarter was 3.1 per cent, while it was 3.2 per cent in Q2 and 3.7 per cent in Q3, says Shanti Lal Jain

Round table: Changes to Insurance Act a redefining moment, say experts

Covid has been a defining moment for the industry; the industry has paid out Rs 25,000 crore in claims, it has led to an important change by converting insurance from a push product to a pull product

Covid was the moment of truth for the life insurance industry: Experts

On the part of Irdai, they have relaxed capital requirements in certain lines of business

Moderation of pace of rate hikes gives RBI room to assess impact: Das

Central bank management speaks to the media about inflation, economy and government borrowing

Robust broader capex cycle to accelerate corporate loan book: BoB MD & CEO

'We have made investments in terms of making sure our savings banks franchise is strengthened'

FM should cut cess, taxes on fuels and surcharge on income tax: Chidambaram

Finance minister must find out answers as to why India Inc. is not investing, says Congress leader

Focus on core business, entering banking space on hold: Satin Creditcare MD

Disbursement figures rising, pain of pandemic over for microfinance sector: H P Singh