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Systematically killing public sector banks: Pushing away people to money sharks

It was only after the nationalisation of 14 banks on July 19, 1969, that the banks reached the common people. The main changes that were done included a shift from class banking to mass...

Read more January 23, 2023 at 6:53 pm CFA

‘Mindless’ development model financed by top institutions ’caused Joshimath disaster’

In a statement signed by over 50 civil society organisations and concerned citizens, FAN believes, Joshimath Disaster is the”inevitable result of long neglect of scientific warnings, of gross financialization of nature and total lack...

Read more January 17, 2023 at 2:01 pm CFA

Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

In this in-depth analysis of the entire Demonetisation process in the context of the 4:1 Supreme Court verdict delivered on January 02, 2023, points out that the extensive damages caused by the 2016 measure...

Read more January 11, 2023 at 5:04 pm Thomas Franco

RBI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and MNCs – Dangerous proposal – Must be dropped

When RBI is refusing to disclose details of borrowers whose loans are written off except in the case..

Read more January 2, 2023 at 5:10 pm Thomas Franco

Reserve Bank of India – Clueless, Careless and Heartless

RBI is the regulator and supervisor of the monetary system. Its objectives are, to maintain public confidence in the system, protect depositors’ interests and provide cost-effective banking services to the public. Its roles are...

Read more December 12, 2022 at 11:30 am Thomas Franco

IDBI Bank Sale—The Height of Madness 

When the Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to economists for their work on “why banks should not be allowed to fail,” the Union Government announced an Expression of Interest in selling IDBI Bank.

Read more October 12, 2022 at 5:57 pm Thomas Franco

While Finance Minister was sleeping, credit outflows inverted

Since FY20, banks are giving more personal loans than loans to industry, particularly to large industry, and the growth in personal loans is even more dramatic

Read more September 23, 2022 at 2:45 pm Prasanna Mohanty

KYC – Kill Your Customer?

Last year, a retired scientist received a call purportedly from SBI informing him that his account is blocked for non-compliance of KYC. They sent him a password to be shared with the caller. He...

Read more August 17, 2022 at 10:56 am Thomas Franco

Roadshows in the US to sell IDBI Bank! Why not allow LIC to own it?

“Banking is a very good business if you don't do anything dumb,” goes an anonymous quote.

Read more July 5, 2022 at 10:19 am Thomas Franco

IBC’s stressed asset resolution is under severe stress, needs overhauling

Everything that can go wrong is going wrong with the big-ticket “reform” Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) of 2016, which was sold as the panacea for stressed asset resolutions (NPAs).

Read more May 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm Prasanna Mohanty

Pension and other Social Security – India lags far behind

Our country’s constitution talks of equality, equal opportunity and social justice.  But unfortunately, even after 74 years, we lag behind in social security.

Read more April 16, 2022 at 1:16 pm Thomas Franco

Should Corporates Own Banks?

“It would be difficult to undertake credit planning unless the linked control of Industry and Banks in the hands is snapped by Nationalisation of Banks,” said R K Hazari in the R K Hazari...

Read more March 4, 2022 at 1:13 pm Thomas Franco

Govt continues its reckless selling of PSUs amidst rising inequality & unemployment

In its reckless privatisation drive, the union government is selling Central Electronics Limited (CEL) to Nandal Finance & Leasing Private Limited, an NBFC with a dubious record, owned by a furniture company, with less...

Read more January 28, 2022 at 12:03 pm Ashish Kajla

A Look at Fintech Apps and Security Concerns

Today Google Pay (G-Pay) owned by Google, PhonePe owned by Walmart, PayTm owned by Soft Bank and other payment apps have taken over money transfers. As per the report of the National Payment Corporation...

Read more October 25, 2021 at 2:20 pm Thomas Franco

Global Climate Action: Where Do Indian Banks Stand?

Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the climate crisis, research shows.

Read more October 11, 2021 at 6:59 pm CFA
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