Calls for one-time relief that will allow restructuring of viable companies and not expose them to the threat of insolvency resolution and resultant liquidation
In June this year, the RBI had announced to set up a PCR for India to address information asymmetry, foster access to credit and strengthen the credit culture in the economy
The downfall of shadow lender IL&FS group has fueled concerns about default risks, making banks cautious and pushing up the cost some firms pay for loans at home
Bankers said the asset quality cycle had turned for better, reflecting the effect of repayments after a rigorous follow up
Most of the banks would be getting growth capital for expanding their lending, particularly to MSMEs
The Public Credit Registry would be the single point of mandatory reporting for all material events for each loan, notwithstanding any threshold in the loan amount or type of borrower
Banks recovered Rs 365.51 billion in the first quarter of 2018-19
The major cause of current banking crisis is huge asset liability mismatch
Recognition of stressed assets is largely complete and new non-performing loan formation will moderate in the next 12-18 months, said Moody's Investors Service
Financial Services Secretary Rajeev Kumar said banks expect to recover Rs 1.8 trn through IBC and other routes during the current fiscal
A day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley blamed the UPA govt in his blog for the NPA crisis, Chidambaram said for the BJP govt, every problem was due to the Congress 'legacy'
To prevent future NPA crisis, Rajan advised that government should refrain from setting ambitious credit targets or waiving loans
Top officials of about 16 public sector banks attended the meeting, which lasted for over three hours
SBI has asked the bidders to an submit expression of interest by March 9, 2018
Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that the NPAs increased manifold under the Congress-led UPA government
The chamber also added that it would establish a transparent and effective risk management mechanism
Former RBI Governor Y Venugopal Reddy steep rise in NPAs in public sector banks was more to do with their governance rather than a systemic problem
Punjab National Bank topped the chart with 143 NPA accounts carrying over Rs 1 billion each
Arun Jaitley, India's finance minister, has vowed the recapitalisation will be accompanied by not only bank reform, but also mergers of weak banks with stronger rivals