A Dint on the PSB’s NPA Management
The global economy is in a downward trend, fueled by the 3rd wave of the pandemic. In India, the role of Public Sector Banks (PSB) who constitutes more than 65% of the banking system,...
Banks Paying Heavily for Corporate Loan Waivers: RTI
Not Write offs, Corporate Loan Waivers Banks Recovered Only 10% Bad Loans After Writing Them Off !! According to an RTI response received from Reserve Bank of India, between 2014 and 2019 scheduled commercial...
Titanic Moment?; Analysis of NPAs & Loans by the PSBs in the Pre-COVID Era
An Analysis of Non-Performing Assets & Loans by the Public Sector Banks in the Pre-COVID Era For the Indian banks, reeling under the weight of mounting Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), COVID came as a blessing...
Banking in Disarray! How to bring it back on tracks?
RBI in its first announcement dated 27th March 2020, consequent upon corona pandemic 2019 had come out with various initiatives such as reduction in CRR, Repo Rate etc. thus to improve upon liquidity position...
Yes Bank Crisis Was Apparent For years, But Regulatory Oversight Was Lacking
Banking is a risky business and there will always be bad loans. Private banks lack a proper governing structure and ethics, and try to avoid RBI scrutiny, say experts The failure of Yes Bank...
Nationwide Strike on January 8, 2020
An estimated 25 crore people will be joining the nationwide strike on January 8, seeking reversal of many anti-worker, anti-people, anti-national policies of the Government. This is in response to a call given by...
Data on NPAs, Wilful Defaulters and Bad Loan Write Offs
Random Reflections: Why is the Finance Minister Shielding Defaulters?
Why are you shielding the defaulters? Madam Nirmala Sitaraman has to answer! The Government of India has released some data on Bank credit which requires critical analysis. In October & December loan melas Public...
Random Reflections: MUDRA Loans – Next Avalanche for Banks?
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana was launched on 8th April 2015. Categorised as Shishu, for loans upto Rs.50000/-, Kishore for loans upto Rs. 5 lakhs and Tarun for Loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, the scheme...
Bank Mergers – Posters that Speak!!
All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) has been publishing a series of posters on bank mergers. Powerful, insightful and valiant, these posters speak for themselves and capture the essence of the opposition to bank...
Bank Mergers Why For?
Nirmala Sitaraman, Minister of Finance, in her latest press conference, announced the merger of 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to carve out four big banks. In the process six, PSBs are being closed. Presently...
It’s wrong steroids, Finance Minister! It will only kill the economy!!
The press conference addressed by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday (Aug 23) is an indication that finally, the government acknowledges that the economy is crumbling and nearly hitting the rock bottom. That a...
Snippets from the World of National Financial Institutions – August, 2019
Sovereign Debt: Liability in Perpetuity The announcement – made by Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India in her maiden budget speech – that India will look for options to raise funds from external markets...
Report: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Whose Loss, Whose Gain?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), once hailed as the panacea of all ills plaguing bad debt of corporations and for quick recovery of outstanding loans from them, has been in operations for a while...
CSOs Criticise RBI for not having a guideline on Bank Charges
Criticising the latest Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) annual Banking Ombudsman Report, which revealed dissatisfaction among 25 per cent customers, Financial Accountability Network (FAN India), has issued a public statement chiding RBI for being...
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