Shaktikanta Das

Credit-deposit growth gap likely to dip sharply in FY26: India Ratings

Rating agency says this would be in wake of sharp moderation in incremental LDR in February

Naming Das as PM's principal secy shows govt's economic focus, say experts

Das' economic experience will help India at a time when the government and central bank are working in tandem to aid the economy's recovery while trying to manage geopolitical challenges

Former RBI guv Shaktikanta Das appointed as 2nd principal secretary to PM

The appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier, according to the appointment committee of the cabinet

Former RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to the PM

Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His tenure will be co-terminus with the prime minister's term or until further orders

RBI MPC 2025 time, dates: When and where to watch Guv Sanjay Malhotra live

This will be the first MPC meeting since Governor Malhotra took office in December 2024, following the end of Shaktikanta Das's tenure

Economy well-placed to deal with any spillover from external world: Das

"There are significant upside risks to inflation from geopolitical conflicts, geoeconomic fragmentation, climate-related concerns, and commodity prices going up"

2025 outlook: RBI's regulatory focus on innovation, stability, and fairness

RBI's focus on customer, compliance and collaboration will continue in 2025. It will have new initiatives balancing innovation and prudence

Cricket: A metaphor for strategy in business, diplomacy, and economics

From CEOs to RBI governors, cricket's rich imagery and strategy resonate deeply with leadership, uncertainty, and decision-making across industries and global diplomacy

Malhotra chairs his first RBI board meet; acknowledges Das' contributions

The central board of directors of the RBI reviewed the global and domestic economic situation and outlook and discussed the activities of select central office departments

MPC minutes: Das urges focus on restoring inflation-growth balance

Policy priority should be on restoring the inflation-growth balance, said Shaktikanta Das, former Reserve Bank governor, while voting for a status quo on the short-term lending rate earlier this month. Das, and three other members of the rate-setting panel -- Monetary Policy Committee -- voted in favour of keeping the repo rate at 6.25 per cent, while the other two members favoured reduction in the rate. In its December bi-monthly monetary policy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept repo rate unchanged but cut the cash reserve ratio that banks are required to park with the central bank, as it did a balancing act between inflation management and supporting economic growth. With India's GDP seeing a sharper-than-anticipated dip in the July-September period to 5.4 per cent -- its slowest pace in seven quarters -- inflation on the uptick and rupee under pressure, the RBI had few choices to make. "The policy priority at this critical juncture has to be on restoring the inflation growth

MPC minutes: External members back rate cut, say inflation hampering growth

They also support a rate cut to avoid the risk of sharp currency appreciation if India does not normalise interest rates when most other global central banks have already embarked on an easing cycle

Statsguru: India faces growing financial risks from cybersecurity breaches

The number of digital financial frauds rose more than four times in FY24 year-on-year to comprise 80 per cent of all financial frauds

RBI receives bomb threat in Russian email; Mumbai Police launch probe

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) received a bomb threat email in Russian, targeting Governor Sanjay Malhotra's official ID; Mumbai Police have launched an investigation

Restoring inflation-growth balance most important priority for RBI: Das

Outgoing RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das hoped that there would be a nationwide roll-out of Unified Lending Interface

May RBI grow even taller as institution of trust: Das' parting message

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, who will demit office later today, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for their guidance and encouragement

FinMin-RBI ties the best in my stint with excellent cooperation: Das

Outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said he gave his best to the institution, and asserted that ties between Mint Road and the finance ministry were "the best" in his six-year stint. Speaking to reporters on the last day of his term, Das said the "perspectives" of the central bank and the finance ministry can be different on many issues and the phenomenon is seen the world over. "...in my tenure, I think we have been able to resolve all such issues through internal discussions," Das, the career bureaucrat-turned-central banker, said. "The relationship between the government, and the finance ministry in particular, and the Reserve Bank of India... I think they have been at their best. We had excellent cooperation, excellent coordination," Das added. Das, who had served as the secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and also worked closely on demonetisation in 2016, was appointed as the RBI Governor in 2018 following the sudden resignation of Urjit ...

Rate cut bets rise post new RBI chief appointment, nudge bond yields down

Malhotra's appointment comes as economic growth has slowed and inflation has risen

When will new RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra cut rates? Brokerages weigh in

Here's how leading brokerages have interpreted the development, and their expectations from Sanjay Malhotra as regards key rates and maintaining a balance between growth and inflation

RBI governors keep in mind requirements of the wider economy as well: Das

Outgoing RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das reflects on six years at the helm as Sanjay Malhotra prepares to take over

Princeton-educated, consensus builder Sanjay Malhotra appointed new RBI Guv

A computer science engineer and master's in public policy from Princeton University, Sanjay Malhotra, the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is a known consensus builder and the person instrumental in the implementation of the new income tax regime. Malhotra, 56, is currently the Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and will succeed Shaktikanta Das, whose second three-year term comes to an end on December 10. Malhotra, who has more than three decades of experience in public policy with expertise in areas like power, finance and taxation, takes guard at the central bank at a time when the economy is faced with the dual challenge of slowing growth rate and high inflation rate. While Das kept benchmark interest rates unchanged for almost two years in a bid to control inflation, the incoming Governor is said to be a team player who believes prices cannot be managed by the central bank alone and the task needs government help as well. He takes over as the 26th ...