Features – Page 20

The other Face of Private Banking

January 16, 2018
C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh
Finance
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A feature of banking in India that has not received the attention it deserves is the business reflected in the off balance sheet or contingent liabilities of banks. Typical of such liabilities are swaps, options and forward rate contracts involving…

January 2, 2018
C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh
Economy and Society, Finance
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In most market economies, the disbursal of bank credit is usually a relatively reliable indicator of the extent of dynamism, of both expectations and actual economic expansion. So much so that it is often viewed by analysts as a better…