Ananda Bhoumik of India Ratings & Research however, does not feel that there is a likelihood of a ratings downgrade of banks at this stage. He acknowledges the fact that asset quality problems mainly persist with mid-sized public sector banks and believes Canara Bank is going through a turbulent phase at the moment.

Will new discom package mean higher provisioning for banks?

Shares of public sector banks and power generation companies have been running up in the past week on hopes that the cabinet is close to agreeing on a package to clean up the losses of State Electricity Boards (SEBs) or power discoms.

India Factoring: the way to get SME credit beyond banks

The role of a factoring business is yet to gain ground in India wherein small and medium enterprises (SMEs) struggle to get funding support from banks on concern of asset quality. At a little higher cost of funds, a factoring company can well be the liquidity generator to scoot the SME growth engine.

Here's how top bankers see H2FY12 panning out for banks

The Indian banking industry is having a tough run lately. After coming out with a mixed set of second quarter numbers, the industry was in for a rude shock from rating agency Moody's that cut its outlook for the Indian banking system.

RBI to split CMD post for PSU banks; experts debate outcome

The Reserve Bank of India’s governor today has proposed to separate the chairman and managing director or CEO position in PSU banks. Sharing their views and possible reason behind this move to CNBC-TV18, experts KR Kamath, chairman of Punjab National Bank and BD Narang, ex-chairman of Oriental Bank of Commerce read the road ahead.