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17 ARTICLES
Indian banking’s inconvenient truths
Improved NPA ratios seem to indicate that Indian banks have turned a corner when, in reality, the reasons behind the record low numbers point at serious emergent risks.
03 Jun 2024
PhonePe buying ZestMoney is bad news for Paytm
Acquiring the buy now pay later fintech startup would enable the Walmart-owned firm to offer lending services, a business that Paytm is keen on growing.
29 Nov 2022
DHFL bad loans: Piramal in for a long legal battle with builders
The conglomerate thought it had a gold mine in assets it could recover when it acquired DHFL, but instead it’s mired in hundreds of court cases.
03 Nov 2022
Delhi Police files FIR against Niira Radia on Yes Bank complaint
Firm promoted by her accused of siphoning over Rs 58 crore of a loan meant for revamp of a Delhi hospital.
29 Aug 2022
Is HDFC’s merger with its subsidiary a bailout plan?
The mortgage lender’s books are not in the pink of health. A merger offers its chairman a shot at glory.
02 Jun 2022
Reliance’s Future gamble blows up in its face
With its deal to acquire Future Retail called off, Reliance is stuck with empty stores, freshly hired personnel, over Rs 3,000 crore in liabilities and shattered dreams.
25 Apr 2022
The complicated relationship between governments and corporate consultants
Corporate consultants bring expertise, but in their bid to please their clients (read governments), they often cross an ethical line, which works against the principles of good public policy.
04 Apr 2022
Lendingkart hits the reset button to survive
Faced with losses and defaults, the fintech lender is switching to a co-lending and SaaS strategy.
22 Mar 2022
The banker villains in the ABG Shipyard fraud saga
It would seem Rishi Agarwal is India’s newly minted master fraudster. In making him the fall guy, the lenders to the company are craftily avoiding the spotlight on their role in the fraud.
18 Feb 2022
Metro rail projects could derail the economy
Expanding the metro rail network across the country with complete disregard for cost overruns and operating losses will have disastrous consequences on the state and national exchequers.
03 Jan 2022