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    HomeNewsOpinionAs the credit cycle turns up, banks shouldn’t go overboard on lending

    As the credit cycle turns up, banks shouldn’t go overboard on lending

    Even as small borrowers are more vulnerable to the double whammy of elevated input costs and rising borrowing costs, bank lending to them is at its fastest pace in many years

    Aparna Iyer
    August 08, 2022 / 11:23 IST
    Banks have raised their lending rates commensurate with the policy rate hikes. (Representative image)
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