Subdued H2 credit offtake ahead for banks, NBFCs: CareEdge
Any incremental growth is likely going to be driven by a pickup in retail lending segments such as housing, MSME, two-wheelers, and gold loans. But analysts expect the asset quality to remain stable, despite growing retail demand. The agency has upgraded its credit growth outlook to 11.5%-12.5% for FY26, up from an earlier average growth of 11.13% in FY25. The Gross non performing assets (GNPA) for overall banks is expected to improve to 2.1% in FY26 from 2.3% in FY25.