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India’s Bad Loans Set to Rise Again in 2022 – Deccan Herald

Under the baseline scenario, the non-performing assets of all lenders may rise by 1.2 percentage points to 8.1% by September 2022


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After falling to a six-year low of 6.9% this year, bad loans across all Indian banks may rise to 9.5% by September next year under severe stress conditions, the Deccan Herald reported, citing Reserve Bank of India data.

Under the baseline scenario, the non-performing assets of all lenders may rise by 1.2 percentage points to 8.1% by September 2022. RBI said gross bad loans in public sector banks may rise to 10.5% by September next year from the current 8.8%.

Read the full report: Deccan Herald.

 

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.