‘Bank credit growth to stay slow in near term’

‘Asset quality unease curbs disbursals’

December 01, 2020 02:45 am | Updated 02:45 am IST - Mumbai

NEW DELHI, 31/08/2018: Reserve Bank of India issued new 100 rupee notes on August 31, 2018. Public were allowed to change their old notes to new hundred rupee notes restricted to Rs. 3000 per person. A scene at RBI in New Delhi. Photo: Kamal Narang

NEW DELHI, 31/08/2018: Reserve Bank of India issued new 100 rupee notes on August 31, 2018. Public were allowed to change their old notes to new hundred rupee notes restricted to Rs. 3000 per person. A scene at RBI in New Delhi. Photo: Kamal Narang

Bank credit growth is likely to remain moderate in the near term as lenders will continue to remain risk-averse due to the pandemic-led uncertainty, according to a report.

The overall bank credit growth in October continued to decelerate to 5.6%. “The overall credit growth is expected to remain slower in the near term as banks are being selective in giving fresh loans due to asset quality concerns,” Care Ratings wrote in a report.

It said though the interest rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) were falling (by 115 bps from October 2019 to October 2020), pick up in incremental credit had not been seen.

Services, retail and agriculture and allied segments grew 9.5%, 9.3% and 7.4% respectively in October. Industrial segment registered a contraction of 1.7% during the same period, compared with a growth of 3.4% in October 2019.

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