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New Rs 100 notes bearing RBI’s new governor Shaktikanta Das signature to come soon - All details here

Wed, Feb 27, 2019

Rs 100 was also among banknotes like new Rs 50, Rs 10 and Rs 500 which has seen a makeover in India’s currency chest since demonetisation drive. 

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Narendra Modi’s first interview of 2019

Tue, Jan 01, 2019

In an interview with ANI on the first day of the New Year, PM Narendra Modi spoke on a range of topics—from the Ram Mandir issue to Pakistan, surgical strikes and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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PM Modi defends govt on criticism over demonetisation, Urjit Patel's resignation as RBI governor

Tue, Jan 01, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the demonetisation drive announced by him on November 8, 2016 was not a shock as the government had warned people having black money a year ago. Responding to criticism over surprise resignation of Urjit Patel as RBI Governor, PM Modi said that the former requested to resign on personal reasons, adding that there was no political pressure on him.

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Full Text: Reserve Bank of India keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%

Wed, Oct 04, 2017

This is what the Monetary Policy Committee said as it maintained status quo on the repo and reverse repo rate.

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RBI chooses inflation over growth, keeps repo rate unchanged

Wed, Oct 04, 2017

RBI has decided to keep key rates unchanged during its bi-monthly monetary policy meeting in Mumbai on October 4, 2017. RBI also revised GVA growth downwards to 6.7% from its earlier projection of 7.3%. 

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11 factors that RBI will keep in mind before its October monetary policy

Wed, Oct 04, 2017

India's fourth bi-montly monetary policy data for FY18 will be released by RBI October 04, 2017. At present, policy repo rate stands at 6%. 

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Will RBI cave-in to govt pressure and cut interest rates despite inflation concerns?

Wed, Oct 04, 2017

While inflation continues to put pressure on the RBI, the government is looking towards it to cut interest rates as the GDP declined to a three-year low in August.

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Banks are now creating higher provisions for their agri loans

Mon, Sep 04, 2017

Five states have announced farm loan waiver since the start of 2017. RBI along with banks have been very cautious on agriculture sector as credit risk gets hampered in the process. 

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Farm loan waiver is quick-fix, warns of negative impact, says Patel

Fri, Sep 01, 2017

"In the absence of coordinated and sustained efforts to put in place elements of a virtuous cycle of uplift of farmers' income, loan waivers have periodically emerged as a quick fix to ease their distress," RBI said in a statement quoting Patel as telling a seminar on agri debt waiver here.

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NPA resolution: Urjit Patel calls for recapitalisation of banks

Sat, Aug 19, 2017

Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel today called for recapitalisation of state-run banks to help them resolve the NPAs issue in a time-bond manner as bad loans at 9.6 per cent of the system is not acceptable.

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Patel pushed 0.25% rate cut, transmission by banks:MPC minutes

Wed, Aug 16, 2017

RBI Governor Urjit Patel had opted for a moderate rate cut of 25 basis points arguing that low food prices were unusual and vulnerable to upward pressures, said minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meet released today.

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Lower lending rates likely post RBI policy action: BofAML

Sun, Aug 06, 2017

According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML), the global financial services major, a reduction in lending rates by 25 bps before the busy season starts in October is likely to give loan demand a leg-up.

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Full Text: Here's what RBI said in its bi-monthly monetary policy

Wed, Aug 02, 2017

India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday cut repo rate by 25 basis points making it the lowest since 2010. While announcing its bi-monthly monetary policy the RBI reduced the repo rate to 6% from 6.25% and slashed reverse repo rate to 5.75% from 6%. 

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RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points; lowest since 2010

Wed, Aug 02, 2017

The decision was taken considering the majority of MPC, as four out of six MPC members were in favour of 25 bps cut in policy rate. 

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10 things to know before RBI's August bi-monthly monetary policy

Wed, Aug 02, 2017

Policy repo rate stands at 6.25% presently. Markets are expecting a rate cut while few analysts believe it would be another status quo in this monetary policy review. 

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Morgan Stanley cuts CPI forecast on benign GST, monsoon impact

Sun, Jul 30, 2017

Morgan Stanley Research has revised the headline CPI forecast for calender year 2017 to 3.1% from 3.6% earlier and for 2018 to 4.3% from 4.6% earlier.

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RBI Governor meets Jaitley before monetary policy review

Sat, Jul 29, 2017

The six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) of the RBI headed by Patel will meet on August 1-2 in Mumbai for the third bi-monthly policy review of the fiscal in the backdrop of latest macro data strengthening the case for an interest rate cut by the central bank.

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MPC members to get Rs 1.5 lakh per meet,disclose assets every year

Sun, Jul 23, 2017

The silent period and confidentiality requirements will also apply to the three RBI members, including the Governor, on the panel that has been deciding on policy rates since October last year, the central bank has said.

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Four reasons RBI Governor Urjit Patel gave for not counting demonetised notes

Thu, Jul 13, 2017

RBI Governor Urjit Patel listed these reasons for not being able to decipher how many illegal notes have come back to the central bank.  

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Deposited demonetised notes still being counted: RBI Governor

Thu, Jul 13, 2017

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Urjit Patel for avoiding premature policy action by RBI: MPC minutes

Wed, Jun 21, 2017

Urjit Patel, during the MPC meeting held on June 6-7, also underlined the need for resolution of stressed assets of banks and timely recapitalisation of public sector lenders.

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RBI to direct banks to start bankruptcy proceedings against 12 defaulters

Wed, Jun 14, 2017

The committee narrowed the list to 12 by focusing on accounts owing more than 50 billion rupees ($777.2 million), where 60 percent or more of the loan had been already classified as non-performing by banks as of March 31, 2016.

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WATCH: What's new in RBI's new series of Rs 500 notes

Tue, Jun 13, 2017

RBI has been issuing banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi series from time to time and now it had introduced a new batch of Rs 500 banknotes. 

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