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  • RBI's project finance norms, effective October 1, require banks to maintain provision of 1-1.25% in construction phase

    The norms will come into force with effect from October 01, 2025, RBI said . In February, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra had said that project financing norms will get deferred by a year and are not to going be implemented before March 31, 2026.

  • India’s biggest lender SBI to set up AI, fintech project finance unit

    India’s biggest lender SBI to set up AI, fintech project finance unit

    SBI plans to complete the project within a year and will hire 'specialized professionals' to staff it, said Ashwini Kumar Tewari, a managing director at the bank.

  • MC Exclusive | We aim to maintain our NIM at 3.8% in long run: Axis Bank chief Amitabh Chaudhry

    MC Exclusive | We aim to maintain our NIM at 3.8% in long run: Axis Bank chief Amitabh Chaudhry

    Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank speaks exclusively to Moneycontrol on what lies ahead for the bank.

  • Lenders expect little relief from RBI on project finance norms

    Lenders expect little relief from RBI on project finance norms

    According to sources, the central bank may not budge on the demand by the industry to relax the 5 percent provisioning requirement. A few lenders are, however, hopeful that some leeway may come through on existing project loans.

  • RBI draft rules for project finance may raise provisioning burden on banks, says report

    RBI draft rules for project finance may raise provisioning burden on banks, says report

    RBI on May 3 proposed to lenders that they set aside higher provisions for under-construction infrastructure projects and asked them to ensure strict monitoring of any emerging stress

  • PSU bank stocks fall on RBI's draft on tighter norms for infra project financing; what will its impact be?

    PSU bank stocks fall on RBI's draft on tighter norms for infra project financing; what will its impact be?

    Public-sector lenders will be disproportionally impacted if RBI's guidelines are implemented, since they have a higher exposure to infrastructure loans.

  • Tepid demand forces ICICI Bank to shutter project finance division

    Tepid demand forces ICICI Bank to shutter project finance division

    While the bank is still open to lending opportunities in the infra space, it has reallocated the specialised staff to its larger wholesale banking vertical.

  • Expect 16-17% disbursement growth in FY16: LIC Housing

    Expect 16-17% disbursement growth in FY16: LIC Housing

    Sunita Sharma, MD & CEO of LIC Housing Finance told CNBC-TV18 that project finance segment grew strongly in Q2 and will continue to be the company's focus in future.

  • IRB infra arm ties up Rs 1,400 crore for NHAI project

    IRB infra arm ties up Rs 1,400 crore for NHAI project

    IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd on Tuesday said its subsidiary has tied up Rs 1,400 crore funds to execute a project awarded by National Highway Authority of India.

  • Road sector on revival path as reforms kick in: Report

    Road sector on revival path as reforms kick in: Report

    The government has taken some measures over the past few years like re-schedulement of premia payment, shifting towards cash contracts, de-linking of forest from environment clearances and relaxation of exit clause for developers, etc.

  • HDFC Bank sees project finance business stagnant this year

    HDFC Bank sees project finance business stagnant this year

    India’s second largest private sector lender HDFC bank does not see project finance business scaling up in 2011-12. According to the bank’s executive director, this segment will not emerge as a major contributor to its corporate loan book. However, the lender is hopeful to post better loan book growth than the average industry growth.

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