RBI

Bank deposit growth rate in FY16 falls below five-decade low

Bank deposits grew 9.72 percent as on April 1, 2016, year-over-year, lower than the five-decade low of 9.9 percent as on March 18, according to the RBI.

Apr 21, 2016

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says no need to get hyper over India's growth rate

India needs to repeat this performance for the next 20 years to earn a decent livelihood for every Indian, Rajan said.

Apr 20, 2016

Indians sent $4 billion for students studying overseas in FY16

This is approximately 187 percent more than $1.32 billion in outward remittances for educational purposes in 2014-15.

Apr 19, 2016

Rajan says forex intervention to continue to reduce volatility

India will intervene in the currency market when there's a sustainable risk in global markets, Rajan said.

Apr 19, 2016

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan hints at more rate cuts

In an interview with WSJ, Raghuram Rajan said the cuts would depend on further easing of inflation and a good monsoon.

Apr 16, 2016

Foreign exchange reserves hit new high of $359.91 billion

India's foreign exchange reserves stood at a new high of $359.91 billion in the week ended April 8, 2016, according to RBI.

Apr 16, 2016

RBI asks banks with currency chests to frequently review security tools

Currency chests are storehouses where banknotes and rupee coins are stocked on behalf of the RBI.

Apr 14, 2016

SC wants disclosure of loan default details, RBI opposes

SC says total amount of outstanding bank loans is "quite a substantial amount" and "does make out a case" for disclosure.

Apr 12, 2016

Need regulation without too many limitations, RBI Governor Rajan

The RBI's focus is on the inclusion of people without a smartphone, Raghuram Rajan said at the launch of the Unified Payment Interface.

Apr 11, 2016

Bharti Airtel's M Commerce gets payments bank licence from RBI

Payments bank are restricted to holding a maximum balance of Rs. 100,000 per individual customer.

Apr 11, 2016

India's foreign exchange reserves hit an all-time high of $360 billion

The reserves stood at $359.75 billion in the week ended April 1, up from the earlier historic high of $355.94 billion.

Apr 8, 2016

State Bank of India cuts interest rates on home loans

The move by India's biggest lender has come three days after the RBI cut repo rate to a five-year low.

Apr 8, 2016

India's services PMI at 21-month high in March

Both manufacturing and services output have remained conveniently expansionary the past month, according to the Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index.

Apr 6, 2016