Lending, But Not Banks
As banks are in the race of deposits and advances, there are two government institutions scripting new successes with negligible default, reports Riyaz Ul...
Playing Cards
The new age banking is mostly done outside the branch offices, on smart-phone and laptops. And the new currency used for such transactions is...
SARFAESI
Banks have been arguing for various years now that lack of SARFAESI has compromised their confidence in being liberal in J&K. Taking the view...
Surviving Robberies
In a way banking sector is a huge survival story in itself. There were countless robberies and scores of bankers had providential escapes. Shams...
Hand Holding
Being the largest private sector financial institution in the state, J&K Bank has its chest full with funds for CSR. But Shakir Mir reports,...
Gen-X Kashmir Discovery
As improved situation restored their confidence, second generation banks entered J&K quite recently. Within shortest possible time, they accelerated competition, created their own space,...
Principal Asset
Its status as the principle mover and shaker in J&K’s economy is undisputed. For generations across the state which have grown with the bank,...
Shaping Paradigms
Since 2003 economist Dr Haseeb A Drabu is directly involved with the fiscal management and economic reconstruction of J&K, initially as economic adviser and...
Money Matters
For most of the human history, the first person outside the family who would know everything about a member of the family was a...
Yes, J&K is Bankable
Banking sector suffered severely at the peak of turmoil. With J&K Bank in lead, the sector fought back, survived and created thousands of impressive...
A Lopsided Story
District level performance of banks across J&K offers a story least talked about. Kashmir and Jammu offer two extremes to banking story in which...
The Half Year Story
During the first six months of the current financial year, the banks operating in the state have increased their advances. But they have under-performed...
Tenacious Ten
It all started with a dream to make big in life. With financial help from J&K bank under its SKEWPY scheme they turned their...
Distinctly 75
J&K’s only listed company, the Rs 100000 crore plus turnover J&K Bank turned 75 last week. While it has been at the core of...
The Bypass Banking
For every Rs 100 that people in J&K deposit, the banks deploy more than Rs 63 outside the state, preventing the local resource to...
