Promising to crack the whip on errant promoters, Chanda Kochhar, MD &CEO, ICICI Bank said the bank would use the powers given by RBI to convert loans into equity and dislodge defaulting promoters.

Discoms loan at Rs 7k cr; Rs 3.3k cr restructured: Dena Bk

Dena Bank's exposure to discoms stands at around Rs 7000 crore of which Rs 3300 crore of debt has been restructured, says chairman and managing director Ashwani Kumar.

Will take a call on base rate cut post RBI meet: SBI

SBI managing director VG Kannan says the market has priced in a 25 basis points rate cut.

JP Power Ventures sells 2 hydro power plants to JSW Energy

The two companies have also entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for JSPVL‘s 500 MW Bina Thermal Power Plant.

PNB weakest amongst state banks due to NPLs: Fitch

Saswata Guha, Director – Financial Institutions, Fitch Ratings (India) told CNBC-TV18 that despite injection of capital by the government, PNB‘s balance sheet has inadequate capital to meet uncertain risks.

Will revise rates when needed; comfortable with CAR: SBI

SBI, MD - corporate banking, P Pradeep Kumar says, it has been continuously reviewing base rates and lowering deposit rates since August or September last year. "A further cut will depend on SBI's cost of funds, composition of asset portfolio, etc."

Pace of NPA formation is beginning to slow: Morgan Stanley

Anil Agarwal, Head of Research-Banks, Asia ex Japan, is more bullish on private sector banks as he expects earnings growth to be stronger in that space

May cut interest rates before next RBI policy: BoB

In the third bi-monthly monetary policy meet today, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said banks have merely lowered lending rates by a fraction.

Have to monetise assets worth Rs 1k cr for CDR: Ramky

Vijay Kumar, chief financial officer, Ramky Infra says the company will have to monetize assets worth Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years.

Insurance Bill to unleash new set of reforms: Kochhar

Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO ICICI Bank hails the passage of the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill and says it is one more source through which capital can come into the country to support growth.

See further softening in interest rates: Chanda Kochhar

GST is very good for the economy. If it gets implemented, it can add almost one percent to the GDP. GST rationalises taxes. So overall it brings about efficiency in taxes and that is how it adds to the gross domestic product (GDP), says Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO of ICICI Bank.

Ratnagiri Gas & Power still a standard asset: IDBI

BK Batra, executive director and group head-corporate banking, IDBI Bank says the lender banks-SBI, IDBI and ICICI- hold 24 percent equity of Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited.

May get Rs 600-700 cr for entire stake in CARE: IDBI Bank

BK Batra, DMD of IDBI Bank says the timing seems right to monetize a part or its entire stake in CARE. He believes the bank can get between Rs 600 crore and Rs 700 crore for its entire shareholding.

Only real deep rate cut can lead to10% growth: KV Kamath

Kamath also believes that the signals are all right but the transmission of the signal to entreprenuer is yet to happen.

Q3 margins may not reflect lower deposit rates: Federal Bk

The commercial private sector lender expects net interest margins in the range of 3.2-3.3 percent for Q3.

Chanda Kocchar on ICICI Bank's journey and way ahead

As CNBC-TV18 celebrates its 15 years of leadership in the business space, it sits down with a business leader whose organization has seen a similar stellar run over the same period. In an interaction, CNBC-TV18's Shereen Bhan spoke with Chanda Kochhar, MD and CEO of ICICI Bank, who talks about its journey and the outlook ahead.

Lot of opportunity for Japan in Indian FDI: ICICI's Kochhar

Japan is the fourth largest investor in India but still, out of their entire FDI, only 1.7 percent is in India, says Chanda Kochhar, managing director and chief executive officer, ICICI Bank.

Emerging India Awards: Chanda Kochhar talks about SMEs

This is the ninth edition of Emerging India Awards jointly hosted by ICICI Bank, India's largest SME initiative to recognise and honour India's best SMEs. As always, joining us on the special conversation is Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank.

Banks to face near-term asset quality, margin woes: Experts

Speaking to CNBC-TV18‘s Latha Venkatesh, VR Iyer CMD, Bank of India said the improvement in infrastructure sector can been seen only after the general elections.

Tackled Lehman Crisis by communicating effectively: Kochhar

Speaking to CNBC Asia, Chanda Kochhar, MD and CEO, ICICI Bank said she continued to communicate and instill confidence among her employees in dealing with customers who panicked and made a dash to the bank branches to withdraw their holdings.

Not worried about Dabhol loan turning bad: IFCI

Malay Mukherjee, MD & CEO, IFCI says NPA norms for the company, which is a non-banking financial company, are different – 180 days versus 90 days for banks. The company has an exposure to Ratnagiri Gas, which amounts to Rs 400 crore.

Focus on retail; borrowers will pay home, car EMIs: Kochhar

The consolation, if any, is that the macro-environment may not deteriorate here on. That is ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kocchar‘s big picture view of the economy and the banking industry.

Ownership cost of automobiles to go up: SIAM

S Sandilya, President, SIAM believes that another 25-50 basis point increase in interest rates will not make significant impact as interest rates are already very high. He stressed for auto sector to do well economy has to improve which will require infrastructure spending and other growth boosting initiative

Hike in ICICI Bank base rate to hold margins: Angel Broking

Vaibhav Agarwal of Angel Broking is not surprised on the action. He told CNBC-TV18 that it would be sufficient to cover the margin for the next quarter as large loans get re-priced instantly.

Gammon India expects CDR nod soon; interest burden to ease

Girish Bhat, CFO, Gammon India expects the company's corporate debt restructuring (CDR) to be approved shortly, which includes a two-year moratorium plus eight years of repayment schedule.