Kotak Mahindra Bank to buy StanChart's India personal loan business

U.K.-based bank to focus on wealth, affluent and SME segment in India

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The proposed transaction between StanChart and Kotak Mahindra Bank consists of so-called standard loans, or loans that are performing well and not showing signs of distress or default. © Reuters

(Reuters) -- Kotak Mahindra Bank will buy Standard Chartered Bank's personal loan business in India, the Indian lender said on Friday, leaving the U.K.-based company to focus on its wealth and investment banking business in Asia's third-largest economy.

StanChart's personal loan book had an outstanding 41 billion rupees ($488 million) as of Sept. 30, Kotak Mahindra Bank said.

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