'Can't let our guard down on inflation'
Forward purchase book shrinks $10 bln as RBI spreads out interventions
International travel contributed over $970 million or 50 per cent of $1.92 billion remitted by Indians in October 2022
In July, the RBI took steps to enhance fresh inflows into NRI deposit accounts
Das as the RBI Governor is widely credited with having spearheaded RBI's proactive approach in handling the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic with 'whatever it takes' approach
Sankar was Executive Director of the Reserve Bank before being elevated to the post of Deputy Governor. A career central banker, he joined the RBI in 1990 and has worked in a variety of positions
The country's biggest BFSI Summit will feature some of the most prominent voices in India's economic landscape, including RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, Deputy Governors, and SBI chairman
Rao looks after the Department of Regulation, the Department of Communication, the Enforcement Department, the Inspection Department, the Legal Department and the Risk Monitoring Department
From Aditi Nayar the Chief Economist at ICRA to Mridul Saggar, professor of practice, IIM Kozhikode; formerly MPC Member and RBI ED, here is the full list of economists on BFSI panel
Tax outflows drive tightness; banks face pressure to raise deposit rates
With this rate hike, HDFC has now passed on the entire rate hike done by the six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the borrowers
It has taken nearly two decades for RRA 2.0 to be set up under Shaktikanta Das in November 2021; and its recommendations in June this year must surely go down as a major reform
This comes after RBI's monetary policy committee raised repo rate by 35 bps earlier this month to take it to 6.25%
Demand for bank credit remained healthy at 17.2%, even amidst tighter liquidity conditions and higher borrowing costs, Reserve Bank of India data showed
Shaktikanta Das is nimble-footed and open to ideas - a trapeze artist, and a master of the finest balancing act who listens to all but takes his own decisions
We have emerged as a source of global economic stability and are still the fastest-growing large economy
Kerala HC asked why RBI did not appear before it even after being served a notice on pleas challenging the summons issued by ED in connection with its probe into the financial transactions of KIIFB
The central board of the Reserve Bank on Friday reviewed the prevailing economic situation and challenges emanating from geopolitical developments. The 599th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took place in Kolkata under the chairmanship of Governor Shaktikanta Das, the RBI said in a statement. "The board in its meeting reviewed the current economic situation, global and domestic challenges, including geopolitical developments, finance and trade," it said. The board also discussed the activities of select central office departments and the draft report on the Trend and Progress of Banking in India, 2021-22. Directors of the central board -- Satish K Marathe, Revathy Iyer, Sachin Chaturvedi, Venu Srinivasan, Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel and Ravindra H Dholakia -- participated in the meeting. Deputy governors Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao, and T Rabi Sankar, were also present during the meeting.
India's forex reserves rose by USD 2.908 billion to USD 564.06 billion for the week ended on December 9, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had soared by USD 11 billion to USD 571.16 billion. This is the fifth consecutive week of an increase in the reserves. In October 2021, the country's foreign exchange kitty had reached an all-time high of USD 645 billion. The reserves had been declining as the central bank deployed the reserved to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments. Foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, increased by USD 3.141 billion to USD 500.125 billion during the week to December 9, according to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the RBI. 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 ...
The central government had no outstanding loans in the week earlier as well