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RBI ne Sandeep Bakhshi ko diya extension ka gift!
Check this out! Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ne finally bola hai ki Sandeep Bakhshi ab ICICI Bank ke MD & CEO bane rahenge. Unka tenure ab 2 saal aur badh gaya hai, matlab October 2026 se October 2028 tak woh sambhalenge bank.
Bank board ne toh January mein hi unanimously approve kar diya tha, aur ab RBI ki bhi green signal mil gaya hai. Ye dikhata hai ki regulators ko Bakhshi ke leadership par full trust hai. Shareholder ki approval baad mein li jayegi. By the way, HDFC Bank ke CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan ko bhi aisa hi extension mila tha.
Bakhshi ke time mein Bank ne kiya kamaal!
Jab se Bakhshi ne October 2018 mein charge sambhala hai, ICICI Bank ne retail business mein tagda expansion kiya hai, asset quality improve hui hai, aur profits bhi consistent rahe hain. Bank ne digital side par focus kiya, efficiency badhai, aur risk management ko better kiya.
Q1 FY26 mein, net profit 15.5% badh kar ₹12,768 Crore ho gaya. Net Interest Income (NII) bhi 10.6% badh kar ₹21,635 Crore raha, aur Net Interest Margin (NIM) 4.34% tha. March 2026 tak Gross NPA bhi ghat kar 1.67% ho gaya. Ab lagbhag 54.9% advances retail lending se aa rahe hain.
Valuation aur Market ka Scene
May 22, 2026 tak, ICICI Bank ka Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio 15.13 tha, jo ki 10-year median se kam hai. Banking industry median ke comparison mein bhi yeh kam lag raha hai. HDFC Bank ka P/E ratio lagbhag 21.7x hai, toh shayad ICICI Bank abhi undervalue hai.
May 22, 2026 ko Bank Nifty index 1.15% upar gaya tha, aur ICICI Bank top gainers mein se ek tha. Bank ki market cap lagbhag $119.3 billion hai.
Rules Kya Kehte Hain?
RBI ke rules ke according, CEO tenure max 15 saal ka ho sakta hai (ya promoter-led banks ke liye 12 saal). Bakhshi ka tenure October 2018 se ab tak guidelines ke andar hi hai. RBI ki approval is baat ka saboot hai ki bank governance standards follow kar raha hai.
Aage Kya?
Bakhshi ka extension stability dega, par challenges toh hain hi. Monetary policy changes, global fund flows, aur fintech competition ko manage karna padega. ICICI Bank ne Q1 2026 earnings call mein kaha tha ki deposit repricing delays ki wajah se net interest margins par thoda pressure aa sakta hai. Credit growth industry ke hisaab se hi rahega, retail aur SME segments par focus rahega. Q4 2025 mein profit forecasts se kam tha, par core business strong hai. Asset quality, digital growth aur profitable expansion par focus jaari rahega.