Bankers said this move comes as a support to stressed firms from sectors like tourism, real estate, hospitality and others hit badly by second wave
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sounds relatively more confident on growth now and, at the same time, its concerns on inflation are clearly higher
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent while continued with the accommodative stance to revive and sustain growth on a durable basis.
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday welcomed the government's decision to end retrospective taxation and termed it as a "timely" move.
Growth commentary is more positive than last policy with rural demand expected to be resilient, exports expected to continue to do well and pick-up in the long awaited capex cycle
This was the seventh consecutive occasion when the central bank maintained a status quo on policy rates
The RBI on Friday retained the real GDP growth projection at 9.5 per cent for 2021-22 as domestic economic activity has started normalising with the ebbing of the second wave of the virus
Policy makers voted 5-1 in favor of keeping the stance accommodative, a departure from the past when they were unanimous on the need to support growth amid the pandemic.
The RBI on Friday raised the retail inflation projection for the current fiscal to 5.7 per cent on account of supply side impediments, firm crude oil prices and higher cost of raw materials.
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RBI's micro-management of corporate lending must end
Six-member Monetary Policy Committee is meeting amid weak indicators raising doubts about the economy's ability to sustain a nascent recovery
Banks in the interim had frozen thousands of accounts on the credit side
The RBI said the central bank does not deal in such matters, and "never seeks charges/ commissions of any sort"
Bars PSOs from outsourcing core management functions, including risk management and internal audit; compliance and decision-making functions such as determining compliance with KYC norms
Jumps to 3-month high after June contraction; marginal rise in jobs
A complaint lodged with the police will immediately be alerted to banks and payment gateways who can stop the transaction mid-way
Reserve Bank of India on Monday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank, Nashik for non-compliance with certain regulatory requirements.
RBI is widely expected to leave its key rates unchanged on Friday and continue with its easy monetary stance
State-owned lenders welcome 'need for discipline' but their private competitors say business is suffering