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Kotak banker urges shift from loans to bonds for corporate borrowing

A senior banker at Kotak Mahindra Bank said India’s corporate borrowing needs to move from bank loans toward the bond market to reduce banks’ direct lending exposure and allow portfolio churn.

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New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- A large share of Indian corporate borrowing should move from bank loans to the bond market, a senior banker at Kotak Mahindra Bank said, so banks can cut direct lending exposure and turn over their portfolios. "In India, banks are still the primary source of capital for…"