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'PSBs driving rise in MSME credit'
Financial Express Chennai
|January 07, 2026
ENHANCED REGULATORY OVERSIGHT IMPROVES OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
LENDING BY PUBLIC sector banks (PSBs) has helped nearly double the share of loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) during January to October 2025, a report said on Tuesday.
There are signs of stress in small-ticket, unsecured MSME loans within the overall MSME credit, Crisil Intelligence said in a report.
"The share of incremental credit towards MSME loans increased to 32.5% in the current period (year to October) from 17.7% in the year-ago period," the report said, adding the proportion of MSMEs in outstanding credit increased by 1.74%.
This story is from the January 07, 2026 edition of Financial Express Chennai.
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