Managing the Interest Rate Risk of Indian Banks’ Government Securities Holdings

April 1, 2005

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Amadou N Sy. Managing the Interest Rate Risk of Indian Banks’ Government Securities Holdings, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed November 21, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

The large holdings of government securities by banks in India draw attention to their risk as interest rates are at historical low levels. This paper measures such a risk using duration and value-at-risk methods and assesses its current management by banks. The main finding is that some public sector and old private banks are vulnerable to a reversal of the interest rate cycle, while foreign and new private banks have built adequate defenses. In this regard, the paper makes a number of recommendations regarding government policies and individual bank practices to manage interest rate risk.

Subject: Banking, Capital adequacy requirements, Commercial banks, Government securities, Market risk

Keywords: A number of bank, Bank, Bank regulator, Banking system, Interest rate, Securities, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

17
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Working Paper No. 2005/078
Stock No:

WPIEA2005078
ISBN:

9781451860979
ISSN:

1018-5941

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