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FM Nirmala Sitharaman addresses Directors of Central Board of RBI, explains priorities of the government

17Feb

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman addresses Directors of Central Board of RBI, explains priorities of the government

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday explained the government's priorities to the Reserve Bank of India's central board during their first meeting after the presentation of the Union Budget 2021-22. As per the tradition, the Finance Minister holds customary meetings with the board members of the RBI and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) every year after the presentation of the Budget. The RBI said in a statement that the FM minister addressed the 587th RBI Central Council, informing members of key budget initiatives and government priorities. “Complimenting the finance minister on the budget, the board members made various suggestions for consideration of the government,” it added. At its first meeting after the presentation of the Budget for 2021...

India Shortlists Four Banks for Potential Privatisation – sources

16Feb

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India Shortlists Four Banks for Potential Privatisation – sources

India’s government has shortlisted four mid-sized state-run banks for privatisation, under a new push to sell state assets and shore up government revenues, three government sources said. Privatisation of the banking sector, which is dominated by state-run behemoths with hundreds of thousands of employees, is politically risky because it could put jobs at risk but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration aims to make a start with second-tier banks. The report said two of these banks will be selected for sale in the next financial year, 2021-22, starting April. Privatisation of these banking behemoths employing thousands may put jobs at risk, but this would let the government test the waters in the first round before moving on to bigger banks, it added. The government, how...

Indiabulls Housing Finance to raise ₹5,000 crores from securitisation in the current quarter

15Feb

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Indiabulls Housing Finance to raise ₹5,000 crores from securitisation in the current quarter

The mortgage lender is trying to raise Rs 5,000 crore by way of the securitization route in the fourth quarter of the current monetary year, in accordance with a senior firm official. In the three months ended December 31, 2020, it had raised around Rs 2,000 crore through the route. "Our securitization pipeline is strong. We should be able to raise almost Rs 3,000 crore from the wholesale book and another Rs 2,000 crore from the retail in this (Q4 FY21) quarter," the company's Deputy Managing Director Ashwini Kumar Hooda told PTI. He said already securitisation transactions worth Rs 2,000 crore have been done so far in the fourth quarter. "Fourth quarter is when most of the securitisation transactions get bunched up. We had a lot of transactions for December that got carried fo...

SBI’s Household Loan Cross Rs 10 Lakh Crore Over 5 Years

12Feb

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SBI’s Household Loan Cross Rs 10 Lakh Crore Over 5 Years

Khera said SBI was the country's cheapest home loan provider with an NPA of less than 1 percent, even during COVID. "We will get to the next Rs 5 trillion much faster than the 10 years it took us initially. We are targeting a (home loan) portfolio of Rs 7 lakh crore in three years and Rs 10 lakh crore in five years,” Khara said in a press conference. Despite a massive setback to the real estate sector triggered by the pandemic-induced lockdown, the home loan vertical registered strong growth even in December 2020 with the highest sourcing, sanctions, disbursements, and growth. The bank is now targeting a home loan AUM of Rs 7 lakh crore by 2023-24. SBI is extending builder loans and also approving their projects in anticipation that offtake will improve. When it comes to build...

Govt must keep an eye on the fiscal deficit – FM Nirmala Sitharama

9Feb

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Govt must keep an eye on the fiscal deficit – FM Nirmala Sitharama

Addressing a virtual event of industry body PHDCCI Sitharaman said careful monitoring and tackling of fiscal deficit was the “mool mantra” of the budget 2021. The Centre's fiscal deficit increased, as it was forced to offer relief packages in the wake of the epidemic, despite a decline in revenue collection. Even though nominal GDP is expected to reverse a contraction in the FY22 and expand at 14.9%, the inevitability of continued spending to continue growth has led the Center to keep the fiscal deficit target elevated at 6.8% for the next fiscal as well. She said that the government has managed to make the Budget transparent. "There is nothing under wraps or swept under the carpet. Whatever the government is borrowing or spending is open for everyone to see," she emphasized. ...