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The Centre is considering amendments to the SARFAESI Act to clarify oversight of CERSAI, empower RBI, remove legal ambiguities, and improve credit enforcement and ease of doing business

HDFC Bank on Tuesday said that the RBI has approved the appointment of Kaizad Bharucha as a whole-time director on the bank's board. In a regulatory filing, HDFC Bank said, "The RBI, vide its communication dated January 20, 2026, has given approval for the re-appointment of Mr. Kaizad Bharucha as the Whole-time Director (Deputy Managing Director) of the Bank for a further period of 3 (three) years w.e.f. April 19, 2026." Shares of HDFC Bank closed at Rs 931.15, up 0.38 per cent over the previous close on BSE.

An RBI report places Assam as India's fastest-growing state over five years, driven by fiscal discipline, infrastructure spending and administrative reform rather than a low-base rebound

The benchmark 10-year yield on Monday surged back to nearly the same level seen before the RBI began cutting rates early last year

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urges urban co-operative banks to strengthen governance, underwriting and asset quality, reiterating their role in financial inclusion

ICICI Bank shares fell over 2% after RBI flagged gaps in agri PSL classification, forcing higher provisions and a 4% drop in Q3 net profit

RBI notifies interest subvention scheme Niryat Prothsahan, directing banks to extend subsidised pre- and post-shipment export credit under EPM

RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Nagesh Kumar on Monday said the government should provide policy incentives to promote R&D activities and create an institutional fund to ensure long-term capital for the industry in the forthcoming Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2026-27 on February 1. "For boosting the manufacturing-led growth, the Union Budget 2026-17 should consider some policy incentives for promoting in-house R&D activity of Indian companies, given its role in strengthening their productivity and competitiveness," Kumar told PTI in an interview. He said Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) and Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) are important measures adopted in recent times. "But they need to be complemented by incentives for corporate R&D activity," he said, adding that restoring the 200 per cent weighted tax deduction for R&D expenditure could be one such policy. According to Kumar, another ...

Investors may soon get a single monthly snapshot of savings and investments across asset classes as Sebi works with other regulators to expand the CAS framework

The State Bank of India has terminated the lease for its Global Markets Unit (GMU) premises in Kolkata, a move that has drawn objections from a civil society forum, which has urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to intervene and stop any closure of the unit without regulatory approval. An SBI notice dated January 14, 2026, issued to a vendor, stated that the bank is terminating the lease for the 11th to 16th floors of the Jeevan Sudha Building on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in central Kolkata, which housed the foreign exchange and global markets unit. The notice provides a one-month period to vacate, signalling the bank's intent to leave the premises as part of its plan to consolidate treasury and forex operations in Mumbai. The bank used to operate its GMU and some international operations from Jeevan Sudha Building. However, the bank has a massive building, Samriddhi Bhavan, located at 1, Strand Road on the banks of the Hooghly, which serves as a major hub housing several SBI ...

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says base year revision of GDP, CPI and IIP will enable more calibrated policymaking, improve inflation targeting and better reflect India's evolving economy

RBI notifies new FEMA export-import regulations effective October 1, 2026, tightening reporting timelines for banks and mandating stricter monitoring via EDPMS and IDPMS

Complaints filed online will be registered on the RBI's Complaint Management System portal, while those received through email or post will be processed centrally by the CRPC

Bloomberg Index Services said Indian government bonds will not be included in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index for now due to pending operational and market infrastructure assessments.

Months after acquiring a 24.21% stake in Yes Bank, Japan's SMBC has received RBI's in-principle approval to set up a wholly owned banking subsidiary in India

The RBI has directed banks and eligible NBFCs to automatically escalate partially resolved or rejected complaints to the internal ombudsman and convey final decisions within 30 days

The RBI has proposed changes to how banks calculate net foreign exchange exposure, requiring them to maintain capital for forex risk on a continuous, end-of-day basis

India Ratings expects bank credit to grow 13 per cent in FY27, supported by GST rationalisation, lower inflation and improved consumption, though high loan-deposit ratios remain a challenge

The in-principle approval allowed the bank to set up the wholly owned subsidiary through the conversion of its existing branches in the country

The Reserve Bank of India has recognised FEDAI as a self-regulatory organisation for authorised dealers, giving it a year to align governance and operations with the Omnibus SRO framework