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Former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das appointed RBI governor
11 Dec 2018
Das, an experienced bureaucrat who has held key positions both under the ruling BJP as well the previous UPA government, had also worked closely with the central bank and is currently a member of the Finance Commission of India and government’s representative at the G 20 summits
Reserve Bank governor Urjit Patel resigns
10 Dec 2018
While a brief statement from the governor carried on the RBI website said he was stepping down for "personal reasons," the fact that the resignation is the result of developments that indicated the government wanted RBI as its extension is clear to all
Kotak Mahindra moves Bombay HC against RBI’s promoter share ruling
10 Dec 2018
The bank said it had clarified and conveyed to the RBI its position that the issue of perpetual non-convertible preference shares for dilution of shareholding is permissible under the Banking Regulation Act
India top recipient of remittances with an estimated $80 bn in 2018
10 Dec 2018
The average cost of remitting in South Asia also remained the lowest at 5.4 per cent, while Sub-Saharan Africa continued to have the highest at 9 per cent
HCL to acquire seven IBM software products for $1.8 billion
07 Dec 2018
HCL Tech said the deal that includes seven software products represents a total addressable market of more than $50 billion
HCL to acquire seven IBM software products for $1.8 billion
07 Dec 2018
HCL Tech said the deal that includes seven software products represents a total addressable market of more than $50 billion
HCL to acquire seven IBM software products for $1.8 billion
07 Dec 2018
HCL Tech said the deal that includes seven software products represents a total addressable market of more than $50 billion
Cabinet approves proposal to sell REC to PFC
07 Dec 2018
Cabinet approves proposal to sell REC to PFC
07 Dec 2018
Cabinet approves proposal to sell REC to PFC
07 Dec 2018
Cabinet approves proposal to sell REC to PFC
07 Dec 2018
RBI to trim banks’ liquidity reserve ratio to 18% in 6 quarters
06 Dec 2018
Since the reduction in SLR from 19.5 per cent to 18 per cent will limit banks’ need for government securities, finance ministry officials say the measure that will help release over Rs1,00,000 crore of liquidity into the system will have some implications for the government securities
RBI to trim banks’ liquidity reserve ratio to 18% in 6 quarters
06 Dec 2018
Since the reduction in SLR from 19.5 per cent to 18 per cent will limit banks’ need for government securities, finance ministry officials say the measure that will help release over Rs1,00,000 crore of liquidity into the system will have some implications for the government securities
RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
05 Dec 2018
The RBI noted a declining trend in consumer price inflation with year-on-year inflation falling from 3.7 per cent in September to 3.3 per cent in October, pulled down by a large fall in food prices
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