With 350 million Indians ranked as middle class inhabitants and economic growth increasing by 5–6 per cent every year, India offers enormous potential for future growth in outbound travel. According to the 2012 report “Indian Outbound Tourism Market”, in percentage terms, India is the fastest growing outbound tourism market in the world, and in terms of numbers, it's the second fastest after China.
BIS central bankers’ speeches  3  of banks with less than $ billion in total consolidated assets included in this study, larger bank size is associated with significantly higher profitability. Community banks with higher portfolio shares of real estate loans earn significantly lower profits, while those with higher portfolio shares of construction loans earn higher profits through most of the study period.