Subrata Panda, Abhijit Lele

Stories by Subrata Panda, Abhijit Lele

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.

DeMo my foot! Cash still rules in India

DeMo my foot! Cash still rules in India

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2017

Even the well heeled in metros find it difficult to go completely digital. Cash withdrawals from ATMs are back at the same level as they were before demonetisation

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

'India's insurance density is one-tenth of China's'

'India's insurance density is one-tenth of China's'

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2017

Bhargav Dasgupta, managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Lombard, tells Subrata Panda, in an interview that the company has adequate capital for now and does not see a need for fresh infusion through markets over the next few years.

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.

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.

RBI to rope in rating agencies for NPA solution

RBI to rope in rating agencies for NPA solution

Rediff.com   24 May 2017

The broad contours of their assignment are expected to be making independent assessment of recovery prospects, and estimating haircuts for restructuring cases.

Shikha Sharma on the new NPA rules and the future of Axis Bank

Shikha Sharma on the new NPA rules and the future of Axis Bank

Rediff.com   19 May 2017

Axis Bank Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Shikha Sharma on the new mechanism for non-performing loans, the bank's loan portfolio, industry outlook and the bank's future plans.

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

Will Modi's Digital India dream ever come true?

Will Modi's Digital India dream ever come true?

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

The value of transactions through debit and credit cards used at the PoS fell to Rs 64,200 cr in February

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.

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

Not only private banks, even PSBs levy charges on customers

Not only private banks, even PSBs levy charges on customers

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2017

Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India and Canara Bank already charge their customers a levy for failing to maintain a minimum balance for a quarter or a month.

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.

SBI merger could spill over to FY18

SBI merger could spill over to FY18

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2017

SBI might present the first result for the combined entity at the end of the first quarter of 2017-18

New NPA resolution plan finds few takers among bankers

New NPA resolution plan finds few takers among bankers

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2017

Rather, the existing ones should be implemented speedily to clean up the mess.