According to sources, the fund infusion would be made into the infra debt fund and infra finance company floated by the quasi-sovereign wealth fund
If Covid-19 causes a fresh havoc to government-bank finances, it could be back to the old story of large-scale losses prompting further capital infusion by the government, writes T N Ninan
The fund infusion would be for meeting regulatory capital requirements if the need arises in October-December quarter, sources said
The government has infused Rs 3.5 trillion in PSBs in the last few years, with the previous round of recapitalisation taking place in September 2019
"A full-fledged turnaround should be in place by the end of the last quarter or spilling over to the next FY," said Sachin Pillai, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, HLFL
"The total equity investment by the investors would aggregate to Rs 588 crore, equivalent to $80 million in the company," Indiabulls Ventures said
The poor credit offtake on account of coronavirus pandemic may obliterate the need for significant growth capital during the current fiscal
There is widespread fear that non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banks will witness a surge due to the economic slowdown triggered by the Covid-19 outbreak and resultant lockdowns
The equity infusion is in sync with the long term vision of the Company to be future-focused, explore its full potential and accelerate growth
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According to the reconstruction scheme, 75 per cent of the total investment by the bank would be locked in for three years, ICICI Bank said
The actual growth plan would be finalized on the basis of capital support the insurer gets from the government
In August, the finance ministry had announced a capital infusion of Rs 3,800 crore in the state-owned lender. This has now been increased by Rs 560 crore
The Department of Financial Services in a letter on Thursday conveyed the sanction for release of the fresh capital infusion fund of Rs 2,153 crore, Allahabad Bank said in a regulatory filing
Recovery rates from bad loans have improved after the implementation of the bankruptcy code in 2016
The capital infusion, ahead of the festive season, will boost banks' lending capacity by an additional Rs 5 trillion
Nine lenders of the 19 PSBs, including Indian Bank, State Bank, Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank, have reported current value of investment higher than the investment amount, the report said
The proposed Rs 70,000-crore capital infusion into public sector banks (PSBs) will provide a timely booster to these lenders, S&P Global Ratings has said. The move, announced in the Budget, is likely to be credit positive for the banking sector and the economy, S&P said in a note titled 'India's Budget attempts to address trust deficit in the financial sector. "We believe the capital infusion will help PSBs make necessary haircuts on their weak corporate loans and shore up their capital adequacy," said S&P Global rating credit analyst Geeta Chugh. The capital infusion will help some banks to come out of the central bank's prompt corrective action and resume lending and clean up their balance sheets, she added. S&P said it believe PSBs still require substantial reforms to improve risk management, service quality, efficiency, and diversity of product offerings. While the government has infused large amounts of capital into PSBs in the past few years, the progress on ...
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