ThePrint spoke to several prominent economists on whether RBI’s current interest rate policy is adversely impacting growth or if watching inflation should be the way forward.
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The central bank kept the key repo rate unchanged for an eighth straight policy meeting earlier this month saying robust economic growth will give it space to focus on bringing down inflation towards its medium-term target.
Governor Shaktikanta Das also provided a positive outlook for manufacturing and services sector, while adding that agricultural sector was expected to remain resilient.
RBI Governor Das highlighted benefits of central bank digital currencies, or e-rupee in India’s case, and said it is working on ‘programmability’ of e-rupee to enable cash transfers.
RBI’s monetary policy committee voted to keep interest rates unchanged at 6.5%, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Adds, inflation is set to ease further to 5.2% by end of financial year.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
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