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Banks go for stress test to assess the impact of COVID-19 on bad loans

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NEW DELHI : Banks have undertaken stress tests to assess the level of bad loans or non-performing assets (NPAs) caused due to economic slowdown triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19, people familiar with the matter said.

Since the quarter as well as the financial year has ended, it is prudent to undertake the stress test to have a better view of the financial health, banking sources said.It is part of the routine process and no formal communication from the RBI to banks is required in this regard, sources added.The exercise requires building and reporting worst-case scenarios on asset quality side and subsequent capital requirements, sources said, adding, it provides management and the regulator early warning about the financial.

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