RBI Deputy Governor HR Khan informed that the gross non-performing assets of banks rose 31.8 per cent, while restructured standard advances expanded 40 per cent in 2012-13. Speaking at an event in Thiruvananthapuram, Khan attributed the rise in the NPAs to uncertain macroeconomic environment, underlying issues in credit assessment and bad loan management by
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RBI, Sebi differ on some recommendations of FSLRC
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the some of the key clauses of the Justice BN Srikrishna Commission report on revamping financial sector laws were opposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Both RBI and Sebi are learnt to have discussed some of the clauses in the report at a recent meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), whic
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Ministry sets up panel to make financial sector competitive
Union finance ministry set up a council of experts headed by the Economic affairs secretary to suggest measures to enhance the competitiveness of India's financial sector. For this purpose, the ministry constituted the Standing Council of Experts whose members include Chief Economic Adviser (also Alternate Chair), Prithvi Haldea (Chairman, Prime Database), Nachiket Mor (Cha
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Indian infra sector presents huge opportunity for Aussie firms
The huge infrastructure investment target in the next five years in India presents great opportunity for Australian companies, a recent submission to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) by researchers Amal Varghese and others shows. An opportunity exists for Australia to play a larger role in facilitating the financing (through structures such as public private partnerships) and leading practice governance models to support large infrastructure proje
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Panel proposes 50% funding from centre for metro project
Uttar Pradesh government-appointed panel has proposed to implement the Rs 1,800 crore metro rail project in Lucknow by securing 50 percent funding from the central government. The state government appointed a high-level committee headed by Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani to work out the details of the project
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Minister seeks funds from centre for civic amenities
Delhi Urban Development Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely is in favour of vertical expansion of the city provided the union government financially supports the development of required infrastructure. Speaking to a media agency, Lovely said there is a need to strengthen basic services like drainage, water supply and power distribution network to allow vertical expa
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RBI refrains from reducing policy rate, keeps CRR unchanged
A resolute Reserve Bank of India (RBI) refrained from reducing policy repo rate in its mid-quarter review of monetary policy on June 17, 2013 citing the persistently high food inflation even though general inflation has declined. Thus, the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) remains unchanged at 7.25 per cent and the reverse repo rate remains at 6.25 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 8.25 per cent. The central bank also kept
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CRISIL assigns rating to Union Bank’s bond issue
The proposed Rs 5 billion Tier-II bond issue of United Bank of India received 'AA垿䫖鮕’ rating from Crisil. This is the first Tier-II capital instrument issued in the Indian market under the Basel III capital regulations. With effect from April 01, 2013, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) implemented Basel III capital regulations for Indian banks. This is based on the final guidelines issued in May
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World Bank expects Indian economy to grow 5.7% in FY14
World Bank expects India's GDP at factor cost to grow 5.7 per cent in 2013-14 and then accelerate to 6.5 per cent and 6.7 per cent in the two subsequent financial years, respectively. The multilateral lending agency said this in its Global Economic Prospects report released recently. In 2012-13, the economy expanded at a decade-low pace of 5 percent. The report notes that growth in South Asia would primarily be driven by an estimated pick-
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Rupee weakness to hit infra projects funded via ECBs
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) said the ongoing depreciation of rupee against the dollar is eroding the cost advantage of external commercial borrowing (ECB) for domestic infrastructure projects. companies preferred to raise funds through ECB as interest rate charged on such loan is cheaper that credit in the local market