Inflation warrior Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank with several immediate priorities, including clean up of banks and containing inflation without hurting growth. Read More
In the wake of increased instances of cyber attacks, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said Reserve Bank is improving its capabilities and also urged the lenders to strengthen their systems. Read More
An UPA appointee, Raghuram Rajan’s tenure has become a subject of speculation post senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s call for his removal from the post. Read More
Today, during the first Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2016 -17, RBI Governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan announced a 25 basis point cut in the policy repo rate bringing it down to 6.50%. Dr. Rajan emphasized that the intention behind rate cut is to pass the benefits to borrowing rates. In the news conference following policy... Read More
As was expected by many economists, Today RBI left the key repo rate unchanged at 6.75 percent. RBI said it is waiting for more data on inflation and the Union Budget before taking a call on further reduction in rates. The key words used by RBI during the announcement were that it would continue to... Read More