Tag Search: “banking”
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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K. Srinivasa Rao
11 June, 2020
- Perspectives
The Covid-19 shock: Learnings from the past, addressing the present - III
In the previous part of the series, Dr Pronab Sen provided estimates of the economic damage on account of the ongoing crisis, and the expected trajectory of the economy over the next three years. In t...
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Pronab Sen
07 June, 2020
- Perspectives
Covid-19: Ashok Kotwal speaks with Pronab Sen
In conversation with Ashok Kotwal on the ongoing economic crisis caused by lockdown to mitigate Covid-19 spread, Pronab Sen breaks down the problem into survival of individuals and livelihoods, and th...
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Ashok Kotwal
Pronab Sen
25 April, 2020
- Podcasts
Policymaking at a time of high risk-aversion
The key issues in the Indian financial sector in general, and banking in particular, are bearing risk and allocating capital. These are especially important now as India enters into a prolonged phase ...
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Rajeswari Sengupta
Harsh Vardhan
06 April, 2020
- Perspectives
Yes Bank: The anatomy of a crisis
The string of frauds and failures unearthed in recent years in the Indian banking sector indicate weaknesses in banking supervision. In this post, Pandey and Priyadarshini argue that the Reserve Bank ...
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Radhika Pandey
D. Priyadarshini
23 March, 2020
- Perspectives
How district courts influence firm growth
The Economic Survey 2018-19 highlights that the single biggest constraint to ease of doing business in India is contract enforcement and dispute resolution, and increasing capacity in lower judiciary ...
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Manaswini Rao
29 January, 2020
- Articles
Raising coverage under deposit insurance: A soft option
Indian Parliament is expected to legislate on a rise in the amount of insurance for bank deposits from Rs. 100,000 to possibly Rs. 500,000 in its ongoing winter session. In this post, Gurbachan Singh ...
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Gurbachan Singh
02 December, 2019
- Perspectives
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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K. Srinivasa Rao
06 November, 2019
- Perspectives
How banking crisis is impeding India’s economy
The amount of non-performing assets (NPAs) in India’s banking sector has skyrocketed in the last five years. It has been accompanied by a sharp decline in investment growth, and a significant economic...
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Rajeswari Sengupta
Harsh Vardhan
11 October, 2019
- Perspectives
I4I Panel Discussion: Financing development in India
I4I recently organised a panel discussion on ‘Financing Development in India’ with Prachi Mishra (Goldman Sachs), Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg), and Ananth Narayan (SPJIMR). The discussion was moderated ...
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Nalini Gulati
03 October, 2019
- Videos
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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K. Srinivasa Rao
25 September, 2019
- Perspectives
I4I Event: Panel Discussion on financing development in India
‘Ideas for India’ is hosting a panel discussion on ‘Financing development in India’ on Monday, 9 September 2019, at Desire Hall, Le Méridien Hotel, New Delhi at 6:30pm. The panellists are Prachi Mishr...
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Ashok Kotwal
05 September, 2019
- Perspectives