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Evaluating the risks in opening up the banking sector

The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has accepted some of the key recommendations of the Internal Working Group (IWG) to Review Extant Ownership Guidelines and Corporate Structure for Indian Private Sector...

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बैंकों की ऋण-जोखिम प्रबंधन संबंधी नीतियां: एक नया दृष्टिकोण

बैंकों की बढ़ती मजबूती और भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक द्वारा उन्हें प्रदान की गई बहुउद्देशीय तरलता के बावजूद, बैंकों की ऋण वृद्धि में कोई उल्लेखनीय सुधार नहीं हुआ है। इस लेख में, के. श्रीनिवास राव बैंकों की ऋण...

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Credit risk management policies of banks: A new approach

Despite increasing robustness of banks and multipurpose liquidity provided by the Reserve Bank of India, there is no perceptible improvement in credit growth. K. Srinivasa Rao proposes a new approach ...

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Strengthening risk-management capabilities in the financial sector

Non-banking financial companies are rapidly inundating the financial intermediation space. While this trend has enabled greater autonomy in operations and business diversification, it has also accentu...

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‘Bad bank’: A good idea in bad times

Commenting on the ‘bad bank’ proposal of the 2021-22 Union Budget, K Srinivasa Rao contends that the bad bank is a good idea in bad times – as a transitory solution with defined timelines – bu...

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Covid-19 crisis: How policy can revive lending appetite among banks

Amid the economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the expected surge in non-performing assets and its potential impact on the fragile capital base of banks, is alarming. In this post, Srini...

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Covid-19: Right opportunity to strengthen the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code

The government has recently exempted all Covid-related debts from the definition of default, and stalled the invocation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 for one year, to allow ailing ente...

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पीएमसी बैंक की असफलता से सबक

पंजाब एंड महाराष्ट्र को-औपरेटिव बैंक (पीएमसीबी) धोखाधड़ी सामने आने के बाद सितंबर में भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक (आरबीआई) ने पीएमसीबी पर प्रतिबंध लगाया था। आरबीआई ने यह कदम अपनी निगरानी और नियामक ढांचे को सुधा...

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Lessons from the PMC Bank fiasco

In September, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had to impose restrictions on Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMCB) as the latter was found to be involved in a mega loan fraud. RBI has taken steps...

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Linking lending rates to external benchmark: Challenges and opportunities for banks

The Reserve Bank of India has made it mandatory for banks to link all new floating-rate personal, retail loans, along with loans to micro, small and medium enterprises to an external benchmark-based i...

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Amalgamation of public sector banks: The task ahead

The central government has proposed amalgamation of three public sector banks (PSBs), the first stage of which has been completed. This strategic move is touted to be the beginning of transformation o...

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Financial inclusion in India: Progress and prospects

Financial inclusion is globally considered as a critical indicator of development and well-being of society. In this post, Srinivasa Rao traces the financial inclusion journey in India so far, and dis...

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