Loan book of Axis Bank's IFSC unit at GIFT City doubles to USD 4 bn in 5 years
Axis Bank on Wednesday said the asset book of its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar has doubled to USD 4 billion from USD 2 billion in 2019. The bank unveiled a spacious IBU office at GIFT City here that spans nearly 8,000 square feet and is nearly three times bigger than the previous facility located here.
«In terms of size, today our asset book here is a little over USD 4 billion, which is among the largest in GIFT City. Similarly, on the liability side, we have a USD 1 billion deposit, which once again makes us among the highest in terms of deposits as well...from USD 2 billion in 2019, we have doubled our asset book,» its Deputy Managing Director Rajiv Anand told mediapersons.
«The office is an expression of our ambition aligned with the ambition for GIFT City to serve our customers. We continue to show very solid growth on multiple fronts,» said Axis Bank's President and Head of Wholesale Banking Products Vivek Gupta.
The bank's senior leadership said that since 2019 when the bank decided to consolidate its international business at GIFT City and made it the first port of call for all the new transactions and existing corporate books transferred from other foreign centres, its IBU branch became the fulcrum of all the overseas activity.
The team also picked up slowly, growing from six to 35 members today, with the new office having the capacity for 65 people. The bank built up its capabilities around segments such as corporate banking, trade finance,
