Publication and Research, IIPM

But sadly, the investment unfriendly play-safe nature of Indian banks is showing up as losses because a large chunk of bank holdings are maintained in government securities. The fact is that Indian banks need to shore up their efficiency norms to match up to Basel II norms by the year 2007. And the fact also is that these norms in fact support relevantly conservative investment orientations, as compared to the illogical conservatism being displayed by many banks, especially the larger ones.

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006