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Manojit Saha is the Banking Editor at Business Standard based in Mumbai, tracking the financial sector for over two decades, with a focus on central bank and monetary policy making. He also contributed to Business Standard’s digital offering – The Banking Show – with interviews with business leaders, CEOs, and important policymakers. He anchored panel discussions comprising CEOs from banking, insurance, NBFCs and fintech industry for the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit, Business Standard-IMGC India Mortgage Leadership Conclave, among others.
Manojit Saha is the Banking Editor at Business Standard based in Mumbai, tracking the financial sector for over two decades, with a focus on central bank and monetary policy making. He also contributed to Business Standard’s digital offering – The Banking Show – with interviews with business leaders, CEOs, and important policymakers. He anchored panel discussions comprising CEOs from banking, insurance, NBFCs and fintech industry for the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit, Business Standard-IMGC India Mortgage Leadership Conclave, among others.
RBI report says PSBs reduced lending and deposit rates more than private banks in response to 100-bps repo rate cut; economy stays resilient amid global uncertainty
Loan growth for banks is yet to pick up despite a 100 bps cut in the policy repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) since February
On June 19, the RBI announced the final norms for project finance, prescribing a one per cent general provision for all projects, as compared to 0.4 per cent now
Stress tests showed banks' gross NPA to rise under baseline scenario
In the Financial Stability Report, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says domestic resilience is strong but global tariffs, geopolitics and climate risks could impact growth
Trade policy outcomes in July, after the temporary tariff hiatus is over, and the future course of geopolitical events would likely shape the medium-term economic prospects
RBI lowers PSL target to 60% for SFBs, unlocking Rs 40,000 crore for lending to secured segments such as LAP and personal loans and aiding transition to universal banks
In an emotional address at IIT-Kanpur, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra shared memories from his student life, challenges in bureaucracy and the value of trust, ethics and courage
Since the February 2025 MPC, the RBI has started to support growth by cutting policy rate
Ram Singh said lower inflation print than the forecast will strengthen the case for a rate cut
This (West Asia conflict) is just one of the sources of uncertainty, albeit the 800 pound gorilla at the moment
I see that in India, manufacturing is certainly growing, and services continue to be a very important and big driver of the economy, says Wen
RBI's MPC voted 5:1 for a 50 bps rate cut in June to spur growth and boost credit amid benign inflation, with members supporting a shift to a neutral policy stance
IPO valuations likely to be $7.2 bn, down from $10 bn eyed earlier
Banks welcome RBI's final project finance guidelines that lower provisioning to 1 per cent during construction and exempt existing projects from higher requirements
Microfinance can never be a sunshine sector because every 5-6 years it gets into some kind of challenges, says Revankar
The domestic rate setting panel had cut policy repo rate by 50 basis points to5.5 per cent in the June meeting, higher than market expectation of 25 bps
Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra reiterated that the RBI will continue to watch the incoming data on inflation and growth, and take a call
RBI Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao flags unethical recovery practices and high interest rates in microfinance, says guidelines to address mis-selling may be considered
Announces staggered CRR reduction of 100 bps