Nikhat Hetavkar &Amp; Abhijit Lele

Stories by Nikhat Hetavkar &Amp; Abhijit Lele

Digital push slows down banks' branch expansion plans

Digital push slows down banks' branch expansion plans

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2018

Branch additions for most major banks in the current financial year do not correspond to the number of the past two years.

HDFC Bank plans mega fundraising exercise

HDFC Bank plans mega fundraising exercise

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

If the entire amount of Rs 24,000 crore is raised, then it would be the biggest fundraising exercise by any Indian company ever.

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2017

State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar, in conversation with Abhijit Lele, also says that the overhang of corporate debt stress will begin to recede in the next two-three quarters.

Why govt's digital payment app has lost steam

Why govt's digital payment app has lost steam

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2017

The start of BHIM's declining share coincided with the launch of Google Tez in mid-Septem

How SBI plans to retain its competitive edge

How SBI plans to retain its competitive edge

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2017

The bank is also working on a three-year business plan, nearly coinciding with the time its new chairman Rajnish Kumar would be in the corner office.

IBC tweak: 'Wilful defaulters' may now seek legal help

IBC tweak: 'Wilful defaulters' may now seek legal help

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2017

Essar group, Bhushan Steel and JSW group likely to be impacted by changes

'India and China are likely to grow at over 5%'

'India and China are likely to grow at over 5%'

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2017

Daniel Wu, chairman of the Asian Bankers Association (ABA), says there is merit in merging some of the less efficient public sector banks in the country.

DeMo@1: Banks happy as digital activity picks up

DeMo@1: Banks happy as digital activity picks up

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2017

While digitisation and automation have made internal processes more efficient, front-end products are being enhanced digitally through robotics, artificial intelligence and botchats.

'Q2, Q3 in FY 18 will be bumper quarters for GDP'

'Q2, Q3 in FY 18 will be bumper quarters for GDP'

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2017

'The 5.7% growth in the April-June period is an aberration because of GST.' 'Business activity in the last 15 days of the quarter was minimal or zero.'

Emotions are the new celebrities of advertising

Emotions are the new celebrities of advertising

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2017

Advertisers take to pitching family values and social causes, giving celebrity endorsers and flamboyance a miss. Nikhat Hetavkar reports.

How the economy stands to gain from bank recapitalisation move

How the economy stands to gain from bank recapitalisation move

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2017

The move will have cascading effects for lot of related sectors

Gross NPAs of private banks up 55% in Q2

Gross NPAs of private banks up 55% in Q2

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

On a sequential basis, banks have had to set aside a substantial amount for bad loans, up 30 per cent from Rs 3,459 crore in the June quarter to Rs 4,508 crore.

Who will be the next SBI chief?

Who will be the next SBI chief?

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2017

B Sriram, the senior-most managing director at SBI, along with fellow MDs Rajnish Kumar, P K Gupta, and Dinesh Kumar Khara had been interviewed for the post

7 things SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya will be remembered for

7 things SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya will be remembered for

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2017

Is the SBI chairman leaving the bank in a stronger and better position than what it was? Abhijit Lele finds out.

Delay in developer loan repayment hits home finance cos

Delay in developer loan repayment hits home finance cos

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2017

Project delays, stretched balance sheets impacting asset quality indicators of HFCs.

Keeping Cadbury relevant: 'Chocolate is not all about sugar'

Keeping Cadbury relevant: 'Chocolate is not all about sugar'

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2017

The Mondelez portfolio in India also includes brands like Bournvita, 5-Star. Nikhat Hetavkar finds out how it stays relevant amid strong pushback from millennials over health effects of its products.

Early Diwali for SBI borrowers

Early Diwali for SBI borrowers

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2017

Processing fee waived on car, gold and personal loans till December

Bankers brace for delays, legal battles

Bankers brace for delays, legal battles

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2017

The time-bound nature of the bankruptcy code, envisaging resolution within 180 to 270 days, would put enormous pressure on the existing judicial infrastructure.

12 bank accounts and Rs 1.78 lakh crore bad debt

12 bank accounts and Rs 1.78 lakh crore bad debt

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2017

The gross bad debt of the Indian banking system as of March was at Rs 7.11 lakh crore

'Never send back Mahalakshmi when she comes to your house'

'Never send back Mahalakshmi when she comes to your house'

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

P S Jayakumar, managing director and chief executive officer, Bank of Baroda, speaks to Abhijit Lele & Hamsini Karthik about loan recoveries, sounding more confident than a year before.