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Topic: Liquidity

Why RBI’s liquidity push matters more than the rate cut

RBI’s small rate cut was expected; the surprise was a Rs 1.45 trillion liquidity infusion aimed at easing yields and supporting rate transmission.

What RBI measures mean for vaccine makers, hospitals, individuals and MSMEs

A Rs 50,000-crore window for healthcare sector, loan repayment relief for individuals and small firms, and a relief from updating KYC are some of the measures announced.

RBI must see the problem right — credit demand, not credit supply is the concern

The RBI has assured both the market and government of creating comfortable liquidity conditions so that private and government borrowing are not hampered.

Is boosting liquidity enough or should govt put money in people’s hands to spur demand?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced collateral-free loans, credit guarantees, capital infusion and various other liquidity-boosting measures for MSMEs, NBFCs & DISCOMs.

RBI faces calls to do more than just one rate cut this week

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ratcheted up pressure on RBI for a ‘significant cut’ to lift India’s economic growth from a five-year low.

Eleven stocks, $14 billion erased: A looks at India’s debt woes

The impact of the credit crisis is spreading as founders of most of the companies with dues are selling businesses to survive.

Relax against corruption says R Jagannathan, Stephen Alter on death in the Himalayas

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Data analytics — govt regulator’s answer to dodge IL&FS-like crisis in housing finance sector

National Housing Bank is looking to prevent an IL&FS-like default in the housing finance sector as companies grapple with serial downgrades.

Rupee, bonds plunge as RBI disappoints with neutral stance

The Indian rupee tumbled the most in three months after RBI lowered the repurchase rate but refrained from shifting to a more easy stance on monetary policy.

On Camera

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Every other account is a bot or a person posting AI content, and social media is getting less social by the day.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.