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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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RBI should pause and think about decoupling from U.S. Fed: Soumya Kanti Ghosh

[ad_1] File photo of SBI group chief economic adviser Soumya Kanti Ghosh. Mr. Ghosh recently said RBI should consider decoupling from the U.S. Federal Reserve. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The RBI should “pause and think” if it can continue mirroring the U.S. Federal Reserve “stroke by stroke” in terms of rate hikes or decouple […]

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India’s economic growth appears to be very fragile, says RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Varma

[ad_1] RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Jayanth R. Varma. Photo: iima.ac.in India’s economic growth appears to be ‘very fragile’ and it may fall short of what the country needs to meet the aspirations of its growing workforce, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R. Varma said on February 26. In India, Mr. Varma said […]

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Morning Digest | EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions; NDA has changed fate of northeast in past nine years, says PM Modi, and more 

[ad_1] European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium | Photo Credit: Reuters EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions on anniversary of invasion The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU Presidency said late on […]

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Indian economic growth ‘extremely fragile’, needs all support: RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Jayanth Varma

[ad_1] India’s economic growth is now ‘extremely fragile’ and needs all the support that it can get, as private consumption and capital investment are yet to pick up, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma said on December 23. Mr. Varma further said out of the four engines of growth for the economy, […]

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Private cryptocurrencies can cause next financial crisis if allowed to grow, warns RBI Governor

[ad_1] India’s Reserve Bank Governor, Shaktikanta Das, warned the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if allowed to grow. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pressing for the prohibition of instruments like Bitcoin, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday warned that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if such speculative […]

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Amid darkening global outlook India’s near-term growth backed by domestic drivers: RBI officials

[ad_1] Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Michael Patra. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The balance of risks is increasingly tilted towards a darkening global outlook and emerging market economies (EMEs) appear to be more vulnerable, even though incoming data suggest that global inflation may have peaked, Reserve Bank of India officials led by […]

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Banks write off loans worth ₹11.17 lakh crore in last six years

[ad_1] “Banks have written off ₹11.17 lakh crore bad loans from their books in the last six years till financial year 2021-22,” Parliament was informed on December 20. The non-performing assets (NPAs), including those in respect of which full provisioning has been made on completion of four years, are removed from the balance sheet of […]

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RBI’s Das urges FinTechs to pay close attention to governance, business conduct, data protection

[ad_1] Shaktikanta Das highlighted the proactive and supportive role of the RBI in providing conducive policy environment for responsible innovation. | Photo Credit: Reuters Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has asked financial technology (FinTech) firms to pay close attention to governance, business conduct, data protection, customer centricity, regulatory compliance and risk mitigation frameworks. On […]

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