'Some business families would probably have to revert to their core businesses, which the IBC will ensure.'
The government has asked the Indian Banks' Association to make sure that IDBI Bank's wages are on a par with other banks.
Y H Malegam, 80, will head the panel that will look into non-performing bank assets and their relation to the Rs 114-bn PNB scam.
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
It is up to the bank management to decide which application gets to interact with the CBS
The problem here is that internal auditors are good at accounts, but they are not trained to track foreign exchange transactions
The latest fraud is a failure of management supervision and accountability, as no bad debt was generated and no cash was involved
Experts said the new framework has ensured that the focus has moved to creditor protection from debtor protection.
Banks given 180-day time for NPA resolution, matter to be referred to Insolvency Board within 15 days.
Banks argued that loans of most lenders are funded primarily by retail deposits and not from the wholesale market as was the practice abroad
Foreign banks were ahead in terms of technology, but that is no longer the case as Indian private banks steal the innovation march.
Instead of a rate hike, or even a pause, there could be a window for the RBI for an interest rate cut
Growth impulses, while improving, remain fragile, and a rate hike will be disruptive to interest costs.
Loans, cash credits, and overdrafts at the end of December 22, 2017, stood at Rs 81,287.32 billion, against Rs 73,340 billion in the year-ago period.
Banks might not have realised the exact implication of risky projects under PPP projects, which were getting implemented under high leverage
While RBI's foreign exchange reserves have swelled to over $400 billion, it has a 'sell' position of $981 billion.
Will the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill endanger our bank deposits?
K C Chakrabarty, former deputy governor, RBI, talks to Anup Roy on issues in the new bankruptcy law and rules.
There's a long way to go before human beings are replaced by machines -- in banks at least.
Foreign banks had 317 branches in 2015-16; it has reduced to 286. In the same period, employee strength came down from 26,642 to 24,766.
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