Page 2 - Banking Reforms

A poor idea

Bad bank will only kick the can down the road

Expect banking revival in 2021

The potential turnaround in banking means the government does not need to act in haste, only to repent at leisure

Old problem, older solution

State-controlled DFIs will have the same problems as PSBs

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Not recap alone

Budget could be a good starting point for deeper banking reforms

RBI's red flag

Recognition of NPAs in PSBs must be swift

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The long-term growth opportunity 2021 presents

The digital super cycle will encompass progress in all areas and will accelerate further on advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence

Flashback 2020

Bankers have been talking about near-normalcy in collection of loan repayments and very few stressed borrowers going for loan restructuring. This gives us hope for 2021

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A reform that demands more attention

Awareness of the banking sector's many initiatives to help stressed businesses tide over the pandemic is low

Rajya Sabha passes Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The Rajya Sabha passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 through a voice vote on Tuesday

Govt, RBI and 15th Finance Commission discuss bank recapitalisation

The banking sector needs to open up to the same levels of 'liberalisation process' which other sectors have witnessed, N K Singh said

CII writes to PM Modi, seeks fiscal stimulus package of Rs 2 trillion

Suggests setting aside 1% of GDP for cash transfer scheme for poor and elderly

HDFC Bank Q2 preview: Profit seen 22% higher; growth in retail loans eyed

For the recently concluded quarter, the slippages are expected to show mixed trend as analysts eye stable numbers from the agri-sector but warn of stress in the retail space

150,000 bankers to discuss how to make India $5-trillion economy by 2024

To contain high bad loans in the MUDRA scheme, the managers suggested that a national portal be floated to verify the borrower and whether multiple lending has happened

Fixing the problem: Banking is one sector still facing a sense of crisis

A banking system that is 70% government-owned is no sensible person's prescription of an ideal structure, especially in the context of an interventionist government culture

Radical reforms

Asset creation and maintaining asset quality is essential for reasonable returns

Recapitalisation plan: Govt, RBI drawing up list of new banking reforms

Rs 2.11-lakh-cr recapitalisation plan includes Rs 1.35 lakh cr as bonds, Rs 58,000 cr of fresh capital and Rs 18,000 cr in govt outlay