Sheetal Agarwal &Amp;Amp; Anup Roy

Stories by Sheetal Agarwal &Amp;Amp; Anup Roy

India Inc displays pricing muscle in Q4

India Inc displays pricing muscle in Q4

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2017

Premiumisation, improving demand aid realisation growth at most large firms

Why banks will have fewer branches

Why banks will have fewer branches

Rediff.com   19 May 2017

'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining.'

'We want to remain competitive in terms of rates and fees'

'We want to remain competitive in terms of rates and fees'

Rediff.com   18 May 2017

If customers did not see value in what we provide them at the price point at which we provide these, they would not have been there with us in such a competitive market, says HDFC deputy managing director Paresh Sukthankar.

NPA war: Bankers welcome new powers to RBI, but...

NPA war: Bankers welcome new powers to RBI, but...

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

Question remains, what happens when the overseeing committees' members themselves are questioned by investigative agencies?

Are markets ripe for a steep correction?

Are markets ripe for a steep correction?

Rediff.com   3 May 2017

Number of stocks trading above 50 times and 100 times earnings are at record highs. When this happened in 2015 and 2016, the Sensex fell 22.6 per cent in a little over a year's time after peaking in January 2015, while it fell by 11.3 per cent in two months from its peak in September 2016.

Why India's banks are staring at a bleak future

Why India's banks are staring at a bleak future

Rediff.com   3 May 2017

The continuing stress faced by corporate India has weakened their debt-servicing capability and this is reflected in the banks' books, as yet-burgeoning bad loans.

Is a bubble building up in debt MFs?

Is a bubble building up in debt MFs?

Rediff.com   2 May 2017

'Indian non-bank lenders stand exposed to a deteriorating credit quality environment.' 'Such a deterioration could put at risk the value of NCDs purchased by the mutual funds and expose investors in bond and liquid funds to a risk of capital loss.'

Watch out for these stocks this monsoon

Watch out for these stocks this monsoon

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2017

What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?

RBI proposes wholesale, long-term finance banks

RBI proposes wholesale, long-term finance banks

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Discussion paper fixes Rs 1,000 cr as minimum capital for these specialised banks

SBI wants to be among the world's top 30 banks in three years: Arundhati Bhattacharya

SBI wants to be among the world's top 30 banks in three years: Arundhati Bhattacharya

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Arundhati Bhattacharya talks about SBI's strategies, its aim to be among the top 30 banks globally, and stressed assets resolution.

'India going to be one of the largest economies in the world'

'India going to be one of the largest economies in the world'

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2017

Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics and political science, University of California, Berkeley, analyzes the transparency of the Reserve Bank of India, the growth rate of the Indian economy and why he feels globalisation can never be rolled back.

Banks want RBI to relax norms for loans to highly indebted firms

Banks want RBI to relax norms for loans to highly indebted firms

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2017

The limit of indebtedness comes down to Rs 15,000 crore from 2018-19, and then Rs 10,000 crore from April 2019 onwards

RBI to keep rates unchanged, focus on cash control

RBI to keep rates unchanged, focus on cash control

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2017

However, RBI would continue to nudge banks to cut lending rates

Govt, RBI may introduce gradation system to deal with bad debts

Govt, RBI may introduce gradation system to deal with bad debts

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2017

Banks to get more aggressive and act like PE investors

A first in many years, FY17 credit growth to lag India's GDP

A first in many years, FY17 credit growth to lag India's GDP

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2017

Historically, overall credit has grown at 1.6 times GDP growth

Bank officers want pay equality with central govt staff

Bank officers want pay equality with central govt staff

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2017

Demands include 5-day banking, PF to be calculated on total salary and allowances, not only on basic

Costly bonds make bank loans attractive

Costly bonds make bank loans attractive

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2017

Banks are clear that lending rates are not going to fall further, say Hamsini Karthik and Anup Roy.

Why investors are increasingly confident about India

Why investors are increasingly confident about India

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2017

They now believe their money will be repaid after completion of the tenure of the instruments they have invested in, says Anup Roy.

FPIs renew interest in Indian bonds

FPIs renew interest in Indian bonds

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2017

Dealers say foreign investors are now taking keen interest in lower-rated corporate bonds, too

RBI 's latest headache: Ballooning fiscal deficits of states

RBI 's latest headache: Ballooning fiscal deficits of states

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2017

Deficits could come under more pressure in coming years as states implement their own Pay Commissions.