Deck clears for government's stake sale; improvement in lender's finances key to invoke investor interest
The finance ministry has now made it clear that there is now no bar on the RBI's authorisation of private-sector banks to offer government business
Move will spur competition, promote efficiency in customer service standards
The finance ministry, in a statement, said all private sector banks can now participate in government-related businesses like collection of taxes, pension payments and small savings schemes
About Rs 1.98-trillion loans have been sanctioned by the banks to MSMEs, Parliament was informed
Bad bank will only kick the can down the road
The way forward for banking in India: Further issues
From the conditional nature of recommendation by RBI on ownership of private-sector banks, it doesn't appear that the regulator will soon reverse its policy of keeping conglomerates away from banking
High collections boost sentiment, but clarity on gross NPAs will emerge only after December
Market participants would watch out for greater clarity on NPA recognition, loan restructuring roadmap, and credit costs for the rest of the year
The cost of fund index and liquidity index are showing an impressive reading of 80.6 and 71.1 in the present quarter survey
Defending the move, bankers said that the charges have been introduced in a bid to prevent frivolous transactions from putting a load on the system
Kumar set aside an hour a day during the first two months to call depositors to reassure them personally about the bank's stability
As much as Rs 3 trillion was promised to be lent under the scheme, fully guaranteed by the government
Forget the health of the banks, what should be worrying the regulators is just the number of banks through which such financial intermediation can take place
Puri expressed satisfaction that he was passing on the baton to Sashidhar Jagdishan, who is the "worthiest person" to lead the bank
Rise in net interest income, dip in provisioning drive better numbers; net profit at Rs 144 cr in Q1FY21, versus Rs 3,800 cr loss same quarter last year
The bank had reported net profit of Rs 1,908 crore in the same quarter last year
Pressure on profits, moderate growth in business, need for higher capital and reduced credit appetite will be some of the features common to all banks in the current fiscal year
PSBs will need capital to finance economic revival