HDFC Bank MD Sashidhar Jagdishan stated advances will grow slower post-HDFC merger to lower the 110% credit-deposit ratio. The bank plans 900 new semi-urban branches and saw a drop in attrition despite a social media controversy. RBI’s Das cautioned against aggressive lending. Liquidity buffers and prepaying borrowings are vital steps.
Banks unlikely to reduce deposit rates despite RBI easing
Following the latest repo rate decrease, bankers foresee only slight adjustments to deposit rates. The landscape, characterized by sluggish savings yields and elevated credit-deposit ratios,