Can a SVB type bank failure happen in India?

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After the 2008 global financial crisis, bank failures have become common. Since then, central banks have swung into action to strengthen the regulatory mechanism and tightened regulations. In spite of these, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th largest in the US, with an asset size of USD 212 billion, failed last week.

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Dr S Durairajan
Dr S Durairajan
The author retired as General Manager from the RBI. He holds a Msc, MBA, CAIIB and PhD (in Economics) and has worked as faculty in bank's training college, Bharatidasan Institute of Mgmt, and XLRI.

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