Billionaire Banker Says India’s Lenders Should Raise Capital

  • Government should be ready to inject funds into state banks
  • Uday Kotak says it’s a good time to tap capital markets
Uday KotakPhotographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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India should prepare to inject capital into state banks and private-sector lenders need to strengthen their balance sheets, to help bolster the economy against the coronavirus pandemic, according to a senior banker.

“I do believe the government will have to be ready to support public sector banks with capital,” said Uday Kotak, the billionaire founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.