Indian banks are likely to see a rise in gross non-performing assets (NPA) to 8-9% of total lending at the end of this fiscal year from 7.5% last year, rating agency CRISIL said in a report on Tuesday.
By siliconindia | Tuesday, 02 March 2021, 04:12 Hrs Bank credit is seen growing 400-500 basis points (bps) higher at 9-10 per cent next fiscal as the Indian economy recovers, supported by budgetary stimulants and measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Crisil said on Monday. The ratings agency has already raised India s GDP growth forecast for next fiscal to 11 per cent, or 100 bps higher than what was presaged in December 2020. In the current fiscal, bank credit is seen rising 4-5 per cent despite the sharpest contraction the Indian economy has seen since Independence. In June 2020, CRISIL Ratings had expected bank credit growth in this fiscal to be 0-1 per cent.
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