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Can India bank on its banks?
India’s banking system has one of the world’s shakiest asset portfolios, and by all indications loan quality continues to deterioriate (source: macpixxel for GIS)
General info
What's inside
- Careless corporate lending has gotten Indian public sector banks in trouble
- The government has mainly responded with massive capital injections
- More serious structural reforms have been hamstrung by political considerations
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possible effects of current decisions.
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