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Domestic rating agency Icra on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) flagged lenders’ exposure to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a potential source of risk. The agency also noted that the fixed deposit offerings by banks have bottomed out, and further reductions are less likely if the RBI holds on to the rates. The agency has…
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The Indian IT services industry is likely to register a second consecutive year of muted revenue growth, estimated at 4-6% in FY2025, but the operating profit margin is expected to be healthy, according to ICRA. The persisting challenges and tepid topline growth notwithstanding, ICRA has forecast the industry’s operating profit margin (OPM) at a healthy…
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ICRA has revised upward the growth outlook for the current financial year for the retail loans of Non-Bank Financial Companies (NBFC-Retail) and Housing Finance Companies (HFC-Retail), which account for the bulk of the overall sector. The NBFC-Retail asset under management (AUM), estimated at around ₹14 lakh crore as of March 2023, is expected to grow…
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