Banking

State-owned Bank of Baroda has set its sights on a significant expansion of its corporate lending portfolio for the 2027 fiscal year. Despite broader concerns regarding a slowdown in private capital expenditure, the bank is targeting a 10 percent growth rate for its corporate book. With a robust pipeline of new loan proposals, the lender is positioning itself to capitalize on growing demand within India’s core industrial sectors. Bank of Baroda’s Managing Director and CEO, Debadatta Chand, revealed that the bank currently manages a corporate book valued at ₹4.56 lakh crore. The institution has identified a fresh pipeline of big-ticket…