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India's forex reserves jump $1.63 bn to $618.9 bn, shows RBI data

India's forex reserves jumped USD 1.634 billion to USD 618.937 billion for the week ended January 12, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined sharply by USD 5.89 billion to USD 617.3 billion. The country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of USD 645 billion in October 2021. The reserves took a hit as the central bank deployed the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments since last year. For the week ended January 12, the foreign currency assets -- a major component of the reserves -- increased USD 1.859 billion to USD 548.508 billion, the data said. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound, and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Gold reserves were down USD 242 million to USD 47.247 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)

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RBI announces changes to market timing for January 22. Details here

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Inflation needs to align with target by 2nd quarter: RBI monthly bulletin

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RBI clears appointment of whole-time director for 3 years by Bandhan Bank

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India must sustain growth momentum, secure at least 7% growth in FY25: RBI

"In India, potential output is picking up with actual output running above it, although the gap is moderate," the RBI said in an article titled 'State of the Economy'

Monetary policy has to remain actively disinflationary: Shaktikanta Das

Das said he expects January inflation to moderate and the trend has been moderating but unless inflation reaches 4 per cent on a durable basis

Govt can look at taxing rich farmers, says MPC member Ashima Goyal

Having taken care of poor farmers by transferring funds into their accounts, the government can contemplate imposing income tax on rich farmers to bring about fairness in the taxation structure, Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Ashima Goyal has said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim Budget on February 1 in the Lok Sabha. "Government transfer payments to farmers are like a negative income tax. Along with that, a positive income tax can be applied for rich farmers as part of a movement to a data-rich system with low tax-rates and minimum exemptions," Goyal told PTI. She was responding to a query on whether agriculture income should be taxed in India. Asked if coalition governments or single-party regimes produced better economic growth rates, the eminent economist said growth rates depend on many things, but in judging a government it is also necessary to see what growth rate they inherited and what they left the country with. "Coalitio

IBC needs further changes for resolution of biz conglomerates: RBI Dy Guv

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CPI inflation to average 4.5% in FY25, growth to top 7%: RBI Governor

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SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara backs move to curb 'unhealthy' loan growth

Meanwhile, SBI is evaluating if it needs more capital, Khara said. It's exploring raising capital through additional Tier-1 bonds after recently issuing Tier II bonds, he said

India's growth prospects firm, banking sector recovered well: Das at Davos

India's growth prospects are very good, and the country's banking sector has seen a remarkable recovery, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. Speaking at a session here, Das said there is a lot of international confidence in India and the macroeconomic and financial sector stability that the country offers. "...I think we need to really look back at the business opportunity in India. Because this is the right time to build into the Indian ecosystem," he said and emphasised that the country's growth prospects are very good on account of the structural reforms that have taken place in recent years. Despite various shocks and crises, he said the Indian banking sector has seen a remarkable recovery. "The Indian banking sector is perhaps at one of its best in recent years... the financial sector is very stable... the external sector is also stable notwithstanding that the global growth is slowing down...India's services sector is growing," he said. Whil

Lenders retain AIF holdings even as Reserve Bank of India deadline nears

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