The Reserve Bank of India cut its policy rate on Wednesday by 25 basis points to 6 percent, the lowest since November 2010, as slumping
Category: RBI–Banks
[ Interest Rate ]Not making the cut | Business Line–03.08.2017
The MPC could have done much better to spur a tepid economy The Monetary Policy Committee has finally cut the overnight lending rate, or repo
The Goldilocks problem | Business Line–Former Deputy Governor–Usha Thorat–03.08.2017
What level of interest rate reduction would have been ‘just right’ for banks and the economy, is an open question Given the fall in retail
RBI’s rate cut may bring only little cheer to borrowers | Business Line–03.08.2017
Meaningful transmission may not happen as banks’ margins are already under pressure After a long pause and much clamour, the RBI finally cut its policy
[ RBI–Monetary Policy ] Not making the cut | Business Line–03.08.2017
The MPC could have done much better to spur a tepid economy The Monetary Policy Committee has finally cut the overnight lending rate, or repo
[ RBI–Monetary Policy] The Goldilocks problem | Business Line–03-08.2017
What level of interest rate reduction would have been ‘just right’ for banks and the economy, is an open question Given the fall in retail
RBI’s rate cut may bring only little cheer to borrowers | Business Line–03.08.2017
Meaningful transmission may not happen as banks’ margins are already under pressure After a long pause and much clamour, the RBI finally cut its policy
Bankruptcy: How the bankruptcy code can be abused by unscrupulous elements–Economic Times–03.08.2017
A World Bank study shows that insolvency cases on an average took 4.3 years to get resolved in India. And lenders’ recovery rate was 26
Where do you save when bank rates dip?–Economic Times–02.08.2017
India’s biggest commercial bank, State Bank of India, has reduced savings bank deposit rates, signalling lower term deposit rates as well. The RBI is likely
Savings rate cut: Decline in govt banks’ deposit share may accelerate | Business Standard–02.08.2017
The interest rate cut on savings deposits by the country’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), would have a positive implication on its margins
Paytm to launch messaging service to counter Facebook’s WhatsApp: Sources | Business Standard–02.08.2017
India’s leading digital payments firm Paytm plans to launch a messaging service to rival Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp by the end of this month, a source
Success of resolution plan critical for investors under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code | Business Line–02.08.2017
With recovery rate of just 10-20 paise to a rupee, investors may not get anything if resolution fails and the company goes into liquidation August
Airtel Payments Bank ties up with HPCL | Business Line–02.08.2017
Airtel Payments Bank, on Tuesday, said it has partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), to give further boost to digital payments in the country
Stable prices raise rate cut hopes–Economic Times–01.08.2017
On August 2, the RBI will review monetary policy and, possibly, tweak policy rates. Markets that had run up to record highs in July are
RBI asks banks to enable account number portability – The Financial Express–01.08.2017
RBI Deputy Governor S S Mundra has asked banks to work towards account number portability as it will be a far-reaching step towards enhancing competition
Why SBI stock rose more than 4 pct on savings rate cut – The Financial Express–01.08.2017
Shares of State Bank of India (SBI) rose 4.58 % on Monday closing the session at Rs 312.80 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The
Are banks ready for Basel soup? Greatest challenge is to extend deadline of Basel III – The Financial Express–01.08.2017
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 2014 extended the deadline for compliance of capital requirements under Basel III norms to March 2019. At that
Growth in the time of a credit squeeze | Business Line–01.08.2017
GDP growth figures for the last few years have camouflaged a deceleration in credit growth that has affected all but the retail loans segment quite
SBI’s savings rate cut could nudge others also to trim rates | Business Line–01.08.2017
Weak core performance and sharp cuts in lending rates could see more banks cut savings rates to safeguard margins SBI, which has a savings deposit
Bank of India: BoI has been aggressive in making provisions: Dinabandhu Mohapatra–Economic Times–31.07.2017
The new managing director of Bank of India¸ Dinabandhu Mohapatra , is confident it will not face Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) restrictions despite posting