'There is no blanket ban on opening of current accounts', said M Rajeshwar Rao
In an interview with Business Standard, RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das, had said that CBDC is something that has implications on monetary and overall savings
While it termed current inflation as transitory, MPC also expects it to edge up to near-6% levels towards 2021-22 end, highlighting stickiness of inflation in uneven economic recovery
RBI extended the on-tap targeted long term repo operations (TLTRO) scheme till December 31
Bankers said this move comes as a support to stressed firms from sectors like tourism, real estate, hospitality and others hit badly by second wave
While provisions remained flat YoY at Rs 451 crore, sequentially, it went up by 21 per cent
Growth commentary is more positive than last policy with rural demand expected to be resilient, exports expected to continue to do well and pick-up in the long awaited capex cycle
This was the seventh consecutive occasion when the central bank maintained a status quo on policy rates
Policy makers voted 5-1 in favor of keeping the stance accommodative, a departure from the past when they were unanimous on the need to support growth amid the pandemic.
The RBI on Friday raised the retail inflation projection for the current fiscal to 5.7 per cent on account of supply side impediments, firm crude oil prices and higher cost of raw materials.
The rating agency affirmed Indian Bank's "BBB-" ratingm but ruled out any upward revision in the next one to two years
Six-member Monetary Policy Committee is meeting amid weak indicators raising doubts about the economy's ability to sustain a nascent recovery
Banks in the interim had frozen thousands of accounts on the credit side
Once a stressed bank is put on moratorium, DICGC will be liable to pay depositors an insured amount of Rs 5 lakh
Calls for encouraging banks to bring down their leverage, says present "grim situation" should not be used as an alibi for bank privatisation
The transaction has been approved by the Competition Commission of India under the Green Channel, an official release said on Wednesday
Net interest income of the lender rose 3.74 per cent year-on-year to Rs 27,368 crore
The RBI said the central bank does not deal in such matters, and "never seeks charges/ commissions of any sort"
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