-TheWeek.in Wilful defaults, loans which are deliberately not repaid by companies despite having the capacity to do so, have surged 152 per cent in the last four years of Modi government. A new report prepared by Pinkerton – a risk management consultancy along with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry – says that both gross NPAs and wilful defaults have been going up post 2008 financial crisis. The value of wilful defaults...
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RBI governor Urjit Patel lists all the (other) reasons for PNB fraud -Malvika Joshi
-Livemint.com RBI’s regulatory powers over PSU banks are weaker than those over the private sector banks, says Urjit Patel, putting the onus of tackling bank frauds such as the one at PNB on the finance ministry Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel broke his silence on Wednesday on the PNB fraud, putting up a blistering defence for the regulator and sought to put the onus on the finance ministry...
More »Guillotine clash brews as govt tries to pass budget in Parliament paralysed by protests -Sanjay K Jha
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday set in motion an attempt to get the budget passed without discussion in a paralysed Parliament through a process known as the guillotine. Once the guillotine is applied, all outstanding demands for grants from various departments will be put to vote at once whether they are discussed or not. With protests aborting all business in both Houses since the session started on March 5, the...
More »Economists Hit Out Against Move to Privatise Public Sector Banks
-TheCitizen.in banking needs reforms not privatisation NEW DELHI: The scale of the recent bank scams and the potential losses faced by banks holding non-performing loans given to some large companies and individuals, has shocked all of us. However, we are concerned to note that this has become an excuse to demand the privatisation of publicly held banks. While it is true that the current scam involves Punjab National Bank, the second largest public sector...
More »We mean business, mostly -Pradeep Narayanan & Dheeraj
-The Hindu Business Line Lack of financial transparency and social inclusion is at the root of India’s lopsided growth story, finds the India Responsible Business Index ‘Sab kuchh dikhta hai (everything is visible)’, the tag line of the now controversial Rotomac pens seems to assume a sinister meaning in light of the recent financial fraud involving owners Vikram and Rahul Kothari. The recently unearthed Nirav Modi scam, with no LoU [Letter of Understanding]...
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