The bank will hold its base rate as of now, on the back of liquidity tightening measures from the Reserve Bank and wait for the next policy review for its future decision. Last week, the bank rolled back its earlier reduction in base rate by revising it by 25 basis points to 10.25 percent.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, D Sarkar, CMD of Union Bank of India and Ananda Bhoumik of India Ratings & Research spoke about the asset quality concerns that India is facing
Union Bank today announced its fourth quarter earnings. It posted a 40 percent growth in net profit at Rs 71.98 crore against Rs 51.40 crore in the corresponding previous period.
Union Bank of India CMD D Sarkar explained to CNBC-TV18 that identifying and acting on NPAs aided Union Bank's recovery.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is scheduled to announce annual monetary policy for 2012-13 on April 17, 2012. Bankers expect the central bank to cut cash reserve ratio (CRR).