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RBI: Repo Rate Unchanged, Government To Launch A State-Owned Digital Currency

RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent. The six-member committee voted

RBI: Repo Rate Unchanged, Government To Launch A State-Owned Digital Currency

RBI to Present Monetary Policy Tomorrow

The Reserve Bank of India will present its third bi-monthly monetary policy for FY22 on Friday, 8 October 2021. Since March 2020, RBI has reduced

Micro Finance Institutions

Level playing field for MFIs in the offing

The role and significance of the Non-Banking Financial Company – Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) has been increasing over time. As of the end of September

Future Hangs on How Virus Behaves in Long Run

Future Hangs on How Virus Behaves in Long Run

With unemployment rates going through the roof, there has been a phenomenal crash in demand.  In such a scenario, focusing almost solely on liquidity measures can be only as good as applying some plaster. Only time will tell, but it does make one wonder whether, without demand being stimulated, these policies will ever be enough.

NBFCs: RBI to Revise Regulatory Framework for a Stricter Control

NBFCs: RBI to Revise Regulatory Framework for a Stricter Control

The Central Bank’s framework to constrict inspection of large NBFCs is crucial for fiscal steadiness. The shift from a common line of light touch control to one that screens larger players almost as closely as it does banks is a welcome move. This could be the biggest refurbishment of the governing structure for such finance companies or shadow banks in over twenty years if executed effectively.