November 25, 2015

PSU bank bad loans jump 27%

Already burdened by bad loans, 37 banks, led by public sector ones, have reported a 26.8 per cent rise in non-performing assets (NPAs) over the 12-month period ending September this year.

This is a nearly 10 per cent rise from the 16.9 per cent growth in bad loans over the same period a year ago, with several projects, especially those in the infrastructure sector, stuck.

While the overall NPAs now amount to Rs 3,36,685 crore, the rise in the last 12 months ended September 2015 was Rs 71,000 crore, according to figures compiled by credit rating CARE.

The banks with a major share in bad loans include Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, SBI and Punjab National Bank.

Read more at https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/bad-loans-public-sector-banks-055800728.html

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