The central bank said it found 'several' instances of 'unreasonable elongation of tenor' of floating rate loans by lenders without proper consent and communication to the borrowers.
During the year, RBI saw a gain of 1.03 trillion rupees from foreign exchange transactions, which allowed it to increase the size of its contingency fund, the report showed.
Although RBI has been raising repo rate to contain rising inflation & lending, it hasn't discouraged borrowers. The growth in credit could partly be attributed to ‘pent up demand’.
RBI has ensured that $9 billion has been made available at overseas branches of some Indian banks for the country's three state-run refiners to tap, according to sources.
There's little dispute that higher interest rates are coming, or that they are warranted. However, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned rushing could be harmful.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the central bank does engage with the govt in frank discussions, but there is no interference when it comes to decision-making.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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