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description: "The Twin Balance Sheet Problem is the dual stress of over-indebted corporates and bad-loan-laden banks. See how India's 2016 Economic Survey diagnosed it."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Twin Balance Sheet Problem describes the simultaneous stress on the balance sheets of over-leveraged corporations and the banks holding their non-performing loans.
- How does the Twin Balance Sheet Problem differ from the twin deficits problem?
- What role did the Asset Quality Review play in exposing the problem?
- How was the Twin Balance Sheet Problem addressed institutionally?
- What is the 'Four Balance Sheet' extension of the concept?

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The Twin Balance Sheet Problem describes the simultaneous stress on the balance sheets of over-leveraged corporations and the banks holding their non-performing loans.

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India's Economic Survey 2016–17, presented by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, formally named the Twin Balance Sheet Problem as the central obstacle to reviving private investment.

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