Top 5 biz headlines: Repo rate unchanged, P2P lending limit raised & more

From RBI's surprise on repo rate to the Reserve Bank raising the lending limit of Peer-To-Peer platforms five-fold, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

1) RBI surprise: Repo rate left unchanged; FY20 GDP forecast lowered to 5%

Springing a surprise, the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained the repo rate at 5.15 per cent points (bps) in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meeting of the financial year 2019-20 (FY20) on Thursday. However, GDP growth forecast for FY20 was slashed to 5 per cent from 6.1 per cent.

The three-day rate-setting meet started on Tuesday (December 3). In its October meet, the RBI had cut interest rate by 25 bps to 5.15 per cent. Read here

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