January 14, 2021
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Would have been useful just after AQR or earlier when stress was building up and banks were looking to delay bad debt recognition
Establishing a bad bank today would aggregate but not serve the purpose that has been observed in other markets, Kotak Securities Ltd (KSL) said in a report.
Bad bank is perhaps well served in the initial leg of the loan recognition cycle, it added.
“While we are unaware of its probability and design, creation of a bad bank would have been most fruitful three-four years back (perhaps just after the Asset Quality Review) or earlier when the stress was just building up and banks were looking to delay recognition for various reasons.