Tag: Reserve Bank Of India

New Delhi: The government has budgeted for lower dividend from the central bank and state-run lenders in the coming fiscal year, relying exclusively on an ambitious disinvestment target for resource mobilisation. Accordingly, its has provisioned Rs 89,600 crore ($12.6 billion) in dividends from the Reserve Bank of India, state-run banks and financial institutions, out of […]

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday kept the benchmark rate of interest unchanged at 5.15 per cent in view of the uptick in inflation. The RBI has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent maintaining status quo. Inflation for December had touched 7.35 per cent raising the case for a no […]

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy meet on Thursday offered major policy measures to support the slowing real estate sector, drawing applause from sector players. To boost growth and lift sentiment, the RBI has eased the cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirement of commercial banks for sectors with multiplier-effect, including the residential […]

New Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said the government will have to use structural reforms to revive demand and support the sagging economy, and green shoots of the recovery visible now need to be sustained to pull India out of its worst slowdown in 11 years. In an interview with PTI, he […]

Mumbai: Troubled private sector lender Yes Bank was placed under a “moratorium” on late Thursday, with the RBI capping depositor withdrawals at Rs 50,000 per account for a month and superseding the board with immediate effect. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took the decision in consultation with the government to protect depositors’ interest. The […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working towards for early resolution of Yes Bank issue and she is in constant touch with the Governor. “RBI Governor has assured that there will be no loss to any Yes Bank depositor,” she said, adding that the steps […]

New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday announced it will pick up a 49 per cent stake in Yes Bank for Rs 2,450 crore and clarified that all the deposits and liabilities of the reconstructed bank will continue in the “same manner”. The crisis-hit Yes Bank, which failed to garner investor support […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari has requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to instruct the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow release of Rs 545 crore deposited by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Yes Bank. “Various funds related to the temple i.e. Foundation Fund, Corpus Fund and Temple Fund are being managed […]

Mumbai: The country’s largest lender State Bank of India on Thursday said it has received approval to buy Rs 7,250 crore worth of shares in crisis-hit Yes Bank. “The executive committee of the central board (ECCB) at its meeting held on March 11 accorded approval for purchase of 725 crore shares in Yes Bank at […]

New Delhi: In line with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) guidelines, Airtel Payments Bank on Sunday announced that it has become the first payments bank in the country to…

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India is virtually being run from a war-room at a city facility manned by just around 90 critical staff as the nation’s monetary authority works to insulate the financial system from disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak. The facility, operational from March 19 as part of the Business Contingency Plan […]

Bhubaneswar: To stave off the economic hardships likely to arise out of the Coronavirus lockdown, the Reserve Bank of India today announced broad-based measures including liquidity infusion to the tune of Rs 3.74 lakh crore into the system. Moreover, the Central Bank also announced a three month moratorium on repayment of installments of all term […]

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has announced new measures to ease the compliance burden on sectors of the Indian economy most affected by the coronavirus scare. Accordingly, it has extended realisation period of export proceeds to give more time to exporters to comply with regulations. Presently, the value of goods or software exports […]

Mumbai: To mitigate the impact of economic fallout on financial liquidity due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced a set of new measures including a reduction in reverse repo rate. Accordingly, the rate now stands at 3.75 per cent of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF). The reverse repo is an important […]

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual fund, days after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund decided to close six debt schemes. In a statement, the central bank said heightened volatility in capital markets in reaction to COVID-19 has imposed liquidity strains on mutual funds (MFs), […]