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Board of Financial Supervision (BFS) clears proposal that RBI will conduct an independent audit of big corporates declared fraudulent by banks

Following a sequence of investigations by the banks themselves in high-profile cases viz. Deccan Chronicle, Kingfisher Airlines, etc. which yielded very little, the RBI has now decided to itself...

April 19, 2014

RBI raises Rs 20,000 Crores in record auction; India’s biggest debt auction ever

RBI fully sold the Rs 200 billion ($3.31 billion) worth of Government bonds on Thursday April 17, 2014, executing the India’s biggest-ever auction. Speculations ran in market that Life...

April 19, 2014

RBI panel headed by Anand Sinha releases Draft Report on ‘Pricing of Credit’; suggests Indian Banks Base Rate (IBBR)

RBI panel headed by RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha has recommended bringing a benchmark floating interest rate, especially for home loans. Panel also suggested Indian Banks Base Rate (IBBR). Objective: To inspect...

April 11, 2014

RBI caps Ways and Means Advances limit for the Government at Rs 35,000 Cr. per week for the first half of FY 2015

RBI has set the upper limit for the WMA (Ways and Means Advances) for the central government at Rs 35,000 crore per week for the first half of...

April 4, 2014

RBI grants 'In-Principle' banking licenses to IDFC and Bandhan

RBI has granted “in-principle” banking licences to Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) and microfinance lender Bandhan Financial Services Ltd. The declaration was made by RBI after nod from the Election Commission. RBI...

April 4, 2014

Highlights from the bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review by RBI

The key highlights of the bi-monthly monetary policy review by RBI are as follows: Repo Rate (RR) under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) unchanged at 8.0% Reverse Repo...

April 3, 2014

India's forex reserves near $300 billion mark

India’s foreign exchange reserves continued their rally for the fourth straight week, increased by $1.35 billion to 298.64 billion dollar on a surge in currency assets even though...

March 31, 2014

India Rating: Extended Basel III deadline to ease pressure on banks

As per the rating agency, India Ratings (formerly Fitch), the putting off of Basel III by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) till March 2019 would ease pressure...

March 29, 2014

RBI simplified foreign portfolio investment norms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) simplified foreign portfolio investment norms by putting in place an easier registration process and operating framework to attract inflows. The portfolio investor...

March 27, 2014

Aditya Puri committee recommendation: Give customers a free copy of credit profile

As per the Aditya Puri committee recommendations, customers should be given a free copy of their credit profile as it would help in promoting financial discipline among loan...

March 25, 2014

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