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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicReserve Bank of India

Topic: Reserve Bank of India

Only a dozen large firms to gain from bank loans recast, most stressed firms not eligible

According to bankers, total debt recast will be around Rs 3 lakh crore. Shapoorji Pallonji, Future groups among firms to receive nod for recast, but may ultimately not need it.

Success of economic stimulus could erode central bank independence

Even ardent defenders of central bank independence acknowledge that by scooping up truckloads of sovereign debt, they influence how much governments can spend.

Relaxing inflation target for growth isn’t necessarily good, Modi govt must assess idea well

The inflation target band is currently 4% plus-minus 2%, but a review is coming up in March 2021. Relaxing it for 5 years may not be a good idea.

RBI’s dollar mopping spree could slow down as US puts India on currency watchlist

The US treasury has placed India under the currency manipulator watchlist. It says India intervened in the FX market in a sustained, asymmetric manner.

Hope for troubled PMC Bank as 4 entities show interest in acquiring it

PMC Bank, put under restrictions in September 2019, had invited expressions of interest in November, and 4 entities — financial sector players and corporates — have come forward.

Why RBI is expected to keep interest rates unchanged tomorrow

The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee is forecast to hold benchmark repurchase rate at 4% Friday, according to all 30 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

Should corporates run banks? Pros & cons of RBI’s proposal on entry of private corporations

In episode 628 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta dissects RBI’s latest proposal to allow Indian corporates into the banking sector.

RBI & Modi govt mustn’t let corporates into banking sector without improving supervision

Recent bank failures show that concerns about RBI’s supervisory capacity are relevant. A common feature was RBI allowing problem of bad loans to linger.

Economic recovery stronger than expected, but surge in Covid cases key risk — RBI governor

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das says there is a need to be watchful of demand sustainability post festive season.

Only 1 NBFC sought bank licence in last 4 years even though RBI has offered it ‘on tap’

Becoming banks would give NBFCs access to low-cost deposits. But even after IL&FS crisis led to rising borrowing costs, no company applied for a bank licence.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.