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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Reverting to Old Pension Scheme will privilege government servants at cost of larger public: Former RBI governor D. Subbarao

Reverting to Old Pension Scheme will privilege government servants at cost of larger public: Former RBI governor D. Subbarao

Former RBI Governor D. Subbarao. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The decision of some States to restart Old Pension Scheme will be decidedly a regressive move and will provide more privilege to government servants at the cost of larger public, majority of which has no social safety net, former RBI governor D. Subbarao has said. Under Old Pension Scheme […]

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Don’t create ‘fear psychosis’ on privacy concerns: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Don’t create ‘fear psychosis’ on privacy concerns: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das, at a press conference at the RBI head office, in Mumbai, on December 7, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Asserting that the newly-introduced Central bank digital currency (CBDC) does not leave any trail with a bank, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on December 7 said there is no need […]

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Assocham asks Reserve Bank of India to moderate rate hikes

Assocham asks Reserve Bank of India to moderate rate hikes

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@ASSOCHAM4India Industry body Assocham on December 2 asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has hiked the key policy rate by 190 basis points since May, to moderate the interest rate hikes so that it does not have adverse impact on nascent economic recovery. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das […]

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No need to change inflation target of 2-6%; October print to be lower than 7%: RBI Governor

No need to change inflation target of 2-6%; October print to be lower than 7%: RBI Governor

Inflation has been trending above the RBI’s upper tolerance level of 6% since January this year. Inflation has been trending above the RBI’s upper tolerance level of 6% since January this year. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on November 12 said there was no need to change the inflation target despite the Central bank’s failure to […]

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RBI Board reviews current economic situation, impact of geopolitical crises

RBI Board reviews current economic situation, impact of geopolitical crises

The 597th meeting of the Board was held at the Reserve Bank of India’s Regional Office in Jaipur. The meeting was chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. The 597th meeting of the Board was held at the Reserve Bank of India’s Regional Office in Jaipur. The meeting was chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. The […]

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Strengthening liberal democracy is essential for growth: Raghuram Rajan

Strengthening liberal democracy is essential for growth: Raghuram Rajan

The under-performance of the country in terms of economic growth “seems to indicate the path we are going on needs rethinking”, said former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan at the All India Professionals Congress conclave The under-performance of the country in terms of economic growth “seems to indicate the path we are going on needs rethinking”, […]

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RBI to iron out volatile, bumpy movements to ensure rupee finds its level: Das

RBI to iron out volatile, bumpy movements to ensure rupee finds its level: Das

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed on Friday that while the central bank was committed to ensuring that the rupee finds its level in line with its fundamentals and does not target any particular level for the rupee, it would intervene decisively to iron out any volatile or bumpy movements in the […]

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Cryptocurrencies ‘clear danger’, says RBI Governor

Cryptocurrencies ‘clear danger’, says RBI Governor

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday described cryptocurrencies as a “clear danger” and said that anything that derives value based on make-believe, without any underlying, is just speculation under a sophisticated name. The government is in the process of finalising a consultation paper on cryptocurrencies after gathering inputs from various stakeholders and institutions. Reserve […]

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