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RBI releases Report of Umesh Bellur headed GIRO Advisory Group

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released, on its website for public comments, the Report of the GIRO (Government Internal Revenue Order) Advisory Group. GIRO Advisory Group (GAG) was...

April 28, 2014

Air India seeks bridge loan of $500 million

Air India is in quest of a ‘Bridge Loan’ of up to $500 Mn to take delivery of 4 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircrafts between May and November 2014...

April 20, 2014

RBI liberalizes hedging limit for investors up to $250,000

RBI has liberalized hedging limit for domestic investors to $250,000 from $100,000 on the basis of a simple declaration without any prerequisite of further documentation. RBI has now allowed...

April 20, 2014

RBI accepts P. Vijaya Bhaskar Committee's recommendations relating to Financial Benchmarks; asks establishing an independent body for recommending benchmark foreign exchange rate

RBI has accepted the P. Vijaya Bhaskar Committee’s recommendations relating to Financial Benchmarks. RBI has asked for establishing an independent body for recommending benchmark foreign exchange rate in order to...

April 19, 2014

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

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