NPAs could drop to 9% by March 2020: RBI in financial stability report

The country’s financial system is stable amid setbacks with NPA cycle and the sharp reduction in the ratio of dud assets to 9.3 percent, the Reserve Bank of India... Read more »

Bank of Baroda reports net loss of Rs 991 crore in March quarter

State-owned Bank of Baroda Wednesday reported a net loss of around Rs 991 crore in the Q419. The bank had suffered a net loss of Rs 3,102.34 crore in... Read more »

ICRA lowers ratings of IDBI First Bank due to weak earnings of the bond programme

Domestic rating agency Icra Tuesday said it has downgraded long term rating of IDFC First Bank’s bond programme due to weak earnings and on higher provisions due to stressed... Read more »

Higher expenses drop ICICI Bank Q4 net profit by 5% to ₹969 crore

Private sector lender ICICI Bank reported a 5% drop in net profit to ₹969 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2019, as a result of higher expenses. This... Read more »

Business Optimism Index increases by 11.7% (y-o-y)

The Dun & Bradstreet Composite Business Optimism Index stands at 80.6 during Q3 2018, an increase of 11.7% as compared to Q3 2017. Four of the six optimism indices have registered... Read more »

Government to soon recapitalise some PSBs with Rs 10,000 cr

 The government is likely to recapitalise some state-run banks in urgent need by up to Rs 10,000 crore within a few days to help them meet regulatory capital requirements,... Read more »

Punjab National Bank reports net loss of Rs 13,417 crore for Q4

The multi-crore fraud hit Punjab National Bank posted a net loss of Rs 13,417 crore for the fourth quarter (January-March) of 2017-18, a regulatory filing by the company on... Read more »