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.
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India’s GDP fall could be steep. But hope persists
As per National Statistical Office data, India's GDP may contract by 7.7% this fiscal year, worst since 1951-1952. The World Bank paints an even bleaker picture. But hope for recovery still abounds.
Economic recovery likely to be gradual: Das
Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das says that efforts towards reopening the economy are confronted with rising Covid-19 infections.
‘Covid-19 hangs over the future, like a spectre’
While directly mum on inflation and growth, the RBI’s latest monetary policy report warns that Covid-19 would impact economic activity in India through lockdowns and slowing global trade and growth.
RBI stays ‘consistent’ on rate and policy stance
At the last monetary policy meeting of FY20, the central bank kept the interest rate unchanged, with a warning to not read the ‘pause’ continually for its future actions.
NSO pegs India’s GDP growth at 5% for FY20
Advance estimates from the National Statistical Office (NSO) peg India’s GDP to grow at 5% in FY20 as compared to FY19’s 6.8%; manufacturing is projected to grow just 2%.
