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Government Banks’ Losses Crossed Rs 87,000 This Year

11Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

INDIA

Government Banks’ Losses Crossed Rs 87,000 This Year

The fiscal 2017-18 showed losses for the public sector banks crossing a tremendous amount of Rs 87,300 crore, with Punjab National Bank on the top with a fraud contaminated amount of nearly Rs 12,283 crore. Our country consists of over 21 public sector banks and among them, only two banks have shown profitability during the financial year 2017-18, namely Indian Bank and Vijaya Bank. Indian Bank showed the highest profit of Rs 1,258.99 crore and on the other hand, Vijaya Bank’s profit was Rs 727.02 crore. The Delhi-based Punjab National Bank is losing its balance under a fraud amounting around Rs 14,000 crore, reportedly being carried out by Nirav Modi and associates, and has shown a net loss of Rs 12,282.82 crore in the previous financial year. The bank had posted a profit of Rs 1,3...

Moody Downgrades PNB Ratings over Impacts of Nirav Modi Fraud

22May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

INDIA

Moody Downgrades PNB Ratings over Impacts of Nirav Modi Fraud

International Rating Agency Moody's, Investor Service has downgraded state-owned Punjab National Bank's rating citing the impacts of recent fraud on bank's capital and weak internal records. While PNB's rating has been modified to Ba1/NP from Baa3/P-3, its outlook has remained stable. Its baseline credit assessment (BCA) to has been downgraded by the credit agency. The Moody's Report that released on Monday said, The downgrade of the bank’s BCA and ratings reflects the negative impact of the discovery of a number of fraudulent transactions on the bank’s standalone profile, particularly its capital position. Moody's report has forecasted that the state-run bank will need an external capital of about Rs12,000-13,000 crore in FY19 to meet the minimum Basel III CET1 ratio of ...

PNB Reports Biggest Quarterly Loss Post Nirav Modi Scam

16May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

INDIA

PNB Reports Biggest Quarterly Loss Post Nirav Modi Scam

Punjab National Bank which had been in "hot waters" post-Nirav Modi scam has reported a loss of Rs 13,416.91 crore for the January-March period which is being considered the biggest loss to have ever reported by a domestic lender till date. PNB has posted a standalone profit of Rs. 261.90 crore in the fourth quarter for preceding fiscal 2016-17. In the context of the provisions of the loss made on account of the scam, the bank said it provided for Rs 7,178 crore, 50 percent of the total amount of Rs 14,356 crore in the fourth quarter of 2017-18. The state-owned bank has also offloaded Rs 6,586.11 crore to other banks to discharge its liabilities towards Letter of Undertakings (LoUs) and Foreign Letter of Credits (FLCs) that were issued fraudulently to certain branches of Indian bank ...

Passport Details Compulsory For Loans Above Rs 50 Crore

12Mar By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

INDIA

Passport Details Compulsory For Loans Above Rs 50 Crore

The Indian government is taking the offensive against those economic offenders attempting to run away from India. Public sector banks are now directed to collect passport details from borrowers seeking to obtain loans higher than Rs 50 crore. This measure is the next step towards clean and responsible banking, Rajeev Kumar, secretary of Department of Financial Services tweeted. Banks must now make their loan application forms according to the new rule and assist the government in preventing the flight of economic offenders. For those already possessing loans above the stipulated amount of Rs 50 crore, passport details must be submitted by the borrower to their concerned banks within 45 days. In the eventuality that passport details are not produced, banks are expected to take timely ...

Everything You Need to Know about the PNB Scam

15Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

INDIA

Everything You Need to Know about the PNB Scam

The second biggest state lender of the country, Punjab National Bank had yesterday informed about the fraudulent transactions of worth Rs 11400 crore, however, it didn't reported anything about the people involved in the scam. Today morning around 10:12 am, it was reported that the suspected fraud has been carried out by the criminal in conspiration with 10 staff members of the bank in one of the branches in Mumbai, as written in the letter to private and public sector banks as well as foreign lenders. It also said, that the glitch was found through the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), that one un-authorised junior-level official fraudulently issued Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) on behalf of some companies belonging to Nirav Modi Group. SWIFT, the ...

Punjab National Bank Shares Drop After 11400 Crore Fraud Transaction

14Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

Market

Punjab National Bank Shares Drop After 11400 Crore Fraud Transaction

Multi-national financial institution, Punjab National Bank on Wednesday quoted that it had detected some unauthorised and fraudulent transactions worth $1.77 billion(11400 crore) in one of its branches in Mumbai. Because of the incident, the bank's share price slipped to 9.7 percent within a day. India's second biggest state lender and fourth largest by overall assets, PNB has market capitalisation of Rs 36,000 crore and 2.55 percent of total loan book of Rs 4.5 lakh crore. The fraudulent amount transaction is close to its total market capitalisation. The bank however, does not mention the name of the people involved, but have informed about the same to the law enforcing agencies and would evaluate later whether it faces any liability arising out of the transactions. PNB without ...

Indian Banking Shares Surge On Government’s $32.4B Recapitalisation Plan

25Oct By RishabhNo Comments

Market

Indian Banking Shares Surge On Government’s $32.4B Recapitalisation Plan

Indian banking shares soared on Wednesday, sending indexes to record highs after the cabinet approved a $32.43 billion plan to recapitalise its state banks over the next two years, although bonds fell given the injection will be funded with debt. State Bank of India, the biggest lender, rose more than 20 percent, while Punjab National Bank, the second biggest state-run lender, surged more than 33 percent. Also Read Know Why Zomato Base President Resigned Within 8 Months of Joining The benchmark NSE Nifty rose as much as 1.3 percent to a record high of 10,340.55, while the BSE Sensex climbed as much as 1.6 percent to a record high of 33,117.33. Bonds fell, with the benchmark 10-year bond yield up 3 basis points to 6.81 percent from its previous close. ...

Now You Can Dispense 2000 Rs Cash From Ola Cab

27Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

News

Now You Can Dispense 2000 Rs Cash From Ola Cab

After petrol pumps, cash can now be withdrawn by swiping debit cards at select Ola cabs as India's largest ride-hailing service partners with lenders like State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank to ease cash crunch. With banks and ATMs not being able to cope with the rush for access to lower denomination or new currency after old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes were banned, cash dispensing through swipe of debit cards at POS machines was introduced at around 3,700 petrol pumps. The same is being replicated by Ola on a test basis in its cabs in Kolkata and Hyderabad where taxis with a bank officer and POS machine are parked at different locations and dispense cash of Rs 2,000 per card. Ola Chief Operating Officer Pranay Jivrajka told PIXR8 that the initial response has been trem...