In a Q&A, C V R Rajendran, MD & CEO, CSB Bank Ltd, dwells on how the lender turned around in FY20, after several years of losses
The bank's total income during the March quarter rose to Rs 16,388.32 crore from Rs 14,725.13 crore in the year-ago period
The government will refrain from distress sale of its entities, especially if they are in strategic sectors
The government had last month announced loans worth Rs 3 trillion for an estimated 4.5 million MSMEs that are facing a liquidity crunch since last year
The bank's net interest income (NII) rose by 46 per cent to Rs 2,356 crore in Q4FY20 from Rs 1,609 crore Q4FY19
Bank of India suffers Rs 5 cr fine, Karnataka, Saraswat hit with Rs 1.2 cr and Rs 30 lakh penalty
Profit down due to Covid provisioning and lower other income
The banks together claimed over Rs 230 crore from the company, along with interest and other charges
Among all banks, SBI controls a market share of 22% in the MSME lending
Here are the top 10 business headlines on Wednesday
DBS Bank India Economist Radhika Rao said the reduction in the reverse repo rate is meant to prod banks to consider lending activity rather than park funds with the central bank
The RBI has indicated that it expects inflation to come down by September, which means that more rate cuts are in the offing
The banks are expected to start credit operations from April 20, in a bid to help a staggered restart of the economic activities
The only way to save the financial system and the economy is the Reserve Bank relaxing banks' asset classification norms
He says there can be an impact on profitability as there will be more NPAs
The report noted that an additional USD 300 billion spike in lenders' credit costs and a USD 600 billion increase in (NPAs) will occur in 2020 due to the adverse impact of coronavirus pandemic
RBI may allow relaxation in delinquency period, go easy on additional collateral requirements
Further fall will depend on whether the coronavirus (Covid-19) situation lasts beyond May-June 2020
But they must look for a cushion of safety when taking long-term positions
Collateral free lending up to Rs 2 crore with the collateral requirement capped at 35-40 per cent for lending beyond Rs 2 crore, also feature in the list of demands