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Sunday, May 18, 2025
TopicBad debts

Topic: bad debts

Kotak Mahindra Bank posts 10% decline in profits as it steps up provisions for bad loans

Suvashree Ghosh -
Indian banks are bracing for a surge in bad debts as an economic lockdown triggers mass unemployment and leaves many companies facing bankruptcy.

RBI injected liquidity after Franklin funds crisis but banks are still not borrowing

Rahul Satija -
Lenders have borrowed only about 5% of an RBI emergency funding line as they grapple with rising bad debt amid the coronavirus pandemic & lockdown.

Modi govt’s plan to sell yen debt has one more hurdle: It’s too much

Chikafumi Hodo -
The size of yen global bonds Modi govt plans to issue may have to be revised as it could be too much for Japanese investors to stomach.

RBI cracks down — banks fined Rs 109 cr this year, up from Rs 96 crore in 2018

Remya Nair -
The penalties imposed on commercial banks by RBI in the first seven months of this calendar year are 395 per cent higher than the total for 2017.

India’s biggest convertible-note defaulter Suzlon misses deadline to repay $172 million

Anurag Joshi -
Suzlon Energy has slumped after India’s shift to auctions for building wind projects increased competition and diluted the company’s market share.

Andhra Bank, SBI, UBI among top PSU banks with over 70% NPA from industry in FY19

Remya Nair -
Finance ministry data shows Andhra Bank had highest share of industry bad debts at 86%. UBI and Indian Bank followed at 78% and 74%, respectively.

NBFCs have a new crisis coming with huge wall of maturing debt

Anurag Joshi -
NBFCs have a record Rs 1.1 trillion of local-currency bonds due next quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Fund manager who predicted India’s credit crisis still sees risks

Subhadip Sircar -
A string of corporate defaults suggests worst of the liquidity shortage & soaring funding costs could come back, according to IDFC’s Suyash Choudhary.

On Camera

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Opinion

My plea to automakers—I really want some buttons, it makes driving easier

Kushan Mitra -
The MG Windsor takes the lack of buttons to another level. For example, there is no dedicated button to control the outside rear-view mirrors.

If Pakistan doesn’t halt aggression, India may be compelled to enter Pakistan: VK Menon at UN

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Economy

Women entrepreneurs can boost global GDP by $5 trillion. How their potential can be unlocked

WEF Team -
World Bank data highlights a lack of government programmes that provide women entrepreneurs access to finance and training, which can support them in opening and running a business.

Defence

Op Sindoor: Inside story of what led Pakistan DGMO to make frantic calls for ‘ceasefire’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.

National Interest

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.

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