Page 10 - Interviews

We will soon ensure clean banking: Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar

Public sector banks will be able to restructure MSME loans, says Kumar

Merger with Gruh Finance will take a year: Bandhan Bank CEO C S Ghosh

We are present in affordable housing segment, but the scale is very small. To grow in this segment, we found value in Gruh, says Ghosh

How govt uses dividend is its decision: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

There are several issues under discussion between the government and the Reserve Bank. Any decision of RBI is driven by certain principles and accounting norms

Axis Bank needs to be conservative on corporate loans: CEO Amitabh Chaudhry

The current market environment and the strength of our balance sheet provide us with an opportunity to grow the wholesale loan book, says Chaudhry

Heavens will not fall if there's minor fiscal slippage: Ficci president

Sandip Somany also said that the Modi government would be remembered because of the IBC

Slowdown in NBFC/HFC lending will have an impact on wider economy: ABFL CEO

We need to think about having far more balanced asset-liabilities management, says Rakesh Singh

Here's what Urjit had to say about inflation, repo rate after policy meet

Urjit Patel chose not to answer any question on RBI's relationship with the government

Unless banks lend, how will they come out of PCA?: Financial Services Secy

The NPAs peaked at 11.6%(by the end of March 2018) and have reduced by Rs 360 bn in the first two quarters of this financial year

Betting on Value Banking: Vaidyanathan looks to start new entity by January

Vaidyanathan shares strategy for IDFC First and the takeaways from his career that he's implementing now

We aren't shutting out NBFCs, will lend to strong ones: Indian Bank chief

In a Q&A, Indian bank's new MD & CEO Padmaja Chunduru dwells on her plans to consolidate on past gains and boost the lender's financials

IL&FS mess could turn into a big contagion, says SBI Pension Funds MD & CEO

'There is not enough depth in the market. You might be able to sell a few corporate bonds, but not beyond that,' said Kumar Sharadindu

If market mood changes, NBFCs may find it hard to raise funds: Keki Mistry

The liquidity crunch has to be resolved, says Mistry

Merger of banks: Synergy benefit relevant in Gujarat, says Dena Bank ED

Employees' interest will not be harmed: Ramesh Singh, Executive Director, Dena Bank

Merger of banks: This is the best combination possible, says Vijaya Bank MD

The existing employees will not be affected by the merger, said d Vijaya Bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer R A Sankara Narayanan

Staff need not worry about redundancies after merger of banks: BoB chief

The boards will have to approve the proposal. My message to employees is 'keep doing what you are doing': BoB chief P S Jayakumar

Lunch with BS: Meet BoB's Ravi Venkatesan, the master of his time

Venkatesan talks to Shyamal Majumdar about Infosys and BoB, how he has shifted gears every seven years, and why it is important to broadcast to the world that you are worthy of attention

Healthy credit growth will boost performance, says Federal Bank MD & CEO

Shyam Srinivasan, Federal Bank's managing director and chief executive officer, said the bank has shed bulk deposits worth Rs 25 billion in the first quarter and that will boost performance.

Shedding govt stake may not make banks efficient, says Jairam Ramesh

He said there were compelling reasons for bank nationalisation. The timing was political

Our recoveries should improve going forward: P Jaykumar of Bank of Baroda

In a Q&A, the bank's MD and chief executive is hopeful that the lender will see some rebalancing in FY19

Right to debar some promoters but SMEs deserve relaxed rules: UCO Bank MD

'Frauds have been happening in banks, but now the magnitude has gone up substantially,' says R K Takkar