Michael Patra, a member of the RBI’s monetary policy committee, said that it may take years for India’s GDP to regain production lost due to the coronavirus pandemic. Patra’s statement is part of the MPC minutes released by the central bank from the October 7-9 meeting. “If the projections hold …
Read More »Next round of stimulus should focus on infrastructure: NITI Aayog VC
NEW DELHI The next round of economic stimulus measures could focus on infrastructure projects that can be implemented quickly and can make the economic recovery sustainable, said Rajiv Kumar, vice chairman of the federal policy think tank NITI Aayog. Kumar said in a webinar organized by the Public Affairs Forum …
Read More »India on the threshold of COVID-19 reactivation process: RBI chief Shaktikanta Das
“It is very important that financial institutions have adequate capital (to support growth),” he said. Many of them have already raised capital and others are planning, he mentioned, adding that they certainly would in the coming months. Both fiscal and monetary policy were countercyclical and accommodative, both working in close …
Read More »NBFC rally stalls in India as loan fears resurface
Signs of recovery for India’s troubled shadow banks have taken a step back as concerns about the true impact of the pandemic on lenders resurfaced. Average lenders’ AAA-rated five-year bond spreads increased for the first time in four months in September. Of the other three shadow banking sector health tracking …
Read More »RBI to buy state government bonds through auction next week
MUMBAI : The Reserve Bank of India said on Friday that it will hold the first auction to purchase state government bonds for a total amount of ₹10,000 crore through open market operations (OMO) on October 22, 2020. “It has been decided to carry out an auction for the purchase …
Read More »‘The common man’s Diwali in your hands’: SC’s push to Center on loan relief
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said that the government should implement “as soon as possible” the exemption of compound interest on loans of up to 2 million rupees under the RBI moratorium scheme, as the borrower cannot be expected to keep waiting. for a month, adding that the common man’s …
Read More »Loans whose arrears were repaid after March 1 are not eligible under the new consolidated window: RBI
MUMBAI : Loans that were in arrears for more than 30 days on March 1, but in which the overdue amount was later repaid will not be eligible for debt consolidation under the new debt consolidation window, the Bank has clarified of the Indian Reserve. The central bank published a …
Read More »After the RBI signal, the government steps forward
The central government announced on Monday a ₹Demand for Rs 73 billion pushes the economy ahead of the holiday season, following the lead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which tried to support an economic recovery in its October monetary policy. While measures to boost consumer spending, as well …
Read More »IIP hires 8% in August; retail inflation in September rises to 7.34%
New Delhi: Stung by the coronavirus pandemic, industrial production contracted 8 percent in August, mainly due to lower output from the manufacturing, mining and power generation sectors, official data showed on Monday. According to data from the Industrial Production Index (IIP), the production of the manufacturing sector registered a decrease …
Read More »RBI opposes extension of loan moratorium: will affect credit discipline
Written by Ananthakrishnan G | New Delhi | Updated: October 11, 2020 2:26:57 am The Resolution Framework for Covid19-related stress, which was announced on August 6, 2020, provides a “more durable solution,” the RBI said. (File photo) The Reserve Bank of India has told the Supreme Court that the continuation …
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