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Topic: Central Bank

Bangladesh central bank chief gives clue why India tweaked power export rules. Hint: Adani

The Indian government two weeks ago amended its power export rules to allow exporters to also sell within India, under particular conditions.

RBI seeks more rate transparency in floating rate retail loans

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.

RBI’s net income rises to Rs 2.35 lakh crore on forex gains in FY 2023, shows annual report

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.

Post-Covid, RBI’s interest rate hikes have had no consequence on growth of bank credit

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 uses e-rupee to settle 2.75 billion rupees of government bonds in pilot project

The digital rupee would make the interbank market more efficient, the RBI said Monday, when it announced the pilot for CBDC in the wholesale segment.

RBI’s monetary policy committee to meet to discuss first-ever inflation target miss

The central bank aims to keep retail inflation within 2 percentage points on either side of its 4% target over the medium-term.

RBI tells state refiners to reduce dollar buying in spot market, contain sharp fall in rupee

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.

Economists foresee RBI hiking interest rates by 100 basis points by next March

The benchmark repurchase rate is expected to climb to 5.40% in four quarter-point moves during the period, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Fear of recession looms as central banks move to hike interest rates

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 not a cheerleader for anyone, more than autonomous, says governor Shaktikanta Das

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.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?