India

Most banks struggled to contain bad debt.

Could it be bad news for consumer lenders?

Inflation drop was cited as a reason.

Thanks to a good development track record.

Acquisition and Leveraged Finance, in a broad sense, involves debt being raised from banks (mostly) to fund an acquisition, based primarily on the financial strengths and credit-worthiness of the target.

Will the expansion to rural areas help?.

This follows PNB's falling G-Sec yields.

Their pre-provision margins are involved.

Thanks to buoyat capital market, too.

The bank's 2QFY15 performance is mostly all hits.

An increase was noted on incremental stress.

Thanks to large and mid-corporate growth segment.

Housing and SME segments drove the growth.

Blame it on crumbling corporate loan demand.

For its full implementation in 2019.

Yes, they will benefit the most.