Gold will remain very important in the next 2-3 years: CSB Bank MD Mondal

Pralay Mondal, MD and CEO of CSB Bank

Pralay Mondal, Managing Director and CEO of CSB Bank, discusses the bank’s FY 2030 growth strategy. He discusses plans to sell Fairfax shares, plans in the gold sector and third quarter figures in an exclusive conversation with Shine Jacob. Edited excerpts:

Your gold loans have grown from 47 percent to 48 percent of the net advances mix. Will you continue to focus on the gold loan?

If you look at it, gold has grown right in line with our banking growth, banking has grown 23 percent and gold has also grown 23 percent.

First print: January 31, 2024 | 10:25 PM IST