The tremors in Indian banking

The growing pile of bad assets at United Bank of India (UBI) should be seen as an advance storm warning rather than localized turbulence. One-tenth of its loan book is in trouble. The public sector lender now has a level of capital adequacy that is at the bare minimum prescribed by global capital adequacy rules. It will need a capital infusion from the government if it is to lend more.

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