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TopicBank merger

Topic: Bank merger

These are the 18 sectors that have been identified as ‘strategic’ for India by Modi govt

Moushumi Das Gupta -
According to the plan, in strategic sectors, there will be a maximum of four public sector units and a minimum of one unit operating. The govt plans to exit the rest. 

Cash crunch to force more mergers and acquisitions in India, Axis says

Baiju Kalesh -
As funding situation erodes, founders are selling businesses to deleverage, or are raising equity to gain an edge over competitors, Axis Capital says.

Merger of state-run banks ‘right move but not at the right time’, says Raghuram Rajan

Remya Nair -
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says amid the economic slowdown and bad loans crisis, banks will have to focus on mergers instead of better loans.

Indiabulls and Lakshmi Vilas bank, in talks to merge, face investigation over alleged fraud

Rahul Satija -
The merger is crucial for shadow lender Indiabulls, which is seeking to diversify its asset base, while Lakshmi Vilas bank needs to raise capital to meet regulatory norms.

Mega mergers fail to lure investors to public sector bank stocks

Abhishek Vishnoi -
Uncertainty about the timeline of the merges and poor asset quality at the PSU banks is keeping investors away.

V Katju on Trump’s Afghan policy, K Prasad on media in Kashmir & why bank mergers is wrong

Pia Krishnankutty -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Shares of PNB, Canara, Union Bank of India & Indian Bank plunge after govt’s merger plans

Suvashree Ghosh -
Concerns over the Modi govt's bank integration process possibly delaying lending approvals has dampened investor sentiment.

Don’t bet on India’s new mega banks but on their rivals, investors told

Abhishek Vishnoi -
Consolidation comes with many challenges and investors are advised to look for value outside the 10 banks being merged, analysts say.

Modi’s bank mergers have come too late to avoid an economic crisis

Andy Mukherjee -
Merged banks will spend the next six months on integration. Putting their balance sheets to work and issuing new bank guarantees may take a backseat.

Modi govt’s bank bailouts seen distracting focus from growth slump

Suvashree Ghosh -
Efforts to create larger, healthier lenders may be hurt by shift in attention to aligning resources such as personnel, technology & branch networks.
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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

+TFP Esha Mishra -
Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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