Thursday, April 4, 2013

Banks to step up due diligence for diamond financing

....Without specifying the exact quantum of NPAs, Shyamal Acharya, deputy managing director of India’s largest public sector bank, said that State Bank of India (SBI) has to suffer. He continued: “Diamond stocks held as collateral is not a fixed asset which can be disposed off any time. Stocks also pose a holding risk which banks would keep in mind before lending.” Acharya was talking in “Emerging trends in financing of Indian diamond & jewellery sector”, a one day seminar organized by the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) under the Ministry of Commerce.......

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