Can Prashant Kumar steer Yes Bank through its retail hurdle?

Once considered a panacea for the bank’s troubles, the retail banking segment seems to have become a threat to the private lender’s profitability.

7 January, 202511 min
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Can Prashant Kumar steer Yes Bank through its retail hurdle?

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