PNB to sell Rs 3,000 crore bad loans to ARCs in Q4

18 Feb 2016 Evaluate

Punjab National Bank (PNB) is planning to sell up to Rs 3,000 crore bad loans to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) in the fourth quarter as part of its balance sheet clean-up exercise. The bank is also looking at one-time settlement proposals and other measures to reduce bad loans.

Besides, the bank is organizing special camps for recovery at various places. For the third quarter ended December 2015, PNB’s asset quality deteriorated and gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 8.47 percent of the gross advances as against 5.97 percent same quarter a year ago.

 

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