Banks lost long-term value in foreign stake sales: Kotak CEO – The Times of India

Banks lost long-term value in foreign stake sales: Kotak CEO – The Times of India

Ashok Vaswani, MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank MUMBAI: Kotak Bank chief executive Ashok Vaswani said large banks that sold stakes in their financial-services subsidiaries to foreign investors lost considerable long-term value, arguing that full ownership of such businesses is a strategic advantage.Speaking at a media gathering on Wed, Vaswani urged reporters to “go and…

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Banking sector: After short respite, deposits fail to keep up with advances – The Times of India

Banking sector: After short respite, deposits fail to keep up with advances – The Times of India

MUMBAI: After briefly catching up with credit growth, bank deposit growth has again begun to lag advances. Early business updates from banks for the September quarter show a mixed trend, with some lenders-such as HDFC Bank-deliberately slowing credit expansion to maintain balance sheet stability. According to RBI data, deposits of scheduled commercial banks grew 10.4%…

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