RBI announces measures to help exporters

RBI announces measures to help exporters

“The export sector is a vital part of India’s economy,” said RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank on Wednesday (October announced a host of measures to help exporters tide over challenges posed by the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs by the U.S. administration on Indian shipments. The measures […]

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Stock markets extend morning gains post RBI policy; sensex jumps nearly 600 points

Stock markets extend morning gains post RBI policy; sensex jumps nearly 600 points

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended early gains and were trading significantly higher on Wednesday (October 1, 2025), helped by buying in bank stocks, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 5.5% for the second consecutive time. RBI MPC meeting LIVE The […]

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RBI caps investment by banks, NBFCs at 20% of corpus of AIF scheme

RBI caps investment by banks, NBFCs at 20% of corpus of AIF scheme

A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo is seen inside its headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines capping investment by Regulated Entities (REs) at 20% of the corpus of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) scheme. No RE can individually contribute more than 10% of […]

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Rupee snaps 3-day losing streak, gains 70 paise to settle at 85.25 /USD

Rupee snaps 3-day losing streak, gains 70 paise to settle at 85.25 /USD

The rupee snapped its three-day losing streak and settled for the day higher by 70 paise at 85.25 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee snapped its three-day losing streak and settled for the day higher by 70 paise at 85.25 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (May 23, […]

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Data | Parsing the inflation story of the past year

Data | Parsing the inflation story of the past year

Inflation: Pulses put on display for sale at wholesale grocery market Khari Baoli, Delhi | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The latest annual report released by the RBI highlights the factors and disruptors that heightened inflation levels worldwide. It also identifies the specific commodities that affected inflation across different components, like food, fuel and core […]

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RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meet starts amid expectations of yet another rate hike

RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meet starts amid expectations of yet another rate hike

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate-setting panel on April 3 started its three-day meeting amid expectations that the Central bank may go for 25 basis points hike in benchmark interest rate, probably the last in the current monetary tightening cycle that began in May 2022. Reserve Bank […]

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Government’s total liabilities rise 2.6% to ₹150.95 lakh crore in Q3 FY23: Report

Government’s total liabilities rise 2.6% to ₹150.95 lakh crore in Q3 FY23: Report

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@FinMinIndia The government’s total liabilities rose to ₹150.95 lakh crore in December quarter from ₹147.19 lakh crore in the three months ended September 2022, according to the latest public debt management report. The increase reflects a quarter-on-quarter increase of 2.6% in October-December 2022-23. In absolute terms, the total liabilities, […]

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RBI and PSPB paddlers reign supreme

RBI and PSPB paddlers reign supreme

The Reserve Bank of India women’s squad that took the honours in the UTT-84th senior National and Inter-State table tennis championships in Jammu on Thursday, March 23. | Photo Credit: K. Keerthivasan The victorious PSPB men’s squad in the UTT-84th senior National and Inter-State table tennis championships in Jammu on March 23. | Photo Credit: […]

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RBI’s rigorous supervision keeps Indian banks healthy: CII president Sanjiv Bajaj

RBI’s rigorous supervision keeps Indian banks healthy: CII president Sanjiv Bajaj

Sanjiv Bajaj, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry and CMD of Bajaj Finserv. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Reserve Bank of India’s rigorous supervision and monitoring is helping keep India banks healthy, according to Sanjiv Bajaj, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry and CMD of Bajaj Finserv. “Our own growth as an […]

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