India has raised strong objections to ADB's financial aid to Pakistan, citing concerns over cross-border terrorism, high defence spend, weak reforms, and governance risks
Delinquency levels in the MSME sector fall to 1.79% in March 2025 as credit rises 13% YoY to ₹35.2 trillion, with private banks showing the best performing loan book
Equity, loans, and guarantees led the surge in outward FDI commitments from India, which rose to $6.8 billion in April 2025, up from $3.58 billion a year earlier
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Facility, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the approval of a USD 1bn dollar instalment for Pakistan by the IMF and the failure of India's high-handed tactics against it," according to a statement issued by the PMO. It said Pakistan's economic situation has improved and the country is moving towards development.
HUDCO reported Rs 727.74 crore Q4 profit for FY25 with improved net interest income and loan disbursements; board recommends Rs 1.05 final dividend per share
Board committee approves Rs 1,800 crore fundraise plan via non-convertible debt and commercial papers amid rising NOI and strong leasing growth in FY25
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources Ltd (VRL), as part of its deleveraging exercise, has proposed to repay USD 920-million debt in the current fiscal year and about USD 675 million in the next, a company official said. The company has been gradually deleveraging its balance sheet, improving its capital structure, and lowering its financial costs by tapping bond markets as part of its liquidity management exercise. In a Q4 earnings conference call, Vedanta's Chief Financial Officer Ajay Goel said, "So USD 920 million is a debt repayment to do in the current year. Next year, FY27, it's about USD 675 million." The need for cash at VRL is declining rapidly, led by both deleveraging and refinancing, he said, adding that at the same time, overall cash flow at Vedanta India, given the augmented volume, compressed cost, is much higher. "So overall, we as a group in terms of cash management is historical best position," he explained. Last year, Vedanta firmly established itself as one of th
Reserve Bank of India data showed the overall bank credit growth declined to 11 per cent in FY25 from 20.11 per cent in FY24
Provisions against microfinance segment have peaked in Q4FY25
Margin pressure, micro-finance loan write-offs dent bottom line
Global banks are now in discussions with NaBFID to iron out contours of the borrowing
Schemes are likely to have hidden costs and may leave customers with stretched finances
The $45 billion industry will probably muddle through its latest difficulties, though analysts want the central bank to come up with more robust supervision
The average ticket size of the loans has nearly tripled - Rs 1.02 lakh in FY25, Rs 72,000 in FY23, from Rs 38,000 in FY16
UPCB has achieved a credit deposit (CD) ratio of over 72 per cent, higher than the overall banking sector's CD of 61 per cent in UP
Rising delinquencies, over-leverage strain the sector
A rise in defaults, particularly in small-ticket unsecured personal loans, prompted the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten lending norms
In the span of a week, two major Asian data center operators secured their biggest-ever loans, partly earmarked for the expansion of their operations in Malaysia
The average loan ticket size in the first half of FY25 was Rs 84,507, compared to Rs 92,086 since September 2021
The initial focus of the Unified Lending Interface is to provide small-ticket loans and improve collection efficiency