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Reserve Bank of India first Asia-Pacific (APAC) central bank to begin interest rate easing cycle

Fitch Ratings has recently said in its APAC sovereign credit overview report that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the first Asia-Pacific (APAC) central bank to begin...

April 25, 2019

RBI tweaked LCR norms to boost liquidity

In a bid to further improve the cash position of banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently tweaked Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) norms to provide an...

April 9, 2019

Government of India (GoI) reduces minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi

The Government of India (GoI) has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 250. The move will enable...

July 23, 2018

Marginal Cost of funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR)

The marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) refers to the minimum interest rate of a bank below which it cannot lend, except in some cases allowed...

April 24, 2018

Tarun Ramadorai committee recommended that banks should link home loan rates to repo rate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed committee on Household Finance has recently recommended that banks should link their home loan rates to the RBI’s repo rate, the...

August 27, 2017

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy statement for year 2016-17

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy statement for year 2016-17, the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has reduced...

August 2, 2017

Banks cut interest rates in the aftermath of demonetisation

State Bank of India along with some private banks has cut the interest rates on deposits. SBI has cut the interest rates on deposits from 1 year to...

November 18, 2016

CRR should be reduced: C Rangarajan

The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman, C Rangarajan, has opined to reduce the use of CRR and suggested that it should be used only in extraordinary circumstances....

September 13, 2012

India Inc disgruntled with RBI not slashing rates

India Inc is dissatisfied with RBI’s decision of keeping interest rates unchanged As per Assocham, a cut in interest rates may give some boost to the industrial sector...

June 19, 2012

Current Monetary Policy of Reserve Bank of India: 3rd Quarter Review 2011-12

Background: The Reserve Bank began exiting from the crisis driven expansionary policy in October 2009. Between January 2010 and October 2011, the Reserve Bank cumulatively raised the cash...

February 22, 2012

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