Wednesday 14 February 2018

NPA rules and Rs 110-bn fraud can put one-fourth of PNB's net worth at risk

Shares of Punjab National Bank (PNB) fell almost 10% on Wednesday due to the twin negative news. While the new framework on non-performing assets (NPA) resolution, announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday night, could mean higher loan provisioning going ahead for the banking industry.
Also, PNB on Wednesday said that it had detected fraudulent and unauthorised transactions at one of its Mumbai branches. The value of the fraudulent transactions is $1,771.69 million (or Rs 110 billion). The stock reaction thus is not surprising as the bank’s profit and overall asset ...
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