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The Reserve Bank of India approved a ₹2.11 lakh crore dividend payout to the central government for 2023-24. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 22 approved a ₹2.11 lakh crore dividend payout to the central government for 2023-24, more than double the amount it paid for the previous 2022-23…
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Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to facilitate wider non-resident participation in the Sovereign Green Bonds by permitting eligible foreign investors in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) to invest in such bonds. “A scheme for investment and trading in SGrBs by eligible foreign investors in…
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to facilitate cash deposit facility in banks through the use of UPI, an instant real-time payment system for inter-bank transactions through mobile phones. ALSO READ | RBI Monetary Policy LIVE updates “Given the popularity and acceptance of UPI, as…
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on April 5 decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50%. This is the 7th time that the rates have been kept on hold. The MPC also decided to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation progressively aligns to the…
A QR code for the Paytm digital payment system at a road side stall in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said there are no systemic worries and the action on Paytm was driven by a “lack of compliance” at Paytm. Deputy Governor Swaminathan J. said the actions…
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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das delivers the plenary address at the ‘Kautilya Economic Conclave’, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Interest rates will remain high, and any change will depend on the way the world evolves, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday, highlighting fresh uncertainties that…
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Representational image. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued fresh guidelines to the Regulated Entities (REs) such as commercial and other banks, Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) and other lenders to ensure reasonableness and transparency in disclosure of penal interest. This follows findings that many REs are using penal rates of…
The Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in Mumbai on August 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India on August 10 decided unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50%. Consequently,…
