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Never dispense with your debit/credit card PIN: RBI

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made it compulsory for debit and credit card holders to key in the Personal Identification Number (PIN) while making transactions at...

June 9, 2014

RBI's second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15

Monetary and Liquidity Measures On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, RBI has been decided the following key rates: RR (Reverse Repo Rate)...

June 8, 2014

RBI hikes CRR for non-scheduled urban co-operative banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for non-scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) by 100 basis points from 3% to 4%. The step will bring nonscheduled...

June 6, 2014

India’s Forex reserves up by $ 15.5 billion in FY'14: RBI

As per RBI, India’s foreign exchange (Forex) reserves jumped by $15.5 billion in the Financial Year (FY) ended March 2014. The reserves stood at $303.67 billion. As per...

May 31, 2014

RBI tightens merger rules for NBFCs

According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to take its prior approval before buying shares of other NBFCs or for merger and acquisition with...

May 31, 2014

Performance ratings of Banks’ customer services to be made public from 2015

From 2015, performance ratings of Banks on customer services will be put in public domain by Banking Codes Standards Board of India (BCSBI). BCSBI is rating banks on...

May 25, 2014

RBI eases gold import to promote its export under its 20:80 formula

Star trading houses — big importers and exporters has been permitted by the RBI to import gold under its existing 20:80 scheme. Thus far, the facility was available to...

May 23, 2014

Bharatiya Mahila Bank included in second schedule to RBI Act 1934

Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), India’s first all-women bank, has been included in the second schedule to the RBI Act 1934. With the inclusion in the second schedule or...

May 23, 2014

All banks need to install ‘talking ATMs” from July 1, 2014: RBI

As per the directions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), all banks will be required to make all new ATMs installed from July 1, 2014 as “talking ATMs” with Braille...

May 22, 2014

RBI permits banks to provide loans to exporters for up to 10 years

Banks have been allowed by the RBI to give loans with tenures of up to 10 years to exporters to help them ensure capital flows to fulfil long-term...

May 21, 2014

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