Cautiously building growth momentum: RBL Bank MD & CEO Vishwavir Ahuja

Having capital helps in case a good inorganic opportunity - small or medium sized - comes up, said CEO Ahuja

VISHWAVIR AHUJA, managing director and chief executive officer of RBL Bank, says the objective of enlisting Baring PE Asia, the continent’s largest private equity firm, is to make the bank ‘growth-ready’. In an interview to Hamsini Karthik, he says the bank’s asset quality and deposit growth have been quite satisfactory. Edited excerpts:

RBL Bank had two rounds of capital raise in a year. What was the objective?

The bank seeks to build its capital buffer. Our capital adequacy has risen to 18.7 per cent from 16.50 per cent, following investments from Baring PE Asia-owned Maple II B V, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance