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HDFC to sell 10% stake in HDFC Capital Advisors to ADIA for Rs 184 cr

HDFC to sell 10% stake

Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 10 percent stake in HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for Rs 184 crore. HDFC Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HDFC and is in the business of managing private equity funds focused on the …

Extreme weather events put $84 billion of Indian bank debt at risk

Extreme weather events put $84 billion of Indian bank debt at risk

By Administrator_India Capital Sands An increase in extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones risk souring debt worth more than Rs 6.19 trillion ($84 billion) at India’s biggest financial institutions. That’s according to leading nonprofit environmental disclosure platform CDP. State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank Ltd. and …

Indians pawn gold for loans as borrowing from banks becomes tougher

Gold Treads Water as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Report

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Umesh Patil, a farmer in western India, pawned 40 grams of gold jewellery to raise 130,000 rupees ($1,723.11) to buy supplies needed to plant his next crop. Many Indians are using gold to secure loans, bankers and industry experts say, as banks are otherwise increasingly unwilling to lend during the coronavirus …