global slowdown: Will global risks and slower credit growth cloud India’s GDP outlook? Sonal Varma answers

global slowdown: Will global risks and slower credit growth cloud India’s GDP outlook? Sonal Varma answers

“So, our own estimate is 6.8% for GDP growth and we have seen in the last two-three quarters a big variance actually between GDP growth and GVA growth. One is sort of from the demand side, the other is from the supply side. And we do think the GVA growth is going to continue to … Read more

SBI, other PSU Banks hit Bond Street to raise Rs 20,000 cr by month-end

SBI, other PSU Banks hit Bond Street to raise Rs 20,000 cr by month-end

Several state-owned banks, including the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), are likely to tap debt markets and raise close to ₹20,000 crore by the end of the month, as lenders step up fundraising activities amid faster credit growth than deposit growth. SBI is likely to raise ₹5,000 crore-10,000 crore through the issuance … Read more

Bank of Baroda: 12-14% credit growth achievable for Bank of Baroda; CASA growth at 6% better than industry benchmark: CEO

Bank of Baroda: 12-14% credit growth achievable for Bank of Baroda; CASA growth at 6% better than industry benchmark: CEO

Debadatta Chand, CEO & MD, Bank of Baroda, says the bank’s guidance on the NIM has been 3.15% plus-minus 5 bps. And the good part of this quarter, the June quarter results is that we maintain the NIM vis-a-vis the last year. The last full year NIM was 3.18 and if you look at the … Read more

Bank credit growth outpaces deposits again, albeit at a sluggish pace

Bank credit growth outpaces deposits again, albeit at a sluggish pace

Bank credit rose 14% on-year as of June 28, outpacing deposit growth at 11%, putting the spotlight yet again on central bank’s concerns over the gap that could lead to asset-liability mismatches. Latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed the growth in deposits and credit was lower than the year-ago period, reflecting a slowdown … Read more

Credit growth over 18% may create risk

Credit growth over 18% may create risk

Voicing concerns yet again, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said that credit expansion in excess of 18% could put the financial system to the test given the widening gap between credit and deposit growth. The central bank has been advising banks to review business strategy to make it sustainable with credit growth outpacing … Read more

credit growth: SBI can have 15% credit growth if GDP grows at about 8%: Dinesh Kumar Khara

credit growth: SBI can have 15% credit growth if GDP grows at about 8%: Dinesh Kumar Khara

Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman, SBI, says “our endeavour is to ensure that we maintain this level and we expect that when it comes to our deposit rates, we appear to have plateaued already. And henceforth we should be in a position to improve our yield on advances also and that is the reason why I … Read more

yes bank: Deposit growth improves at private banks in Q4, but at higher costs

yes bank: Deposit growth improves at private banks in Q4, but at higher costs

On a sequential basis, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank reported a faster growth in deposits for the March quarter compared with the credit growth while IndusInd Bank and Yes Bank showed marginally lower growth in deposits than advances. Synopsis While these lenders were able to increase deposits at a faster clip during the … Read more