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RBI says economic cost of second Covid-19 wave may be limited to Q1

Government must now step up expenditure to boost demand for private investment and consumption, said RBI

Analysts see RBI remain accommodative, hold rates in June 4 policy review

In April, the six-member monetary policy committee had voted unanimously for a status quo on the key rates

RBI governor meets private bank chiefs over measures to ease Covid pain

The PSB chiefs, who met Das last week on the same issue, demanded a second recast option for those already restructured last year

Ensure continuity in provision of financial services: RBI guv to pvt banks

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday asked private sector banks to ensure continuity in the provision of various financial services, including credit facilities to individuals and businesses

RBI asks PSBs to implement recently announced measures 'in right earnest'

RBI Governor urges banks to continue focusing on enhancing resilience of their balance sheets

RBI to conduct first SLTRO of Rs 10k cr for small finance banks on May 17

The SLTRO will be valid for three years. All SFBs will be eligible to participate in the scheme, which was announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on May 5 to mitigate Covid-related dislocations

Normal monsoon should help contain food price pressures: RBI Governor

Despite admitting to price pressures both from food items and input prices, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das hoped that a normal Southwest monsoon will have a "soothing impact" on inflation pressures

RBI running key ops from a 250-member-strong quarantine centre: Governor

Reserve Bank is running some of its key operations from a 250-member-strong quarantine centre -- a souped-down version of war-room it had set up in mid-March last year, says Governor Shaktikanta Das

RBI swings into action after banks indicate rising asset quality pressure

On tap liquidity for SFBs to address needs of small borrowers

'RBI in battle mode': Full text of Shaktikanta Das's speech on May 5

Central bank announces scheme allowing banks to support vaccine manufacturers, medical facilities, hospitals in Covid-19.

RBI gets into the act; lays foundation for more measures going ahead

The signal really given by the RBI is that while it does believe today that things have not taken a turn for the worse as all enterprises are better prepared than last year while facing lockdowns

RBI governor to make unscheduled speech at 10am as Covid devastates India

Central bank had last year announced a series of measures to support the economy suffering the impact of a nationwide lockdown

Second wave of coronavirus pandemic: What RBI can do to help

Unless the Reserve Bank comes forward and helps banks to handhold the MSME borrowers, bad loans will swell in the September quarter

T Rabi Sankar named RBI deputy governor to succeed B P Kanungo

Rabi Sankar now joins Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Patra and Rajeshwar Rao as the fourth deputy governor of the central bank

RBI governor, officials of SFBs discuss potential stress on balance sheets

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das held a meeting with the CEOs of small finance banks (SFBs) through video conference

A hale and hearty banking sector but...

More than banks, most of which have the balance sheet strength to stomach bad loans, it is the borrowers who will suffer once they are branded as defaulters since no lender will give them fresh money

Be watchful of Covid situation, push credit flows: Shaktikanta Das to banks

Takes stock of the progress in implementing Covid resolution framework

Remain watchful of evolving situation, push credit flows: RBI Guv to banks

RBI Governor Das asked banks to remain watchful of the evolving situation

We have given G-SAP 1.0 a distinct character, say RBI's Das & Patra

We are giving up this discretion to give an explicit assurance to the markets that we will assist them in the conduct of the borrowing programme, said Patra

MPC in 2 minutes: Here're the key development and regulatory steps

Payment banks can now hold Rs 2 lakh instead of Rs 1 lakh as end-day balance per customer