MUMBAI: Bad loans held by Indian banks are still rising sharply, India’s central bank said on Tuesday, as it warned the country’s lenders face “significant challenges.”

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) noted in its Financial Stability Report that gross non-performing assets at Indian banks stood at 7.6 percent of their total in March 2016, up from 5.1 percent in September.

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