Important highlights of Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 28th of December 2023.
What is Financial Stability Repot (FSR)? The financial stability report released by RBI assesses the risk to financial stability and resilience of the Indian financial system. Some of the highlights of the report are as follows. The report highlighted that no top 100 borrowers or the large borrowers fell under the Non-performing Assets (NPA) category. NPA are those loans or advances that are in default or in arrears. While the share of Top 100 borrowers in NPA category was increasing until March 2023, it came to moderation 2023. The contribution of Top 100 borrowers' loan in SCBs reduced to 15.9% in September 2023, down from 17.2% in March 2023. The improved asset quality of large borrowers' portfolio reduced the GNPA (Gross Non-Performing Asset) share in Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), which decreased to 51.8% from 53.9%. The report also highlighted that the ratio of standard assets to total funded amount in large borrowers has improved over the last three years. The GNPA ...