Private banks geared for Basel III

With the introduction of Basel III norms, Indian banks’ minimum capital requirement, as a proportion of risk-weighted assets, is set to rise in the next six years. » 1 comment

Asian banks must customise its approach

Serving the Asian Affluent presents a challenge for banks.

The ability to connect and integrate resources within the bank to serve the Asian Affluent will be the single biggest advantage that any bank can have. »

Profiting from financial inclusion

The Government’s Financial Inclusion Plan (FIP) for providing banking facilities to all six lakh villages in the country has its share of critics. » 1 comment

Research Bytes - Accounting opacity

Banks which are opaque when reporting earnings may easily deny the market-relevant information when things are relatively calm. But, when a crisis strikes and stresses become more evident,... »

Reserve ratios and the money multiplier effect

Bangalore 05/07/2010 : Picture for Public Eye Curruption story. Bribe exchange hands under the table. Photo: K. Gopinathan

Recently, there has been much discussion on whether the RBI would consider changing its reserve ratio to alter credit availability in the economy. What is reserve ratio and how does it affect mone... » 1 comment

June 17, 2012

HNIs in India hold less ‘treasure' assets than others

Heritage motivation for holding wealth strong among Indians »

June 17, 2012

Rising cash hoard at India Inc

The absolute amount of cash (and liquid investments) that companies are holding is now 63 per cent higher than March 2009 levels. »

June 10, 2012

Latest ‘sops' will help exporters not exports hit by global recession

The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Anand Sharma, with industry
captains during the release of the annual supplement 2012-13 to the Foreign
Trade Policy 2009-14, in the Capital recently. – Ramesh Sharma

The Commerce Ministry has just released the annual supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14 amidst a pervasive gloom over almost the entire global economy. The world economy has no... »

June 3, 2012

How India fares among its Asian peers

In India, the effects of an economic slow down are becoming evident everywhere. The stock markets are down. Real estate prices have been down even longer. Inflationary spike persists and p... »

May 20, 2012

Revival in FDI: Temporary relief or long-term succour?

Like bad tidings, it seems good news also comes in droves. First it was the Lehman Brothers collapse in US. Rich economies of the West bore the brunt of an economic slow down tha... »

June 17, 2012

Indian affinity for the yellow metal pays off

Over the past 10 years, Indian household gold consumption has increased at a compounded annual growth rate of 21 per cent, says a Morgan Stanley study. »

June 10, 2012

Re-aligning India's export focus – the need of the hour

After India's export growth staggered to 3.2 per cent in April, the industry was expecting some big-ticket reforms to kick-start an ailing manufacturing sector and revitalise exports. Bu... »

June 3, 2012

India shivers under Euro Zone chill

Recessions and depressions teach us one thing quite clearly: no country or region is immune from its global contagion. And the recent global economic crisis has brought to the fore the vul... »

May 20, 2012

India, top destination for remittances

India has emerged as the top destination for remittances in the world. The Gulf region continues to lead the table, accounting for the maximum number of Indian emigrants. Despite the adv... »

May 20, 2012

Remittances: Sweating it out in the Gulf

Mr Shaukat Ali does not have to canvas for hawala money from NRIs living in the poorer districts of Dubai any longer. Earlier he used help blue collar NRI workers to send money b... »

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