Vodafone Idea, which is yet to roll out 5G services, no longer needs to submit these bank guarantees and the Centre’s decision now opens the space for lenders to extend much-needed credit to the struggling telco. It urgently needs funding to ramp up 4G coverage and roll out 5G soon to catch up with bigger rivals Jio and Airtel.
AU Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps 53% to Rs 858 crore
AU’s gross non-performing assets ratio fell 42 basis points (bps) to 1.99% at the end of September. This helped in 25% lower provision at Rs