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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts its key lending rate
As per 4th bi – monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2019-20, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut its key lending rate — repo rate – by 25 basis points to 5.15% in an effort to boost a sluggish economy as inflation remains in a comfortable zone. This is the 5th consecutive rate cut ..
Topics: Central bank • Economy • Finance • Finance in India • Inflation • Interest Rates • Monetary Policy • Monetary policy of India • Money • Official bank rate • Repurchase agreement • Reserve Bank of India
Nirvik: New Export Credit Insurance Scheme
The Ministry of Commerce & Industries through the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) has launched a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK to enhance loan availability and ease the lending process. What is Export Credit Insurance? Export credit insurance (ECI) protects an exporter of products and services against the risk of non-payment by ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Credit • Economy • Export credit agencies • Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India • Finance • Foreign trade of India • International finance • International Trade • Ministry of Commerce and Industry • Money • Repurchase agreement • Trade credit insurance
RBI cuts policy repo rate in its 3rd bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for FY 20
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently announcement its 3rd bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for FY 20 (2019-20). In it, RBI reduced the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 35 basis points (bps) from 5.75% to 5.40% with immediate effect. Consequently, the reverse repo ..
Topics: Bank of England • Bank rate • Economy • Finance • Finance in India • Interest Rates • Liquidity adjustment facility • Monetary Policy • Money • Official bank rate • Repurchase agreement • Reserve Bank of India
Debt Management and Monetary Policy in India
The discourse on the need to separate debt management and monetary policy is doing rounds for quite a time. The view was even endorsed by the committee on capital account convertibility in 1996 because of the possible conflict of interest between monetary policy and debt management. Why the issue went to backburner? When Bimal Jalan ..
Topics: Debt • Economy • Finance • Finance in India • Government debt • Greek government-debt crisis • Ministry of Finance • Monetary Policy • Money • PDMA • Public Debt Management Agency • RBI • Repurchase agreement • Reserve Bank of India • SEBI • Securities and Exchange Board of India
SBI introduces repo-linked home loan product
After linking its short-term loans and large savings deposits rates to the repo rate, the State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to introduce a repo rate-linked home loan product from July 1. The home loans under this product will be priced at 2.65% over the repo rate of 5.75%. So, the home loan interest ..
Topics: Economy • Federal funds rate • Finance • Finance in India • Interest rate • Interest Rates • Loans • Monetary Policy • Money • Official bank rate • Repurchase agreement • Reserve Bank of India
6-member Monetary Policy Committee of RBI reduces repo rate
On June 6, the 6-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75% from 6.0% with immediate effect in its 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20. Repo rate is the interest rate at which the central bank provides liquidity to ..
Topics: Bank rate • Central bank • Economy • Finance • Finance in India • Interest rate • Interest Rates • Monetary Policy • Money • Official bank rate • Repurchase agreement • Reserve Bank of India