RBI
Raghuram Rajan appointed next governor of RBI
06 Aug 2013
The government’s chief economic advisor Raghuram Rajan will take over from D Subbarao on 4 September
RBI cuts growth prospects to 5.5% in 2013-14
30 Jul 2013
The RBI's annual macroeconomic review says industrial growth remains subdued as supply-side bottlenecks continue to constrai core industries, pulling down growth prospects to 5 per cent
RBI tightens gold import rules
22 Jul 2013
RBI opens special repo window for mutual funds
17 Jul 2013
Rupee gains as RBI hikes short-term rates
16 Jul 2013
RBI slaps nearly Rs50 cr fine on 22 banks for violating KYC norms
15 Jul 2013
RBI had, on 10 June 2013, imposed fines on three banks, including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank, for failure to comply with regulatory norms
Not all applicants to get bank licences: RBI governor
04 Jul 2013
It is not eligibility alone, for the RBI will have to factor in the problem of an exponential increase in non-performing assets as competition increases with the number of banks
RBI cracks down on forex speculators
02 Jul 2013
RBI keeps policy rates unchanged
17 Jun 2013
RBI said, there is an increased risk to the domestic economy of slowing global economic activity and the uncertainty over policies of “systemic central banks”
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