Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Can't auction, don't ration either

...........But the idea of auctioning licences isn't appealing, and the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rightly rejected the suggestion. We must understand that the key driver for opening up the sector to new players is to encourage new ideas, innovations and capital to enhance financial inclusion or the number of people that have access to banking services and financial products. Today, only a little over half the country's population is covered by existing banks and a much lower slice has access to most of the products, particularly credit and remittances. We have a dual banking need. On the one hand, we need big banks that can service large and growing Indian companies that are expanding globally; on the other, we need small, specialised banks with expertise to service domestic small and medium enterprises and rural requirements.............

No comments: