
What was the purpose of the Inter-creditor Agreement signed by Indian banks and financial institutions recently?
- To lessen the Government of India’s perennial burden of fiscal deficit and current account deficit
- To support the infrastructure projects of Central and State Governments
- To act as independent regulator in case of applications for loans of Rs 50 crore or more
- To aim at faster resolution of stressed assets of Rs 50 crore or more which are under consortium lending
Explanation
Option (d) is correct
- The Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) for Resolution of stressed Assets was signed in July , 2018 by 33 banks / financial institutions. The inter-creditor agreement aimed at the resolution of loan accounts with a size of ₹50 crore and above that are under the control of a group of lenders.
- It is part of the “Sashakt” plan approved by the government to address the problem of resolving bad loans. According to the agreement, a majority representing two-thirds of the loans within a consortium of lenders should now be sufficient to override any objection to the resolution process coming from dissenting lenders.
Answer: (d) To aim at faster resolution of stressed assets of Rs 50 crore or more which are under consortium lending; Difficulty Level: Hard
With reference to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), consider the following statements:
- AIIB has more than 80 member nations.
- India is the largest shareholder in AIIB.
- AIIB does not have any members from outside Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- AIIB has 109 members – 94 Full Members and 15 Prospective Members – and is open to accepting additional members (as per official website).
- India is a founding member.
Statement 2 is incorrect
- The primary shareholder in the bank is China, holding the largest share of voting rights at 26.61%, succeeded by India with 7.6%, Russia with 6.01%, and Germany with 4.2%.
Statement 3 is incorrect
- Although the focus is on Asia, the membership also includes several non-Asian countries, such as nations from Europe and South America.

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