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Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Topic: Reserve Bank of India

RBI keeps repo rate steady at 5.5% amid US tariff concerns

The decision was announced by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra Wednesday during the Monetary Policy Committee meet, after reviewing the latest economic and financial conditions.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

Rs 580 cr lost to digital payment frauds in last 5 yrs, only 43% recovered—govt to Parliament

Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi & Tamil Nadu top the chart when it comes to these frauds. Together, they account for 69% of the total reported frauds, according to FinMin data.

Financial inclusion index increases from 64.2 to 67 in March 2025: RBI

Improvement indicates more people have better access to & are actively using financial services. Index ranges from 0 to 100 and is based on access, usage & quality of monetary services.

SBI to report Anil Ambani to RBI, classifies RCom loan account as ‘fraud’

According to regulatory filing, Rcomm got Rs 31,580 cr in bank loans, but a Fraud Committee of the bank found misuse involving complex fund transfers across multiple group entities.

What RBI’s 3 surprise moves in its June policy signal about its growth outlook

RBI retained its projection of 6.5% growth, but highlighted global uncertainty, particularly due to renewed tariffs from July & volatility in commodity prices as risks to growth outlook.

Why RBI’s dividend to Centre is at a record high in FY25 & a volatile history of its surplus transfers

The record transfer is in spite of RBI raising the Contingency Risk Buffer to 7.5% of the balance-sheet from its previous level of 6.5% in 2023-24.

RBI MPC slashes repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%, second cut in a row

This comes amid looming uncertainties as Trump’s tariff regime kicks in. RBI also revised its growth estimates for FY25-26, lowering GDP estimates by 20 points to 6.5% from 6.7%.

IMF suggestions on fiscal, financial, labour reforms amid global risks are notable. India must pay heed

While IMF welcomes India's shift towards debt-based fiscal anchor, it recommends improvements to the framework, besides endorsing ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​exchange rate flexibility & other steps.

On Camera

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.