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Bank profits may rise 25% in Q2FY27, margins to recover gradually in second half: ReportAccording to a report by Emkay Research, Indian banks might report a 25.4 percent year-on-year increase in net profit. Higher foreign curre...- Weak rains clouds recovery in Rs 3.3 lakh crore microfinance sectorIndia's microfinance sector, with a market worth ₹3.30 lakh crore, is encountering credit risk hurdles. Key factors include inconsistent ra...
- NFO Insight: Aditya Birla Sun Life Financial Services Sectoral Debt Fund opens for subscription. Is it the right time to invest?Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has launched a sectoral debt fund focused on financial services, with relatively high interest rate risk ...
- S&P projects 12-14% credit growth this fiscal, warns weak monsoon may hit rural lendingS&P Global forecasts a 12-14% increase in financial sector lending despite potential slowdowns in rural areas. Concerns about weak monsoon ...
- S&P sees 12-14% credit growth in India despite rural stress risksS&P has projected credit growth of 12-14% in India's financial sector, emphasizing concerns about rural credit growth. The potential impact...
- Indian banks face a Q2 paradox: FCNR boosts loan growth but margins shrinkIndian banks are heading into the Q2 earnings season with strong loan growth, helped by FCNR(B) deposit inflows, but margins are likely to ...
- Indian banks' Q2FY27 earnings seen rising 11%; FCNR deposits may weigh on margins: KotakIndian banks are projected to see an 11 percent year-on-year growth in earnings for the second quarter of FY27. The report anticipates that...
- These large-, mid- & small-cap stocks can give more than 20% return in 1 year, according to analystsOil prices are still up, and so are bond yields, both in the US and in other major markets. And fresh troubles seem to crop up somewhere or...
- Macquarie sees strong earnings recovery for banks, picks 5 stocks to outperformMacquarie expects Indian banks to deliver 18% EPS growth in FY28, supported by higher margins, stronger loan demand, easing liquidity press...
- Strong growth for NEDFI during FY 2025–26NEDFI maintained a strong financial performance during the year, with gross income growing by 4.40% to Rs. 270.82 crore. Interest income in...
- Share of high-value micro loans rise: ReportThe share of high-value microfinance loans above ₹75,000 to individual borrowers rose to 41% in Q1 FY27, from 28% a year earlier, as lender...
- Who is Michael Kremer, the Nobel laureate set to become World Bank’s next chief economist?Nobel laureate Michael Kremer will become the World Bank's next chief economist. He is recognized for his experimental approach to alleviat...
- First-time borrowers deepen credit reach: Credit uptake among eligible Indians more than doubled to 74% in March from 35% in 2017Consumer durable loans are leading new-to-credit customers into institutional borrowing. Gold loans and microfinance also significantly con...
- These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos may rally over 21%, according to analystsWith the US market shedding weight overnight, the probability is high that Thursday will see another day of choppy trading. The best way to...
- Indian banks' names keep fading from your loan documentsThe landscape of retail lending is shifting as non-bank lenders swiftly embrace smaller ticket personal and consumer durable loans. NBFCs a...
- Fairfax to exit IIFL Finance before likely IDBI Bank deal; Blackstone emerges as suitorFairfax Financial Holdings is considering selling its IIFL Finance stake. This move supports its planned acquisition of IDBI Bank Ltd. The ...
- Funding skew deepens in microfinanceLarge microfinance companies received 98.1% of sector funding in Q1. This funding concentration reflects financiers playing safer during un...
- Slice closes $100 million round as valuation more than halves to $470 millionThe fintech-turned-bank has raised the money from existing backer Moore Strategic Ventures, the New York-based investment arm of the hedge ...
- NBFCs must use AI, strengthen underwriting as credit growth accelerates: RBI Deputy Governor MurmuReserve Bank of India Deputy Governor S C Murmu urged NBFCs to use AI and machine learning tools. He emphasized stronger risk management an...
- Banks shifting microfinance strategy, prefer lending to entities over direct borrowers: ReportBanks are increasingly selecting microfinance institutions for loans instead of individual borrowers, leading to a reclassification of micr...
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