IDBI Bank stake sale back on table; Centre explores revival optionsThe bids remain ‘alive’ and the government is examining legal provisions under the tendering framework that allows for bids to be accepted ...
29 May, 2026, 06.05 AM IST
Freeing the white elephants: Why privatisation of public banks can only be goodDominance of banking by PSBs has also been a hurdle in the way of improving the regulatory regime, which, in turn, hampers the modernisatio...
06 Oct, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
India doesn't need so many public sector banks, says former SBI chiefIndia needs 'fewer' but stronger Public Sector Banks (PSBs), and the smaller ones could be privatised or merged, former SBI chief Arundhati...
28 Sep, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
India should come up with a 10-year road map for privatisation of state-owned banks: D Subbarao, former RBI GovernorAccording to Subbarao, coming up with a roadmap would provide much needed predictability to stakeholders. Subbarao further said that the bi...
07 Sep, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
RBI is ownership-neutral, says Governor Das on bank privatisationThe Reserve Bank of India, as the regulator of the banking sector, is neutral to ownership, Governor Shaktikanta Das told ETNow in an inter...
23 Aug, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
Cong demands white paper on privatisation of public sector banks from govtCongress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the press conference was scheduled to discuss a very important study by the RBI research unit p...
20 Aug, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Not against bank privatisation, clarifies RBIThe paper was published Thursday as part of the RBI Bulletin. A gradual approach to privatisation could help achieve the broader social obj...
20 Aug, 2022, 05.01 AM IST
RBI issues clarification on report on privatisation of PSBsThe release also stated that the researchers are of the view that instead of a big bang approach, a gradual approach as announced by the go...
19 Aug, 2022, 03.45 PM IST
Bank privatisation should be gradual, motes RBI paperThe paper argued that while private sector lenders are more efficient in profit maximisation, public sector banks (PSBs) have done much bet...
19 Aug, 2022, 05.33 AM IST
'Big-bang approach' to privatise state-run banks will do more harm than good, RBI saysThe Reserve Bank of India said that if the sole motive is not only profit maximisation, then state-run banks have scored over the private c...
18 Aug, 2022, 09.44 PM IST
Cabinet committee on privatisation yet to take decision on two banks: FMThis is tantamount to conducting banking business without obtaining a banking licence from RBI, in violation of the provisions of the Banki...
13 Dec, 2021, 09.23 PM IST
Centre consults RBI for liberal PSB sale norms, looks for bigger pool of biddersThe main features of such a framework could include relaxations in ownership and management criteria for these banks to make room for a wid...
27 Oct, 2021, 06.29 AM IST
Selling PSU banks to corporates ‘colossal mistake’, says Raghuram Rajan as workers plan strikeMany PSU banks, including SBI, have informed their customers that their normal working could be affected at the branches and offices if the...
15 Mar, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
Bidders for state banks should have deep pockets: RBI GovernorThe finance minister had announced earlier this month that the government would privatize two of the 12 state banks in the country without ...
24 Feb, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Bank privatisation: NPA hive-off, employee transfers being consideredThe govt is likely to consider only banks that were not part of the recent consolidation, which would exclude Punjab National Bank, Bank of...
23 Feb, 2021, 03.36 PM IST
Now, Adi Godrej says it is time govt privatised PSU banksGovernment should not only disinvest but actively privatise PSU banks, says the Godrej Industries chairman.
21 Feb, 2018, 03.07 PM IST
AIBEA opposes RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya's comments on re-privatisation of banksAIBEA General Secretary, CH Venkatachalam said that the banks belong to people and represent the hard earned savings of the people and must...
01 May, 2017, 06.40 PM IST