Mumbai, April 7 Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, a consultancy firm on Tuesday urged banks to shift their exposure away from vulnerable small businesses and retail borrowers who may face the impact of layoffs.Banks need to convert early warning signals into decisive action, EY said in a...
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banking
credit risk management
debt service coverage ratio (dscr)
early warning systems (ews)
financial ratios
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interest coverage ratio (icr)
liquidity risk
microfinance
non-performing assets (npas)
remittances
small and medium enterprises (smes)
supply chain finance
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Mumbai, April 1 Amid the West Asia conflict, domestic rating agency Crisil on Wednesday estimated that banks' credit growth would moderate marginally in FY27 and delinquencies would rise.The banking system is expected to report a 13 per cent credit growth in 2026-27, a marginal dip compared to...
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securitization
small and medium enterprises
west asia conflict
Mumbai, March 31 Piramal Finance's total assets under management have crossed Rs 1 lakh crore, and the non-bank lender is keen to acquire a microfinance institution to fuel the next stage of growth, a top official has said.The company is aiming to increase its AUM to Rs 1.5 lakh crore by the...
Mumbai, March 20 The government on Friday approved a limited-period Rs 20,000-crore credit guarantee scheme to aid microfinance institutions (MFIs), which have been complaining about difficulties in accessing funds.The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions- 2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0)...
Mumbai, March 18 Fresh slippages in the banking sector are expected to rise in the near term due to emerging stress in the retail and MSME segments, even as overall asset quality remains strong, a report said on Wednesday.Despite this, the report expects the impact on overall asset quality to...
Mumbai, March 17 Svasti Microfinance announced on Tuesday a fundraising of ₹47.5 crore, including equity and subordinated debt, from Adar Poonawalla, Abler Nordic, and the Rajiv Dadlani group.The company aims to expand its assets under management to ₹1,400 crore by March 2027, according to an...
New Delhi, March 16: A total of 57.78 crore Jan Dhan accounts with a deposit balance of Rs 2,94,702 crore have been opened (as of February 25) under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.Of these, 32.21 crore (55.8 per cent) Jan Dhan...
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atal pension yojana
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financial inclusion
government schemes
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microfinance
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rural finance
stand-up india scheme
Mumbai, March 16 The outstanding portfolio of microfinance by banks contracted by 40 per cent year-on-year to ₹65,687 crore in the third quarter of FY26, according to a report released on Monday.This is the sharpest decline among all categories of lenders, which also includes dedicated...
New Delhi, March 15 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta highlighted the social and financial challenges faced by women engaged in informal livelihoods, particularly those working in weekly markets and small street-based businesses, on Sunday.Gupta pointed out that such women often lack...
Churu (Rajasthan), March 8 The story of Rajasthan’s Pana Devi is one of courage, determination, and an indomitable spirit that overcame countless challenges, from childhood to adulthood, and ultimately led to a success story that many would consider near impossible.From a young age, Pana Devi...
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education
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microfinance
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self-help group
women's empowerment
Mumbai, March 4 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Wednesday that the Maharashtra government would further improve the lift inspection system to facilitate quicker evacuations during emergencies."There are currently about 2.10 lakh lifts operating in the state, and 25,000 new...
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elevator maintenance
emergency lifts
housing societies
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licensed lenders
lift inspection
maharashtra government
microfinance
municipal corporations
private moneylenders
standard operating procedure (sop)
state legislature
third-party inspections
Kolkata, March 1 Arohan Financial Services announced on Sunday a significant increase in its net profit to Rs 36.48 crore for the quarter ending December 2025, compared to Rs 3.50 crore in the previous year.On a sequential basis, net profit rose by 87 per cent from Rs 19.53 crore in the...
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capital adequacy ratio
collection efficiencies
customer base
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manoj nambiar
microfinance
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non-performing assets (npa)
quarterly results
Kochi, February 19 The VACB, which is investigating the microfinance scam, has recorded the statement of SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellapally Natesan, officials said on Thursday.According to sources from the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), a team led by SP S Sasidharan recorded...