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Corporate Loan Growth To Reach Double Digits In FY26, Rs 7 Lakh Crore In Loans Lined Up: SBI Chairman
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With the economy picking up, SBI is seeing a clear rise in demand for corporate loans and expects this segment to grow by double digits
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With the economy picking up, the State Bank of India (SBI) is seeing a clear rise in demand for corporate loans and expects this segment to grow by double digits over the next two quarters of the current financial year, according to the bank’s Chairman C S Setty. He said the bank has a strong pipeline for corporate loans, with about Rs 7 lakh crore in loan approvals, including unused working capital limits and term loans currently being disbursed. There are also several project loans under discussion.
Corporate credit, which had been slow for some time, saw a turnaround with 7.1 percent growth in Q2. He added that the bank expects corporate credit to grow in the lower double digits over the next two quarters, given the current pipeline.
As economic activity improves, working capital usage is also increasing each quarter. For term loans, those already approved and being disbursed are being drawn down, and new projects under discussion will keep the pipeline going.
The SBI Chairman also said the bank may not need to raise equity capital to support credit growth and aims to keep a capital adequacy ratio of 15 percent over the next 5-6 years. He said that even before the recent QIP, funding credit growth was not an issue, but the bank wanted to strengthen its capital ratios. The goal is to keep the CRAR at 15 percent and Common Equity Tier 1 at 12 percent. This level of capital allows the bank to fund advances over Rs 12 trillion.
With current profit levels, if profitability stays the same for 5-6 years, the bank may not need to raise more capital, at least for CET 1. In July this year, SBI raised Rs 25,000 crore through a qualified institutional placement (QIP), the largest ever in Indian capital markets. Earlier, the bank raised Rs 15,000 crore through QIP in June 2017.
For Tier II bonds, Setty said the bank raises funds periodically to replace maturing bonds, and this year it will raise another Rs 12,500 crore through such bonds. He is confident the bank will achieve its 3 percent net interest margin target, even if the Reserve Bank cuts the repo rate by 0.25 percent in the upcoming policy review.
He said the RBI’s decision next Friday will be a close call, but SBI expects a small rate cut of 0.25 percent. If there is a rate cut in December, it is expected to be shallow and should not have a big impact on margins.
Earlier this week, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said there is room for a rate cut, as mentioned in the last policy in October. Recent statements and economic indicators have led to expectations of a rate cut in the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee meeting on December 5.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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November 30, 2025, 13:59 IST
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The government on Thursday kept petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices unchanged at Rs253.17 per litre and Rs257.08 per litre respectively, for the coming fortnight, starting from January 16.
This decision was notified in a press release issued by the Petroleum Division.
Earlier, it was expected that the prices of all petroleum products would go down by up to Rs4.50 per litre (over 1pc each) today in view of variation in the international market.
Petrol is primarily used in private transport, small vehicles, rickshaws, and two-wheelers, and directly impacts the budgets of the middle and lower-middle classes.
Meanwhile, most of the transport sector runs on HSD. Its price is considered inflationary, as it is mostly used in heavy transport vehicles, trains, and agricultural engines such as trucks, buses, tractors, tube wells, and threshers, and particularly adds to the prices of vegetables and other eatables.
The government is currently charging about Rs100 per litre on petrol and about Rs97 per litre on diesel.
One of Britain’s most prolific rail fare dodgers could face jail after admitting dozens of travel offences.
Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty to travelling without buying a ticket a total of 112 times over a two-year period, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.
He could be ordered to pay more than £18,000 in unpaid fares and legal costs, the court was told.
He will be sentenced next month.
District Judge Nina Tempia warned Brohiri “could face a custodial sentence because of the number of offences he has committed”.
He pleaded guilty to 76 offences on Thursday.
It came after he was convicted in his absence of 36 charges at a previous hearing.
During Thursday’s hearing, Judge Tempia dismissed a bid by Brohiri’s lawyers to have the 36 convictions overturned.
They had argued the prosecutions were unlawful because they had not been brought by a qualified legal professional.
But Judge Tempia rejected the argument, saying there had been “no abuse of this court’s process”.
JSW Jetour T2 Launch: JSW Motors Limited, the passenger vehicle arm of the JSW Group, is reportedly preparing to enter the Indian car market this year. It has partnered with Jetour, a China-based automotive brand owned by Chery Automobile, and the Jetour T2 SUV could be the company’s first product, according to the reports.
Media reports suggest that the launch will happen independently and not under the JSW MG Motor India joint venture. The SUV will wear a JSW badge and name, instead of the Jetour branding. The upcoming SUV will be assembled at JSW’s upcoming greenfield manufacturing facility in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra.
According to the reports, the company plans to have the vehicle on sale by the third quarter of this year. With this move, JSW aims to establish itself as a standalone carmaker in India.
Expected Powertrain
The SUV is likely to arrive with a 1.5-litre plug-in hybrid setup. Internationally, this hybrid powertrain is offered with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive options. It is still unclear which version will be introduced in India.
Design
In terms of design, the T2 is a large and rugged-looking SUV. It has a boxy and upright stance, similar to vehicles like the Land Rover Defender. Despite its tough appearance, it uses a monocoque chassis instead of a ladder-frame construction.
Size
The SUV measures around 4.7 metres in length and nearly 2 metres in width. This makes it larger than the Tata Safari, even though it is a five-seater. A longer 7-seat version is also sold in some markets.
Price
Pricing details for India are yet to be announced. For reference, the front-wheel-drive five-seat T2 i-DM is priced at AED 1,44,000 (around Rs 35 lakh) in the UAE.
Jetour
Jetour is a brand owned by Chinese automaker Chery. Launched in 2018, it focuses mainly on SUVs and is present in markets across China, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
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