India Commercial Banking Report Q2 2008 Out Now

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92385) has announced the
addition of "India Commercial Banking Report Q2 2008" to their
offering.

The India Commercial Banking Report provides independent forecasts
and

competitive intelligence on India's commercial banking industry.

Executive Summary

In March 2008, we updated all data for the 59 countries surveyed
with official figures, sourced from central banks and regulators. In
most cases, we were able to find data that pertained to the end of
2007: in almost all other cases, the data pertains to September 30
2007. As a result, the insights that we derive on particular countries
are based on consistently sourced information that is far more current
than it had been previously.

Although we gather data for countries such as the US, Japan,
Australia and the eurozone, the vast majority of the 59 countries
whose banking industries we survey are, or are generally seen as
being, emerging markets. For all the widely publicised problems of
large banks in developed countries, in the wake of the subprime
banking crisis in the US, 2007 was an extremely good year for the
banking sectors of the emerging markets. In local currency terms, the
median growth in assets was 21% (in Brazil). The median rates of
growth in loans to non-bank customers and in deposits were 22% (in
India) and 18% (in Morocco). In some countries - and not just those
enjoying oil booms - the figures were spectacular. In Ukraine, for
instance, assets and deposits rose by 76% and 62% respectively. Loans
grew by more than one-third in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Peru, Bahrain, Iran and Nigeria.
Deposits also rose by more than one-third in most of these countries.

In absolute terms, India's banking sector enjoyed reasonable
growth through the year to December 31 2007. In local currency terms,
total assets, total loans and total deposits increased by 23%, 21% and
26%, respectively. The loan/deposit, loan/asset ratios fell while the
loan/GDP ratio rose.

Relative to other countries surveyed by BMI, these achievements
are impressive. Of the 59 countries surveyed, India ranks 21st in
terms of local currency asset growth, 13th in terms of local currency
loan growth and 30th in terms of local currency deposit growth. All
three of the ratios are rising from very low levels. India's rankings
in terms of its loan/deposit, loan/asset and loan/GDP ratios are 40th,
15th and 31st, respectively. In a country with per capita GDP of
US$719, deposits per capita are an impressive US$579 or so.

In Q108, we envisaged that total assets, total loans and total
deposits would rise by 20%, 20% and 15% annually through the 2007-2012
forecast period. Now, and using an improved forecasting method, we are
looking for growth rates of 18%, 17% and 19%, respectively.

Since Q108, we have calculated, on a consistent basis, a
Commercial Bank Business Environment Rating (CBBER) for each of the 59
countries surveyed. The CBBER includes an assessment of the limits of
potential returns: it does this by taking into account the size,
growth potential and bancassurance potential of the banking sector, as
well as aspects of the economy in 2007. The CBBER also depends on an
assessment of the risks to the realisation of potential returns: this
reflects BMI's assessments of overall country risk, together with the
regulatory and competitive environment. India's CBBER is 58.6. In the
context of the Asia Pacific region, this means that it is no more than
a moderately attractive country, given that the CBBERs are higher in
China, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan. The ratings score for the
market structure - the most important component of the assessment of
the limits to potential returns - is 76.3. However, by Asia Pacific
standards, the ratings score for the economy, at 33.2, is also on the
low side.

For more information, visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92385

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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