The crystal ball: RBI report foresees NPA woes
According to the RBI, the gross NPA ratio of all scheduled commercial banks may increase from 7.5% in September 2020 to 13.5% by September 2021, and even escalate to 14.8% in severe stress scenario.
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HDFC Bank's Jagdishan faces his first challenge
On the 37th day since taking charge, the RBI diktat—gagging HDFC Bank’s digital initiatives and addition of new credit card customers—is the first big challenge for the bank's new MD & CEO.
Our objective is to support growth: Shaktikanta Das
RBI’s status quo on interest rates, guidance on inflation and GDP, and thrust on economic growth pushes equity indices to new lifetime highs.
India Inc. welcomes RBI’s policy stance
The Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate unchanged at 4% and maintained its policy stance as 'accommodative'.
A dose of cautious optimism from the Reserve Bank
Governor Shaktikanta Das’ latest policy statement sees FY21 growth contracting by 9.5%, but also talks about the possibility of India renewing the “tryst with its pre-Covid growth trajectory”.
RBI relief for Covid-19 pain
Monetary policy committee keeps rates unchanged; central bank announces new measures to mitigate pandemic woes, as it sees 9.5% contraction in real GDP for FY21.
Economic recovery likely to be gradual: Das
Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das says that efforts towards reopening the economy are confronted with rising Covid-19 infections.
The tale of India’s interest rates
The latest repo rate cut marks 128 policy rate actions from the Reserve Bank of India, since April 2001; the repo and reverse repo rate have been tweaked 61 and 55 times each since then.
RBI MEASURES IMPRESS MARKETS
Round II of RBI’s Covid-19 crisis measures was received by the Sensex and the Nifty 50 gaining 1,116 and 331 points each before closing 986 and 273 points higher from the previous day’s close.
RBI’s FRIDAY BAZOOKA TO BEAT COVID-19 BLUES
A ₹1-lakh crore liquidity window, reduction in reverse repo rate, support for NBFCs, and relaxation of NPA classification norms are ways in which the RBI wants to keep the economic wheel turning.
