Interview with Former governor, RBI
Rates at 3-year low; companies raised Rs 31,193 cr from market this financial year
This is because of the foreign exchange reserves improved from $350.3 billion to $360.18 billion in between September 2015 and March 2016
Indian rupee has been trading in and around 67 a dollar level in the last 10 trading sessions
Management says bank returning to its former efficiency parameters
Timing good but money not enough for lenders to grow business
75% of earmarked capital will be released immediately; rest linked to performance to be allocated later
The concept of REER is used to gauge a currency's strength vis-a-vis its trading partners or export competitors after adjusting for inflation, expressed as an index
The rate was fixed based on the average of closing price of gold of 999 purity for the week July 11 to 15
In his book, former governor says Chidambaram, Pranab were piqued by his tight rate policy; refused extension to two deputies
RBI often wrong-footed due to questionable data, says former governor
Application for the bonds will be accepted on July 18- 22, the central bank said
86% was taken by Asian investors, remaining was claimed by European ones
According to Subbarao, the pressure on the currency was inevitable and blaming the global developments could be an easy way out
The issue is expected to close by Thursday afternoon or Friday morning
NTPC, REC and Power Finance Corp have also given the mandate to investment bankers to explore the European market
This is a first-of-its-kind transaction where a bank has taken over a microfinance institution (MFI) and made it a subsidiary