Shadow banking crisis is starting to hit consumers

Businesses witnessed sluggish sales this festive season because India’s shadow lending industry, which accounted for 4 out of 10 consumer loans, has grown more cautious amid a funding crunch. In India, NBFCs and lenders to the housing sector have become increasingly important in supporting consumer spending as the nation’s formal banking sector is weighed down by bad loans.

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