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This was published in the Economic Times on 8 July 2025 (link) RBI has eased monetary conditions, with MPC members talking of ‘the need to support growth’. The focus now shifts to the first step in growth restoration-a revival in credit growth, that is, monetary transmission. How fast can credit growth pick up, and by … Read more
The persistent gap between credit and deposit growth has perplexed many. Could it be due to shortfalls in money injection by the RBI?Neelkanth Mishra | Jun 05 2023 | 8:54 PM IST This appeared in the Business Standard on 6 June 2023 (link). Over the past year, deposit growth in the Indian banking system has … Read more
Continuing fiscal laxity in the US means monetary policy must do more of the inflation fighting, increasing risks of financial accidents Neelkanth Mishra | Last Updated : May 08 2023 | 10:16 PM IST This appeared in the Business Standard on 9 May 2023 (link). Volatility in stock prices of US banks has persisted, even … Read more
The failure of SVB was due to idiosyncratic reasons, but shows how higher rates can expose fault lines in unforeseen placesNeelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at March 13, 2023 22:54 IST This appeared in the Business Standard on March 14, 2023 (link). Over the past several months, as interest-rate expectations have risen rapidly, we have … Read more
Over the next 3-5 years, there’s enough banking capacity to support healthy economic growth Neelkanth Mishra | Dec 9, 2021, 19:32 IST This appeared in the Times of India print version on December 10, 2021 (link) Despite RBI’s official stance staying ‘accommodative’, normalization of monetary policy in India started in September, with the central bank … Read more
The gap between lending rates and RBI’s repo rate has reached levels only seen in crisesNeelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at November 6, 2019 00:24 IST (This was published in the Business Standard: link) Transmission of interest rates, or rather, the lack of it, is now in a crisis-like situation. The gap between the average … Read more
Did a shortage of equity capital in India contribute to banking stress? What happens in the next investment upturn?Neelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at May 2, 2018 05:56 IST (This was published in the Business Standard: link) Were the banking problems that India is in the middle of inevitable? Is there more to this situation … Read more
The transition to IFRS, which Indian banks are required to comply with starting 1 April 2018, is also likely to front-load loan losses for banksNeelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at October 2, 2017 23:17 IST (This was published in the Business Standard: link) Until recent months, most policymakers seemed to be convinced that PSU banks … Read more