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Category : Business and economics
Published on: October 01 2021
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· The Reserve Bank of India has taken public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) out of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework (PCA) to improve its financial and credit profile.
· IOB was placed under PCA in October 2015 due to high Net-Performing Assets (NPA) and negative Return on Assets (ROA).
· The decision will provide greater freedom to the Chennai-based lender to extend credit specifically to the corporations and to develop the network subject to the prescribed norms.
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About RBI
v Headquarters: Mumbai
v Founder: British Raj
v Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
v Governor: Shaktikanta Das
v First Governor of RBI: Sir Osborne Smith
v The Prime Minister who has served as the Governor of RBI: Dr. Manmohan Singh
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