HDFC Bank's ability to grow at over 30 per cent annually in the last nine years, along with superior credit risk management practices, which have helped it maintain asset quality, would ensure that it will be among the least affected in a slowdown.
The bank's focus on technology and superior margins with support from low-cost deposits will ensure profitable growth in the future. The merger of retail focused-Centurion Bank of Punjab (CBOP) with HDFC Bank effective May 23, 2008, will shore up revenues in the medium-term.
However, the synergies from the merger with start reflecting over 12-24 months, and boost profitability. Put together, the gains from organic and inorganic initiatives will help the bank sustain growth rates in excess of its historical average of 29-30 per cent, and in a profitable manner.
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