Yes Bank: From the Frying Pan, Into the Fire I The Wire Business Report

Yes Bank: From the Frying Pan, Into the Fire I The Wire Business Report

The irony of Yes bank is that while in many other cases like PMC, no one saw it coming. In the case of Yesbr Bank its collapse has been hanging like a climax over everyone’s collective heads for a long time now.br And it circles back to the same script – greedy promoters, blatant misuse by key borrowers, a pantomimebr like circus around PR and media and clueless retail depositors.br On the 5 th of March, India’s central bank seized control of Yes Bank Ltd. and imposed curbs on thebr operations of the lender. Withdrawals for depositors have been curbed to 50,000 rupees.br The RBI has also said a rescue plan will be put in place within the next 30 days. The hero who will playbr saviour ? No surprises. State Bank of India – which from being India’s largest lender has now donned abr PE role where in the Finance Minister’s words, “The Investor bank , that’s SBI shall agree to invest in thebr equity of the reconstructed bank to the extent that post infusion it holds 49 shareholding.


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