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NBFCs see no sign of liquidity crisis easing, await RBI's rescue act

The recent rating downgrade of Reliance Home Finance has cast fresh doubt on the NBFC segment

India better placed than the rest as US-China trade talks near collapse

The rupee on Monday weakened to close at 69.40 a dollar, from its previous close of 69.22

Disclosing annual inspection reports may drag RBI, banks to court

SC reprimanded RBI on Friday for not disclosing information sought under the RTI citing 'fiduciary relationship' with banks

RBI's liquidity ops for banks a temporary fix; cash still in short supply

Currency dealers say the central bank has the scope to do another $5 billion swap, considering that banks have extra dollar holding

Bankers weigh all options to save Jet Airways without getting hit

Banks have reason to be circumspect about prospects of recovering money

RBI governor Das flags growth slowdown, Viral Acharya advocates caution

The RBI governor advocated a 25 basis points cut, showed minutes of the MPC

Rate change in multiples of 25 bps not sacrosanct: RBI governor

Asked about structural reforms in India in the past few years, the RBI governor listed the implementation of the GST and the IBC, among others.

India's potential growth is definitely 7.5% plus: Shaktikanta Das

The growth-focused governor, under whose chairmanship the MPC executed two back to back rate cuts of 25 basis points each since February, said India needs to grow at 8% to eliminate poverty

EMs risk breaking out of the hegemony of dominant currencies: RBI Governor

Das was speaking at the IMF's 'Governor Talks' programme at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings

RBI should not cut its policy interest rate any further, says IMF

Supports govt and Reserve Bank's plans for gradually opening up the economy to foreign investors

How China's expanding global footprint is affecting World Bank and IMF

The concern is how China is expanding its global footprint, often entangling resource-rich but poor nations, by multi-million dollar loans that can be never repaid

RBI monetary policy: Repo rate lowered by 25 bps to 6% to boost growth

Deputy Governor Viral Acharya and external member Chetan Ghate voted against a rate cut, while Ravindra Dholakia favoured a change in stance to "accommodative"

Consumers are getting optimistic about general economic situation: RBI

Respondents perceived an improvement in the price situation during the past one year and also expected improvement in the next one year

Bandhan Bank to soon comply with 40% promoter stake rule: C S Ghosh

In January this year, Bandhan Bank announced its merger with Gruh Finance, which will reduce the promoters' stake to about 61 per cent from close to 82.3 per cent

Exotic derivatives can make GIFT a viable global financial hub

Experts say it is about time RBI lift the ban on such derivatives but there aren't enough natural safeguards if the deals are misused by writers and marketers of the contractors

RBI's rupee-dollar swap auction to ease liquidity gets a big thumbs up

The idea behind the swaps is to infuse rupee liquidity by buying dollars

RBI may allow banks to sell state paper ahead of maturity

The move will also allow states to buy back bonds and issue a new lot with lower coupon

RBI's bond buys in current fiscal year can be inflationary, say economists

Not only do the bonds increase the balance sheet size of the central bank by infusing permanent liquidity into the system, the central bank runs the risk of stoking inflation in medium to long term

RBI governor calls for more consistency among finance commissions

He also called for a 'permanent status to finance commissions' where the old commission continues to implement schemes till the next commission starts functioning

Rupee hits 9-month high of 68.53 a dollar on increased portfolio flow

RBI's proposal to swap $5 billion with banks is also viewed positively by the market