Has Covid-19 made PSBs more vulnerable?
While Indian banks' improved financial metrics do not fully reflect the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the under–capitalised PSBs are likely to remain risk averse and lose market share.
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The crystal ball: RBI report foresees NPA woes
According to the RBI, the gross NPA ratio of all scheduled commercial banks may increase from 7.5% in September 2020 to 13.5% by September 2021, and even escalate to 14.8% in severe stress scenario.
DBS Bank India enters the big league
With Lakshmi Vilas Bank in its fold, the foreign bank’s branch count jumps over 18 times. But the merger could also open up a potential Pandora's box.
‘No need to worry about YES Bank deposits’
Prashant Kumar, the bank’s administrator, echoed the words of RBI governor Shaktikanta Das that there was no cause for worry about deposits as the moratorium on withdrawals is set to end on March 18.
YES Bank reports record ₹18,564-crore loss in Q3
The beleaguered private bank’s new investors have to deal with the already declining deposit base and mounting non-performing assets.
Is RBL Bank going YES Bank’s way? Not really
RBL Bank’s NPAs are rising and the stock is going downhill, but there are enough reasons to believe it is unlikely to end up like YES Bank.
Pvt sector leaders in PSBs: End of an experiment
The government’s experiment in hiring talent from the private sector to head public sector banks has ended with former Citibanker P.S. Jayakumar leaving Bank of Baroda.
Axis Bank’s 95% profit growth is lacklustre
The private lender’s profit fell 9% over the previous quarter. Its provisions grew by 40.7% and 14.3% on quarterly and annual basis, respectively.
