India Banks – Rising Rates Can Drive Marginal NPLs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates by 25bps in early June. While one could argue that the inflationary pressures from oil...
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India Banks – Are Private Banks Really Better than Government Banks?
The question is somewhat rhetorical. Perhaps the customer experience will be better at private banks than government banks, in India. The story may...
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ICICI Bank – Taking the Lipstick Off
* Not a Pretty Girl: ICICI Bank's (ICICIBANK.IN/IBN.US) [ICICI] stated NPLs amount to 10.6%; reserve cover is too light by INR 325 bn; and...
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India: The Indian Rupee – Next Stop INR 70/USD, G-SEC 10-Year Yield – 8%
Since the publication of our January 2018 report, the spread between one-year Indian G-SEC and the U.S. Treasury has declined approximately 50bps....
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HDFC Bank – New Pillar 3 Disclosure Reveals Broad Based Credit Quality Deterioration
With its latest results, HDFC Bank Limited (HDFCB IN) shows sharp deterioration in credit quality. We turn its Pillar 3 disclosure to better...
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