RBI
RBI opens taps, enables banks to lend more to consumers
13 Sep 2019
Besides reducing the risk weight for banks’ consumer loans and personal loans to 100 per cent from 125 per cent, RBI also raised bank’s exposure limit to a single NBFC from 15 per cent to 20 per cent of its Tier-I capital
Retail, MSME loans to be cheaper with external benchmark
05 Sep 2019
RBI has directed banks to link retail and MSME loans to an external benchmark such as repo rate, treasury bill yield or any other benchmark interest rate published by the Financial Benchmarks India Private Ltd, beginning 1 October
RBI weighs linking all new loans to RBI’s policy rates
19 Aug 2019
RBI has kept the external benchmark (lending rate) in abeyance because it wanted to see how the market evolved, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said, adding that while the banks have responded, the process needs to be faster
RBI to allow 24/7 fund transfers through NEFT from December
08 Aug 2019
Besides expanding the bill payment network and smoothening the payment and settlement systems, the central bank also revised downward the risk weight for consumer credit, including personal loans, but excluding credit card receivables, to 100 per cent from 125 per cent or higher
RBI cuts repo rate by 35 bps to 5.40% in bid to boost consumption
07 Aug 2019
RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee in its third policy review of the current fiscal also reduced the growth rate to 6.9 per cent from 7 per cent in FY2019-20 and also decided to maintain the accommodative stance of monetary policy in view of sagging consumption growth
RBI lets banks sell NPAs abroad as one-time settlement
31 Jul 2019
The RBI move will allow companies and banks to raise cheap, long-term loans overseas, skirting the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code process, which could again add to the huge amount of stressed assets in the economy
Jalan panel favours phased transfer of RBI surplus to govt
18 Jul 2019
While the centre is keen to get its hands on the entire contingency fund of Rs2.32 lakh crore, the Jalan panel is expected to propose annual transfers of Rs50,000 crore each from the reserve to the government
RBI wants all payment system data to be stored within the country
27 Jun 2019
While there is no bar on processing of payment transactions outside India, if so desired by the payment system operators (PSOs), RBI said such data should be deleted there and brought back to India within 24 hours
RBI Dy governor Viral Acharya resigns 6 months before term ends
24 Jun 2019
Although Acharya has not announced his plans yet, since the timing of his resignation coincides with the start of academic term in the US, he must probably be returning to academia
RBI sees a slackening of growth, may cut rates further
21 Jun 2019
RBI said since its policy announcement in April, there has been a sharp slowdown in investment activity along with a continuing moderation in private consumption growth, even as inflation rate remained well below RBI’s target rate
RBI panel suggests doubling Mudra loan ceiling for MSMEs to Rs20 lakh
19 Jun 2019
The revised loan limits would be applicable to more units once the government approves the proposal for a turnover-based criteria that has been set at Rs5 crore for micro units, up to Rs75 crore for small units and up to Rs250 crore for medium enterprises
RBI relaxes leverage ratio for banks
07 Jun 2019
RBI removes charges on RTGS/NEFT transactions in digital push
07 Jun 2019
While the charges for NEFT are in the range of Re1 to Rs5, and that for RTGS are between Rs5 and Rs50, the move is expected to attract more participants
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