RBI to Meet Banks on November 12 to Discuss ECL Provisioning Framework
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will meet bankers and industry stakeholders on November 12 to discuss the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) provisioning framework. Banks are seeking flexibility, including reviewing provisioning percentages and spreading additional provisions over multiple years to ease the financial impact. SBI Chairman C S Setty noted ongoing discussions and a working group engaging with the RBI to refine the guidelines. The new ECL norms, shifting from incurred-loss to forward-looking provisioning, are set to take effect from April 1, 2027.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
moneycontrol broke this story on 6 Nov, 04:43 am. Other outlets followed.