India, June 27 -- Punjab National Bank (PNB) will continue to focus on strategic areas such as Retail, Agriculture, MSME advances, as well as accelerating the Current Account and Savings Account (CASA) base to boost growth and profitability, the bank's MD and CEO Ashok Chandra has said. The banking sector remains well-positioned to drive credit expansion and seamlessly meet the market's evolving financing needs, backed by strong balance sheets and healthy capitalisation, Chandra said in a message to shareholders in its annual report released recently. "The bank will also continue to focus on the strategic areas such as RAM advances, CASA Deposits, Digitalisation, Customer Service and Human Resources," he said. As of March 31, 2026, Retail...