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Indian banks increase overseas presence through subsidiaries route to 417 during FY23: RBI

14 Dec 2023 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) survey on International Trade in Banking Services 2022-23 has showed that Indian banks increased their overseas presence through the subsidiaries route to 417 during 2022-23, from 399 at the end of the previous fiscal. Their employee strength, too, rose 0.5 per cent and 6.2 per cent for foreign branches and subsidiaries, respectively, during FY23. The survey covers 14 Indian banks having overseas branches or subsidiaries and 44 foreign banks having branches or subsidiaries in India.

On the other hand, RBI said the number of branches and employees of foreign banks in India contracted during FY23 to 774 from 858 in FY22. Overseas business of Indian banks expanded as both mobilisation of deposits as well as lending activities increased during the year. Shifting of retail business of a major foreign bank in India to a domestic private sector bank led to decline in aggregate deposits and credit of foreign banks, whereas their capital and investments increased during 2022-23. The consolidated balance sheet of foreign banks in India increased 5.7 per cent in US dollar terms. The RBI further said the tightening global monetary policy cycle during the year led to a substantial rise in interest income and expenses across bank groups. 

It further stated that total income to assets ratio of overseas branches of Indian banks increased to 3.9 per cent in 2022-23 (1.6 per cent in 2021-22), but it remained lower vis-a-vis that of 6.9 per cent for foreign banks in India. Branches of Indian banks in the UAE generated highest fee income, followed by those in the UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore.


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