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The worst of India banks' bad-loan woes may be yet to come

Published Wed, Feb 14, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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Mumbai

JUST when many Indian banks thought the worst of their bad debt woes were behind them, new central bank rules are stoking fears that the worst of the soured-loans buildup is yet to come.

The central bank surprised the financial sector this week by halting all of its existing loan-restructuring mechanisms with immediate effect, and rolling out new rules that will push more debt defaulters into bankruptcy courts.

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