India – Weakening Rupee Means Little Relief For Banks
The last thing which struggling debtors in India need is another interest rate increase. But this is precisely what they will get. Given extreme...
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India – More IL&FS, Jindal Steel & Power, Puts Low Provisioning At HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, At Risk
It is a stark reminder that India is far from being out of its bad loan cycle, given events at Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services...
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Extraordinary Indulgence: RBI Lets Kotak Write His Own Timetable
A staggering notional loss to non-promoter shareholders in a bank, and corresponding gain to the promoter, should normally be a matter for speedy...
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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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