Friday, November 8, 2013

The more the merrier

.......It has been a long-standing position of the central bank that the wholly owned subsidiary mode is preferable, since it induces the foreign bank to maintain a domestic balance sheet and, importantly, a governance framework. In the absence of clear incentives for subsidiaries, foreign banks logically prefer the branch mode; but now, those who see India as a long-term growth opportunity have the basis for deciding between the two modes. The two main operational advantages that a wholly owned subsidiary will now have are the......

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