Gold loan: Low-cost option and credit score no bar

Gold loan is currently the fastest-growing loan category (among the various types disbursed to individuals). Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters On February 26, 2021, the outstanding loan against......

Is the worst over for Indian banks?

The banking sector is much better placed to handhold India Inc, but it’s still too early to sing “Happy days are here again!” Abhijit Lele & Raghu Mohan report. Illustration:......

Tighter dud-loan norms: Shadow banks brace for headwinds

On November 12, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to ring in uniformity in asset classification and income recognition across all lending institutions. Illustration: Dominic......

'I don't see real estate prices coming down'

Real estate will prosper, small developers won't, Ajay Piramal tells Abhineet Kumar and Niraj Bhatt. IMAGE: "For larger developers, demonetisation and RERA are opportunities as the business has......