MSME, gold will grow faster than any other segment: Shriram Finance CEO

"Multiple people have shown interest (in Shriram Housing Finance), including the who's who of the private equity world"

India’s largest retail non-banking financial company (NBFC) - Shriram Finance - is seeing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), gold and personal loans as keys to unlocking its growth potential. The company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Y S Chakravarti, in conversation with Shine Jacob, talks about its expansion strategy, plans to sell stake in the housing finance arm, and the road map to achieving assets under management (AUM) of Rs 2 trillion.

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Do you have plans to sell 15 per cent stake in Shriram Housing Finance?

We have not decided on the 15 per cent