Cash Reserve Ratio

In June, the central bank announced a phased 100-basis-points CRR cut from September to November to release about ₹2.5 trillion ($28.3 billion)

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System liquidity, as measured by the net position under the liquidity adjustment facility, has been in surplus, averaging ₹3 trillion per day since the last MPC meeting

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The cut in CRR would release primary liquidity of about Rs 2.5 lakh crore to the banking system by December 2025

The RBI reduced the policy repo rate for a third successive time, which was widely expected

With inflation expected to rise back to above 4 per cent by Q4-FY26, the Monetary Policy Committee has capitalised upon the available headroom to frontload rate action

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The report predicts that the RBI could cut the repo rate by 25 basis points in its February 2025 policy meeting, with a total reduction of at least 75 basis points over the entire easing cycle

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This reduction in the CRR released primary liquidity of approximately Rs 1.16 trillion into the banking system

State-owned Punjab & Sind Bank plans to raise Rs 3,000 crore from maiden infrastructure bonds this month as part of exercise to raise resources to expand loan book. "We have taken board approval for raising Rs 5,000 crore from infrastructure bonds in tranches. As against that, the bank proposes to raise Rs 3,000 crore in the first tranche," Punjab & Sind Bank Managing Director and CEO Swarup Kumar Saha said. Asked about the timing of fundraise, he said, it would be tentatively in the third week of this month. The base issue size is going to be Rs 500 crore, with a greenshoe option of Rs 2,500 crore. In accordance with RBI guidelines, these papers would have a tenure of 10 years. They have been rated as 'AA' by domestic rating agencies. The bank proposes to utilise the proceeds in the next two quarters. These bonds would be listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for trading. The bank is aiming at the credit growth of 13-14 per cent during the current financial ...

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das announced a 50 basis point reduction in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 4 per cent during the monetary policy (MPC) address on Friday, December 6.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that the CRR reduction will release Rs 1.16 trillion into the banking system, providing additional liquidity and enable banks to extend more loans

The Reserve Bank on Friday morning will announce the decision on interest rate after the conclusion of the three-day monetary policy panel meeting, amid high inflation and weak GDP growth numbers. Experts are of the view that the central bank is likely to opt for status quo on the short-term lending rate (repo), and will possibly tinker with cash reserve ratio (CRR) keeping in mind the mixed economic trends. "Coming up: Monetary Policy Statement by #RBI Governor @DasShaktikanta on December 06, 2024, at 10:00 am," the Reserve Bank announced on social media platform 'X'. Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das headed six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) started its meeting to decide on the next set of bi-monthly monetary policy on Wednesday. Das is chairing the last MPC meeting of his current term which ends on December 10. The Reserve Bank has kept the repo or short-term lending rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent since February 2023. It last hiked the repo rate to 6.5 per cent in

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Several other state-owned lenders such as Canara Bank and Bank of India are also planning to raise funds through infrastructure bonds