STARTUP LEGAL1 Nov 2026
Bank of Baroda weighs overseas push in wholesale and retail
Bank of Baroda is weighing an overseas expansion: wholesale banking in developed markets and retail banking in emerging ones. India's second-largest public sector bank has not picked markets or a timeline, chief executive Debadatta Chand said. Its overseas advances rose 40% to about ₹3.25 trillion as of 30 September, and the bank expects margins to improve in the December quarter.
Key Statutory Highlights
- The overseas book is growing fast but stays a modest slice of the whole: international advances rose 40% year on year to ₹3.25 trillion, while deposits rose 15% to ₹2.62 trillion.
- Bank of Baroda raised about $8.08 billion through FCNR(B) deposits under a Reserve Bank of India window, plus $1.1 billion by other routes, for a total of roughly $9.18 billion.
- About 38% of the loan book is tied to the repo rate, and repricing after the recent policy rate increase is already done, which the bank says should help margins.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Watch for the bank to name the markets it picks — it says it will announce them once assessments and approvals are complete. The December quarter is the next checkpoint it has flagged, for margins.
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