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File photo of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. | Photo Credit: PTI Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday (October 18, 2024) said that the central bank does not act like a policeman, but it maintains tight vigil on financial market and takes regulatory action whenever necessary. The RBI Governor’s remark came a day after the…
RBI Monetary Policy: The repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) wrapped up its three-day deliberations today, deciding to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive time this fiscal year and the tenth…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das delivers the Monetary Policy statement, in Mumbai. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for the 10th consecutive time. Of the six members of…
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File picture of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das | Photo Credit: ANI Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday (September 5, 2024) said the fundamental drivers of the Indian economy are gaining momentum and the country is moving on a sustainable growth path. In the inaugural address at FIBAC 2024, the governor…
Bhubaneswar: The slowing of India’s economic growth to a 15-month low of 6.7 per cent in the April-June quarter was due to “lower” government spending in the wake of the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the recent Lok Sabha polls, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. The RBI had projected a…
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File photo of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. | Photo Credit: ANI Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday (August 26, 2024) said the central bank is constantly working on devising policies, systems, and platforms that will make the financial sector stronger, nimble and customer-centric. In a keynote address at the Global Conference on Digital Public…
Governor Shaktikanta Das outlined RBI’s recent supervisory initiatives (File) Mumbai: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said that the Indian financial system is in a “much stronger position,” characterised by robust capital adequacy, low levels of non-performing assets, and healthy profitability of banks and non-banking lenders. Underscoring the imperative of fostering a future-ready ethos within…
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. | Photo Credit: ANI Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on April 8 stressed the need for greater participation of Indian banks in rupee derivatives market, both domestically and offshore, while being prudent. The Governor noted that participation of domestic banks in derivative markets remains limited with only a small set of…
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The retail inflation in February was 5.1%, while inflation in the food basket was at 8.66%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 5 said food price uncertainties continue to weigh on the inflation trajectory going forward, even as it retained 4.5% retail inflation projection for the current fiscal. In its first bi-monthly monetary…
The spike in food prices has kept the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) worried even though overall inflation has moderated to a certain extent. On April 5, the Central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50%. This is the seventh time that…