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The article predicts that a commercial paper (CP) market may end soon in India as spread between CP and bank lending rates narrow.

The article highlights a statement that the India's banking sector could be among the last to recover post the Covid-19 pandemic.

The article reports on the credit growth in India in February 19, 2016, as Indian companies are coming back to the banking fold for their credit needs.

The article reveals a plan by the Reserve Bank of India to license more niche banks and to establish new lending systems.

The article offers information on how banking sector in India is currently at a turning point, where past vulnerabilities are diminishing and balance sheets are becoming stronger and it is due to decline in gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) and increase in profits.

The article reports that the increased in bad loans drove away investors willing to lend capital to public sector banks in India, with some deferring their plans to issue bonds between January and March 2016.

The article discusses the 2017 Doing Business ranking of the World Bank which shows the position of India in the lists of 190 nations.

The article discusses the plan of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open a differentiated licences for the country's banking industry. An overview about the Indian financial system which constitutes commerial banks, cooperative banks, financial institutions and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) is provided. Also tackled is the assurance of RBI governor Raghuram Rajan that aspirants can consider applying for a differentiated permit instead of a full licence.

The article reports that there is an increase in demand for fixed deposits (FDs) of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in India as interest rates provided by banks are expected to fall in 2015 and there is lack of high yielding non-convertible debentures (NCDs).

The article discusses the Reserve Bank of India's Financial Stability Report, which shows how the shadow banking sector outperforms the banking sector that is dominated by state-run companies and mentions the capital position of non-banking finance companies in India.

The article offers information on a report released by rating company CrisilBSE on the effects of bad loans on the Indian banking industry and presents the views of Pawan Agrawal, the chief analytical officer at CRISIL Ratings, on market value multiples and cash flow estimation.

The article discusses the condition of banks in India focusing on the need for loan management and presents the views of Henry Kravis, the co-chairman of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

The article reports on the demand of the organizational body Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) to the Reserve Bank of India to allow Iranian banks, applied for an open branches in India.

The article reports on the Union Bank of India's launch of an electronic secured bank treasury receipt (e-SBTR) to facilitate stamp duty and registration of property purchases.

The article reports on Indian banker Uday Kotak's call on policymakers to consider resolutions for bank failures that may result from the entry of differentiated-license banks such as payments and small finance banks into the Indian banking sector.

The article discusses the evergreening of loans in some private sector banks in India and mentions ICICI Bank Ltd.'s profit decline in the March 2016 quarter, stressed assets in public sector banks as of December 2013, and cash flow problems of asset-heavy businesses.

The article reports on the impact of the decision of the Reserve Bank of India to change its views on liquidity and benchmark policy rate on the state of the banking industry in India.

The article reports on declining deposits facing the Indian banking industry in 2016 amid growing demand for loans.

The article reports that Capital Local Area Bank (CLAB) will become the first small area finance bank (SFB) in India by starting its operations on April 13, 2016.

The article reports that IndusInd Bank has partnered with PayU India, an online payment solution firm, to help provide customers with consumer banking products online and payment innovations.

The article reports on the increasing number of bank fraud cases in India including the arrest of a Bank of India executive in relation to a 2014 fraud case and the Central Bureau of Investigation's filing of charges against employees of the Bank of Baroda.

The article discusses the pre-approved overdraft facility to be provided by banks in India, wherein the facility can be directly accessed from automated teller machines (ATMs) and without the need for customers of financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to secure bank approval.

The article discusses how rating agency Moody's has raised its outlook on Indian banks from negative to stable mainly due to improving operating environment and an upgrade of the Indian banking sector.

The article reports that the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) deputy governor S.S. Mundra's comment on giving more licences to new banks has generated speculation about how many more banks India can have.

The article suggests that the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to issue approvals to several small finance banks is expected to threaten the oligopoly of big banks in India.

The article reports that the Indian Banks' Association agreed in February 2015 for a 15 percent increase in wages for 10 lakh employees, a move that is expected to boost consumer spending as several government-owned banks are set to release salary arrears in October 2015.

The article reports that India's finance ministry has instructed public sector banks (PSBs) against practice of providing individually renegotiating loan sanction terms with borrowers in the case where lenders are part of a consortium.

The article reports on the announcement of S. S. Mundra, the deputy governor of Indian banking firm Reserve Bank of India, that they are planning to introduce final guidelines on small payment banks in November 2014. The RBI reportedly made the idea of payment banks and small banks moot to deepend the process of financial inclusion and attract more people to the formal fiscal system. It notes that the final norms will allow companies to apply for financial licenses.

The article offers information on the problems faced by public sector banks (PSBs) of India in issuing lower credit rates to low rated firms.

The article reports on the decision of the Reserve Bank of India to recall its bank notes issued before 2005 from financial institutions and banks in India, to prevent and solve issues of security among financial firms in 2014.