Canara Bank CEO K Satyanarayana Raju said the bank is confident of maintaining a Net Interest Margin (NIM) of around 3% for the current financial year, despite higher interest expenses. He said around 52% of its portfolio is MCR-linked, which is providing good interest yields on advances. Raju added that while the cost of funds had peaked in the current quarter, the bank was focussing on its Current Account Savings Account (CASA), which has contributed Rs 3.3bn ($45m) in the last four months.