A new ecosystem based on loan apps has mushroomed across Indiaâs financial landscape over a decade, preying on those abandoned by the formal banking sector. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently imposed a...
The Reserve Bank of India released a new draft of the project finance framework in May. To address risks and impacts, it must integrate social and environmental considerations, writes the author of this commentary.
âCivil society organisations urge RBI to incorporate environmental, climate and social considerations in the project finance framework!â
In a globalised context, insufficient disclosure of climate risks may diminish a bankâs attractiveness to international investors.
The CFA emphasised the critical need to empower shareholders, customers, and the general public with comprehensive information on the climate crisis's impact on FI investments.
Says clarity and specificity are needed to ensure effective implementation and compliance with disclosure requirements.
The âDraft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risksâ released by RBI in February
The claim of the Prime Minister that the Banking Sector has become robust is not true if we analyse the facts and figures. On Jan 1 2015, Gyan Sangam 1 was organised in Pune...
Date: 11 â 15 March 2024 In the pulsating heart of Indiaâs financial narrative lies a tale of experiments, advancement, and resistance. The âFinance, Frauds & Fundamentalsâ workshop delves into the complexities of the...
The government has time and again stated that âwrite offâ does not mean relief to the borrower as recovery processes continue. But in practice, banks are compelled to forgo any hope of recovery.
Addressing a Rozgar Mela last month and virtually handing over 70,000 appointment letters (remember the 2 crore jobs per year promise and the vacant 9, 60,000 posts in the union government itself) the prime...
The Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has certain very damaging revelations. It is surprising that RBI gave thumbs up to them and claimed that non-performing assets (NPAs)...
Anirban Bhattacharya & Pranay Raj A Reserve Bank of India statement on June 8 has set off a raging debate. The bank has allowed for write-offs and compromise settlements for even frauds and wilful...
The RBI circular dated 8th June 2023, permitting public sector banks, private banks, small finance banks, co-operative banks and non-banking finance companies to have compromise settlements with willful defaulters
Wilful defaulters and companies involved in fraud can go for a compromise settlement or technical write offs by banks and Non -Banking Finance Companies, as per the new RBI circular.
