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India set for strong economic rebound seen in 2000s: RBI Dy Guv Patra

While private consumption remains pivotal, the economic resurgence will be fuelled by investments and exports, said Michael Debabrata Patra

Bank credit to industry grows 8.6% in Feb on increased borrowing: RBI data

Bank credit to industry grew 8.6 per cent year-on-year in February mainly due to accelerated pace of borrowing by sectors, like infrastructure and textiles, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on Thursday revealed. Credit growth to agriculture and allied activities remained robust at 20.1 per cent in February compared to 15 per cent in the year-ago month, said the RBI's data on sectoral deployment of bank credit. Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for February has been collected from 41 select commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all lenders, the data showed. "Credit to industry grew by 8.6 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2024 as compared with 6.8 per cent in February 2023," the RBI said. Among major industries, the annual growth in credit to "food processing", "infrastructure", and "textiles" accelerated in February as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, while that to "basic metal and

Facility to exchange, deposit Rs 2,000 notes not available on Apr 1: RBI

The facility to exchange or deposit Rs 2,000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, April 1, 2024 due to operations associated with the annual closing of accounts, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. The facility will resume on Tuesday (April 2, 2024) at the 19 issue offices of the RBI, it added. "The facility of exchange/deposit of Rs 2,000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, April 1, 2024 at the 19 issue offices of the Reserve Bank of India due to operations associated with the annual closing of accounts," it said. On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 denomination bank notes from circulation. Nearly 97.62 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have returned to the banking system at the close of business on February 29, and only about Rs 8,470 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are still with the public. People can deposit and/or exchange Rs 2,000 bank notes at the 19 RBI offices across the country. People can also send Rs 2,000 bank

Central govt to borrow 53% of full-year target in the first half of FY25

The gross borrowing in the first six months of the upcoming financial year stands at Rs 7.50 trillion, out of the total borrowing target of Rs 14.13 trillion for FY25

In a relief to banks and NBFCs, Reserve Bank of India modifies AIF norms

RBI said that its regulated entities (REs) will now be required to make provisioning only to the extent of the amount invested by the AIF scheme in the debtor company and not the entire investment

RBI's likely intervention in forex market helps rupee to avoid a new low

According to RBI data, India's foreign exchange reserves were at $642.49 billion as of March 15, 2024

RBI eases recently tightened regulations for banks' investments in AIFs

This was to ensure the rules were uniformly implemented among lenders and to address stakeholders' concerns, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a release

RBI releases MPC schedule for FY25, first interest rates decision on Apr 5

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the bi-monthly monetary policy committee meetings for the new fiscal. The first meeting will be held from April 3-5, while the next will start on June 5, as per an official statement. Typically, the six-member panel votes on a resolution on the third day of the meeting and the governor announces the decision in the first half of the day after the vote is completed. The first two days of the meeting are devoted to deliberations and presentations by subject matter experts to the panel. The second bi-monthly policy review meeting will end on June 7, the statement said, adding that this will be followed by three-day meetings in August, October, December, and February. The six-member panel headed by the governor has three external members. It can be noted that Shaktikanta Das' term as the RBI Governor is set to end in December this year. The MPC has been consistent in holding on to the elevated interest rates and

RBI likely sold US dollars after rupee slips to fresh record low: Traders

The rupee fell to a record low of 83.45 in the closing minutes of the session. It was at 83.37 against the dollar as of 03:28 p.m. IST, down by 0.1% compared with its close of 83.28 on Tuesday

Change your credit card billing cycle to manage cash flow: Here's how

Timely payment of credit card bills is crucial to avoid a negative impact on your credit score and to steer clear of significant late fees

Short-term rates decline amid strong variable rate repo auction demand

The liquidity deficit in the banking system widened to Rs 1.22 trillion on Monday, according to the latest data by the RBI

Highlights: Congress releases 7th list of five candidates for LS polls

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RBI imposes Rs 59.90 lakh fine on Nashik's Janalaxmi Cooperative Bank

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 59.90 lakh on Nashik-based Janalaxmi Cooperative Bank for non-compliance with regulations. The Reserve Bank found out that the bank had failed to constitute a board of management within the extended timeline granted by RBI, sanctioned credit facilities to its nominal members in excess of the prescribed limit, and, opened/renewed term deposits at interest rates higher than those offered by the State Bank of India for the same tenor. The bank was served with a show cause notice, after which the penalty was imposed in exercise of powers under the sections of the Banking Regulation Act, an official statement said. The central bank also imposed a penalty of Rs 28.30 lakh on Solapur Janata Sahakari Bank for appointing a member on its board of management who did not satisfy the 'fit and proper' criteria and failure to reconstitute the panel within the specified time and contravention of Supervisory Action Framework by the lend

India's current account deficit narrows to $10.5 bn in Oct-Dec: RBI

India's current account deficit declined to USD 10.5 billion or 1.2 per cent of the GDP in October-December quarter from USD 11.4 billion in the previous three months and USD 16.8 billion a year back, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Tuesday. Net FDI inflow at USD 8.5 billion during April-December 2023 was lower than USD 21.6 billion during April-December 2022, it said. Also, accretion of foreign exchange reserves (on a BoP basis) was at USD 6.0 billion in October-December (third quarter of current financial year that ends on March 31) compared to an accretion of USD 11.1 billion a year ago. The merchandise trade deficit at USD 71.6 billion was marginally higher than USD 71.3 billion during the third quarter of 2022-23. Services exports grew by 5.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis on the back of rising exports of software, business and travel services. Net services receipts increased both sequentially and from a year ago that helped cushion the current account deficit. In t

RBI to limit sharp swings in rupee after slip to record low, say traders

Persistent intervention by the RBI in the foreign exchange market over the past several months had dampened exchange rate volatility

Amazon Pay to ramp up Smart Stores service partnership to 150 brands

The company has launched 18,000 Smart Stores in India since its inception in 2019

TMB shareholders take the legal route to fast track MD appointment

Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam, TMB's managing director and chief executive officer, resigned from his position on September 28, 2023. He continues to serve until a new appointment is confirmed

The RBI way of firefighting

Often, it's a long investigation process, but the regulator doesn't discuss this openly since that can threaten financial sector stability. There are no teasers

RBI's special audit to probe regulatory breaches of IIFL Finance, JMFPL

Banking regulator seeks interest from Sebi-empanelled audit firms to conduct the audit

Hemendra Kothari's DSP group to enter NBFC space, awaits RBI approval

Kothari is chairman of DSP Asset Managers, an asset management company (AMC) with a wide range of active and passive funds managed across the risk-reward spectrum