The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday pegged retail inflation (CPI) in 5.1-5.6 per cent range for the first half of the coming financial
Category: RBI–Banks
RBI still remains cautious–Deccan Chronicle–08.02.2018
Housing loans aren’t likely to get cheaper anytime soon and deposit rates aren’t expected to rise as banks claim they have already raised deposit rates.
Three key takeaways from the RBI’s policy review | Business Standard News–08.02.2018
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6 per cent for the fourth time in succession at its final
Sensible call – Business Line–08.02.2018
The sixth and final monetary policy statement of the Reserve Bank of India for fiscal 2017-18 held no surprises, as expected. Though the stance continues
The RBI is being realistic on rates – Business Line–08.02.2018
The market expected RBI to keep the policy rate unchanged in the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, but with some tightly worded caution about
MPC: Running faster to stand still–Editorial–Economic Times–08.02.2018
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has opted to hold the repo rate at 6%, with one member voting to raise it by a quarter of
More worries for RBI now – Here is why – The Financial Express–07.02.2018
It is possible, as some have argued, that bond markets shouldn’t focus just on the central government’s fiscal slippage—in both FY18 and that estimated for
Bonding with debt – Business Line–07.02.2018
India’s tax policy on household savings has traditionally relied on the received wisdom that equities are the ideal vehicle to funnel capital into productive segments
Here is why unviable banks must go – The Financial Express–01.02.2018
The Economic Survey talks of how the long-standing “exit” problem for companies has been addressed, but asserts this must be accompanied by reforms to shrink
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Banks to negotiate only with top bidder in insolvency cases – The Economic Times–31.01.2018
Bankers have decided that they will negotiate only with the highest bidder when resolving cases of corporate insolvency. The decision was taken at a meeting
Economic Survey 2018: Private investment to rise with NPA resolution, PSBs recap: Economic Survey – The Economic Times–30.01.2018–1
Quick resolution of stressed assets at the National Company Law Tribunal holds key to kick starting private investment which has been lacklustre for years, failing
Beyond the euphoria – Business Line–30.01.2018-1
With weak banks getting a chunk of the capital, it is time to hasten governance reforms at public sector banks The Centre’s announcement on the
Economic Survey: Resolving NPAs, implementing GST will lift GDP | Hindustan Times–30.01.2018–1
Resolving the non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, of state-run banks and implementing GST are among the major factors that will aid India log GDP
Economic Survey: Large businesses corner 82.6% of credit, MSMEs get a paltry 17.4 % – The Economic Times–30.01.2018-1——*****
The survey clarifies that the government has already set up the MUDRA Bank and loans extended under the PMMY scheme last year crossed the target
Banking on good faith: on efforts to recapitalise PSBs – The Hindu–29.01.2018
More structural reforms are needed to maximise the bank recapitalisation effort About ₹1 lakh crore is expected to be pumped into India’s 21 public sector
Conservative banking, not bail-in, will bail us out – The Hindu–29.01.2018
Risk is in-built in banking. If, one day, all the customers of any bank turn up demanding their deposits, the bank would be unable to
‘Honest borrowers will get loans easily’ – Business Line–28.01.2018
Honest borrowers will find it easier to get loans from public sector banks (PSBs) following the reforms being undertaken, said Rajiv Kumar, Secretary, Financial Services,
FRDI Bill’s bail-in clause unlikely to be watered down | Hindustan Times–28.01.2018
The Centre is not considering any dilution of the bail-in clause in the contentious Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill. It will, however, add
Fixing India’s twin balance sheet problem | Business Standard Column–27.01.2018—–*****
A key challenge for many developing countries is to promote growth by reducing the misallocation of factors of production — labour, capital, and land. Huge
Finance Ministry nudges PSU banks to swap assets, optimise operations – The Economic Times–27.01.2018
North Block has asked state-run banks to consider asset swaps, including exchange of their corporate portfolios and branches, to optimise nation-wide operations even as consolidation