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Anoop Agrawal

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ARTICLES BY ANOOP AGRAWAL

Credit growth has been a missing link in Narendra Modi’s efforts to propel growth in Asia’s third-largest economy as stalled projects and an investment slowdown curb demand for funding. Photo: Bloomberg

Narendra Modi injects market medicine into state banks along with funds

3 min read . 19 Aug 2015

A file photo of RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. Photo: Bloomberg

RBI urged again to cut rates as Jaitley says inflation curbed

2 min read . 18 Aug 2015

Indian metals billionaire Anil Agarwal is seeing happy days once again for a business that was almost sinking. Photo: HT

Narendra Modi’s digital drive augurs revival for Sterlite Technologies

3 min read . 16 Jul 2015

New project proposals announced in the three months through June were the lowest since Narendra Modi took power in May 2014. Photo: Reuters

Narendra Modi gets a reality check as India investment fails to take off

2 min read . 08 Jul 2015

Offshore investors are losing patience as Narendra Modi grapples with stalled projects and souring bank loans while struggling with a bill to ease land ownership rules for industry. Photo: Bloomberg

Modi recovery isn’t going as per plan for Indian dollar bond holders

3 min read . 19 Jun 2015

Bharat Electronics will spend Rs500 crore in the year ending 31 March 2016, on securing orders for solar power plants, Modi’s smart city projects and air-traffic management systems. Photo: Bloomberg

Bharat Electronics looks to diversify as billionaires enter India’s defence sector

3 min read . 16 Jun 2015

Restructured loans at state-run lenders are souring at a record pace, after regulators ruled banks must categorize any lending they reorganize as bad. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Bank default risk jumps as bad loans cool Modi euphoria

2 min read . 12 Jun 2015

Rural Electrification Corp. and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development plan to increase sales, after yields on AAA rated rupee notes due in five years fell to a two-year low of 8.34% last month. Photo: Reuters

RBI rate cuts seen sustaining rupee bond sales after 50% surge

2 min read . 15 May 2015

The rupee’s drop past the 64 a dollar level on Thursday reduces chances of an interest-rate cut at the central bank’s 2 June meeting, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Photo: Bloomberg

India fund outflows flag more bond pain amid worst Bric losses

4 min read . 11 May 2015

Banks in India need to find as much as Rs22,000 crore of common equity to cushion against future losses this financial year, Moody’s Investors Service’s local unit estimates. Photo: Bloomberg

Modi keeping state banks on fund diet puts weight on bond market

3 min read . 27 Apr 2015

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said at the 7 April policy review that he will wait for the passing on of benchmark rate cuts in January and March before easing further. Photo: Reuters

Banks passing on Rajan’s rate cuts to supercharge lending revival

3 min read . 22 Apr 2015

While the rupee has advanced 1.1% against the dollar this year amid mounting bets for more economic strength, the government has sought to cut risks for borrowers in foreign currencies after the unit dropped 2% in 2014. Photo: Mint

India to pitch global rupee bond sales with world-beating growth

3 min read . 20 Apr 2015

Sebi’s ruling published 22 March stipulated that municipalities shouldn’t have had negative net worth in any of the three financial years preceding a bond sale and that public offerings can only be made if the issue is investment grade. Photo: Mint

Indian municipal debt faces steep learning curve as Mumbai frets

3 min read . 10 Apr 2015

Only about five of 47 banks responded to Raghuram Rajan’s calls to revive credit growth by lowering lending costs and none has matched the 50 basis point reduction in the policy rate this year. Photo: Bloomberg

Raghuram Rajan goading banks to cut rates means surprise easing unlikely

3 min read . 08 Apr 2015

While credit growth has held near a five-year low, banks have limited room to cut deposit rates as competing instruments such as savings plans and stock market offer higher returns. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Banks push for reserve ratio cut to transmit Raghuram Rajan easing

3 min read . 31 Mar 2015

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said in his 4 March policy statement that further monetary easing will need prerequisites including the pass-through of past rate cuts into lending rates. Photo: Bloomberg

Raghuram Rajan can’t convince banks to cut rates as returns shrink

3 min read . 16 Mar 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration will inject Rs7,940 crore into the banks in the year starting 1 April, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on 28 February. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Narendra Modi adding less cash to boost bank default risk

4 min read . 04 Mar 2015

Photo: Mint (Mint)

Narendra Modi adding less cash to boost bank default risk

3 min read . 04 Mar 2015

Companies should hedge more or they may find they are at the wrong end of the level given the global risks around, said Raghuram Rajan. Photo: Bloomberg

Raghuram Rajan’s warning of exchange-rate risks echoed by Citigroup

4 min read . 13 Feb 2015

The shortfall in government finances reached Rs525 crore in the eight months ended November, official figures showed last week, compared with a goal of Rs531 crore for the year through March 2015. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Modi’s pledge tested as deficit at 99% of target

3 min read . 02 Feb 2015

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