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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicBad debts

Topic: bad debts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.