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TopicBank lending

Topic: Bank lending

Not just risk to banks, RBI’s curbing unsecured lending to rein in shady recovery practices too

RBI has made it more costly to lend & borrow unsecured loans. One reason is financial risk these loans can pose, while another is harassment of borrowers by recovery agents.

Private banks lending more than PSU banks as Indian economy recovers from Covid

Most recent data shows India’s top 3 private banks lent nearly 3 times the average industry rate in the quarter of March, while maintaining better asset quality than their state peers.

What 100 contracts with secrecy clause reveal about China’s development lending

Researchers from US and Germany examined 100 debt contracts between Chinese state-owned entities and govt borrowers in 24 countries to give an insight into how China lends. Edited excerpt.

RBI must see the problem right — credit demand, not credit supply is the concern

The RBI has assured both the market and government of creating comfortable liquidity conditions so that private and government borrowing are not hampered.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan is the modern guru for an anxious generation

His transformation into this role didn’t happen overnight. Somewhere between superstardom and self-reflection, Khan has become a very shareable guru.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.