FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT

RBI releases the Financial Stability Report, July 2020

The Reserve Bank of India today released the Financial Stability Report (FSR) that "reflects the collective assessment of the sub-committee...

India's financial system sound, lenders should not be extremely risk averse: RBI Guv

​​In his foreword to the bi-annual Financial Stability Report (FSR), Das said the top priority right now for banks and financial intermedia...

View: The key to RBI's long delayed resolution framework lies in its implementation

The framework was much needed and has in fact been delayed by at least 3 months as from the beginning , it was evident that Covid-19 would ...

Banking industry a "target of choice" for cyber attacks during Covid-19: RBI

The banking industry has emerged as the choice target for cybercriminals during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of cyberattack incid...

Banks go for stress test to assess impact of Covid-19 on NPAs

Banks have undertaken stress tests to assess the level of bad loans or non-performing assets (NPAs) caused due to economic slowdown trigger...

View: India routinely jettisons financial stability for myopic adjustments in government expenditures

No country can take growth for granted. Even taking account of the near infallibility of such a platitude, the continuing softness of India...

Bank of England says banks are able to support COVID-hit economy

Companies could suffer a cash flow deficit of up to 200 billion pounds, and lenders could suffer credit losses of less than 80 billion poun...

How RBI prevented a liquidity crisis from becoming a solvency crisis for India Inc?

NBFCs and HFCs are able to borrow at 20 to 70 basis points over t bills rates up to one-year segment and corporates are able to borrow at 1...

RBI is compromising on financial stability, need to recapitalise system, says Viral Acharya

Former Dy Governor Viral Acharya returned to the New York University to teach in 2019, prematurely ending his term after a tussle with the ...

Bank bad loans to rise by 620 bps by March, 5 banks may fail to meet capital norms, warns RBI Financial Stability Report

The RBI report said the public sector banks’ gross bad loans ratio of 11.3 per cent at the end of March may increase to 15.2 per cent by Ma...

Banks should raise capital proactively: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

As per the latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by the Reserve Bank, gross non-performing assets of all banks may jump to 12.5 ...

Suspension of construction activities since March may constrain housing demand: RBI report

"With the suspension of construction activities across the country from mid-March, completion of under-construction projects is likely to b...

Indian bond yields plunge on RBI stability measures

The RBI on Monday announced new measures to maintain stability in the financial system during the coronavirus pandemic, including two more ...

Coronavirus impact: Bad loans may surge with private sector banks facing maximum risk

A stress test conducted by the regulator prior to the outbreak of the virus showed that overall bad loans could rise to 10.5 percent of tot...

Why does India's growth falter? Viral Acharya offers a prognosis

No country can take growth for granted. Even taking account of the near infallibility of such a platitude, the continuing softness of India...

Global financial system still at risk of liquidity stress, market shocks: FSB

The FSB published a report that assessed COVID-related financial stability developments and outlines necessary response measures.

Moratorium period exceeding six months may result in vitiating overall credit discipline: RBI to SC

The banking regulator fled the affidavit in pursuance to the apex court's October 5 order asking the Centre and the RBI to place on record ...