Centre’s ownership of banks cuts ‘lender of last resort’ risk for RBI – Times of India

Centre’s ownership of banks cuts ‘lender of last resort’ risk for RBI – Times of India

MUMBAI: RBI has acknowledged that government’s ownership of public sector banks makes its risk management job easier. In its latest economic capital framework report, RBI notes that such ownership has “demonstrably reduced the potential losses” it might face when offering emergency liquidity assistance (ELA), warranting lower capital buffers for these entities.In other words, govt-owned lenders…

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Ex-finance minister Arun Jaitley had given go-ahead to clean up bad loans, says Raghuram Rajan – Times of India

Ex-finance minister Arun Jaitley had given go-ahead to clean up bad loans, says Raghuram Rajan – Times of India

MUMBAI: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley had encouraged Raghuram Rajan to take decisive action on cleaning up bad loans of Indian banks, the former RBI governor said in a recent interview to a news portal and asserted that the build-up of non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking sector, worsened by corruption, delayed clearances, and the…

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