Financial Accountability Network – India
Striving to Make Financial Institutions Accountable
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 was supposed to help in recovering mounting NPAs from the corporate sector. But over the years it has turned out to be a super salon where crores are written off in the name of haircuts and corporate sharks take over “ailing” companies for…
What the Finance Minister presented as the “White Paper” on Indian economy was more like an effort to White Wash a decade of its failure.
Just a scratch on the surface peels off the layers of lies, media hyperboles and gimmicks. What remains is the reality which is stark, alarming and dark. A reality they wish to hide behind its divisive politics of hate.
The essence of democracy requires that we hold governments to account vis-a-vis their claims and promises. But one of the biggest casualties of the recent years has been the idea of accountability. The divisive and jingoist hyperboles in the media facilitate a collective amnesia. These report cards are a part…
Balance Sheet of a Decade! The essence of democracy requires that we hold governments to account vis-a-vis their claims and promises. But one of the biggest casualties of the recent years has been the idea of accountability. The divisive and jingoist hyperboles in the media facilitate a collective amnesia. This…
For Immediate Release Support Bank Strike against Mergers and Bank Charges September 23, 2019: Financial Accountability Network, India stands in solidarity with the strikes and protest actions announced by the bank officers and employee unions. Four officers’ unions All India Bank Officer’s Confederation (AIBOC), the All India Bank Officer’s Association (AIBOA),…
Four officers’ unions, All India Bank Officer’s Confederation (AIBOC), the All India Bank Officer’s Association (AIBOA), the Indian National Bank Officer’s Congress (INBOC) and the National Organization of Bank Officers (NOBO), have called for a strike on September 26 and 27 to protest against the merger of 10 state-run banks…
For Immediate Release Media Reporting on Bank Charges Misleading: SBI Continues to Fleece its Customers!! Public Statement by Financial Accountability Network India. September 23, 2019: There has been misleading media reports, which claimed that State Bank of India has revised various services charges. The reports claimed that there has been a…
In the wake of RBI’s decision to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government as per the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan-led committee; and Modi Government’s the decision to merge 10 Public Sector Banks to carve out for large banks, a public debate titled ‘RBI’s Reserve Fund Transfer & Banks…
In the wake of RBI’s decision to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government as per the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan-led committee; and Modi Government’s the decision to merge 10 Public Sector Banks to carve out for large banks, a public debate titled ‘RBI’s Reserve Fund Transfer & Banks…
In the wake of RBI’s decision to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government as per the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan-led committee; and Modi Government’s the decision to merge 10 Public Sector Banks to carve out for large banks, a public debate titled ‘RBI’s Reserve Fund Transfer & Banks…