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22 Aug
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FCNR deposits seen supporting banks’ FY27 growth outlook

Indian banks expect net interest income and earnings to grow faster in FY27, according to the report. Foreign currency deposits and healthy demand for loans are expected to support that outlook.

FCNR deposits are emerging as a potential source of support for banks’ expansion in FY27. The report links the positive outlook to strong mobilisation of foreign currency deposits, alongside demand for credit. It presents these deposits as a growth lever rather than providing a bank-by-bank assessment.

Across the banking system, credit growth is projected at about 15% compared with a year earlier. That figure is a forecast, not a reported outcome. The report places FCNR deposits alongside this expected lending expansion, but does not specify how much of the projected growth they would support.

The earnings outlook is also directional: banks anticipate stronger growth in both net interest income and earnings. No numerical forecast for either measure has been supplied. The available details do not identify individual lenders or set out separate expectations for different groups of banks.

For readers tracking deposit mobilisation, the main point is the expected role of foreign currency deposits in the coming growth cycle. However, the report does not provide FCNR deposit growth figures, interest rates, currency-wise details or bank-specific mobilisation plans.

Source: Economic Times