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Microfinance loan book shrinks by 3.7% sequentially to Rs 4.08 trn in Sep

However, the GLP grew by 8.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 4.08 trillion in September 2024, up from Rs 3.76 trillion in September 2023

Corporate loan rejig underway to improve margins: Canara Bank MD & CEO

Raju says the bank expects to improve net interest margin (NIM) on completion of this corporate loan rejig

Unsecured loan growth to remain strong even with high risk weights: Report

The growth in the concerning unsecured loans segment will remain strong even if the Reserve Bank ups the risk weights for such lending, a domestic brokerage said on Tuesday. The RBI has asked lenders to be more diligent about such lending to ensure that no undue risk gets built up in the system because of high growth in unsecured assets such as personal loans and credit cards. According to some reports, the regulator may increase the risk weights for such loans, which moderates a lender's ability to lend to such segments as the capital charge goes up. "Growth can remain strong even with higher risk weights," the report by Axis Capital Research said. The note said the RBI had reduced risk weights on unsecured personal loans to 100 per cent from 125 per cent in September 2019, while credit cards continue to carry 125 per cent risk weight. If the RBI reverts the risk weight on personal loans back to 125 per cent, the core capital for banks will get hit under 0.40 per cent, the note .

IMF board to meet on July 12 to review Pakistan's loan agreement

The IMF's executive board is set to meet on July 12 to review the USD 3 billion Standby Arrangement with cash-strapped Pakistan and will also possibly release the first tranche of USD 1.1 billion as part of the loan programme, a media report said on Wednesday. The Pakistan government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a long-awaited staff-level agreement on June 29 to inject USD 3 billion into the ailing economy after months-long negotiations that pushed the country to the brink of default. The nine-month Stand-by Arrangement (SBA), if approved, will bring USD 3 billion, or 111 per cent of Pakistan's IMF quota which will ease the country's financial crisis, the Dawn newspaper reported from Washington. The initial disbursement is contingent upon the board's approval as the country continues to grapple with a severe balance of payments crisis and declining foreign exchange reserves. Pakistan was absent from an earlier schedule released in June, igniting speculation tha

Rs 40,700 cr loan sanctioned under Stand-Up India, focuses on job creation

As much as Rs 40,710 crore loan has been sanctioned to over 1.8 lakh accounts under the government's flagship Stand Up India Scheme, which is focussed on economic empowerment and job creation, according to official data. Of the funds sanctioned since the inception of the scheme in 2016, about 80 per cent of the loans have been given to women entrepreneurs. The scheme was launched on April 5, 2016 to promote entrepreneurship amongst women, Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories by providing them loans for starting a greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or the trading sector and activities allied to agriculture. In the first year, Rs 3,683 crore was sanctioned which has now swelled to Rs 40,710 crore as on March 31, 2023, the data showed. As much as Rs 33,152.43 crore was sanctioned to 1.44 lakh accounts of women while 26,889 loans worth Rs 5,625.5 crore were to SCs and 8,960 loans worth Rs 1,932 crore to STs under the scheme. The scheme has since bee

Vi in talks with SBI for loan of Rs 15K-16K crore for capex needs: Report

The talks have reportedly been going on for over a month now and SBI is waiting to get clarity on the govt's potential shareholding in Vi

Discoms' dues to gencos down by Rs 24,000 crore on back of loan scheme

But cumulative dues remain at a high of Rs 1.13 trillion

Avoid frequent ad hoc review of loan facility for businesses: RBI to banks

RBI said that an analysis of practices followed by the lenders has brought out certain supervisory concerns including frequent and repeated ad-hoc review of credit facilities instead of regular review

Loan deals for your festive purchase

Banks are increasing their focus on retail (small) borrowers, as the demand from companies has slowed