Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Forex Reserves Surge $5.54 Billion; India Nears $693 Billion Mark

The RBI Governor said, "Overall, India's external sector remains resilient as key external sector vulnerability indicators continue to improve. We remain confident of meeting our external financing requirements."

7 days ago

Govt reviews RBI's proposal on opening foreign bank branches, Indian banks' global expansion

During the IDC meeting, the Committee also reviewed proposals from Indian banks seeking to expand their presence abroad through similar arrangements. Furthermore, the IDC examined requests from foreign banks for relocation of their existing branches within India. After due consideration, the Committee recommended the proposals placed before it.

9 days ago

RBI likely to cut repo rate by 0.25 pc to 5.25 pc in Dec: Report

Morgan Stanley expects India's headline CPI to rise slightly in 2026-27 from the lower levels anticipated in 2025, while eventually gravitating towards the RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent.

10 days ago

Inflation likely around 0.45 pc next month, time for decisive RBI actions: SBI

India inflation expected at 2.1 pc in FY26, RBI rate cut likely

India's exports to the United States rose by 13 per cent in H1 FY26, it said, adding that the US remains the largest export destination for merchandise goods, accounting for nearly 20 per cent share in India's total exports.

17 days ago

Banks may soon finance corporate acquisitions — RBI suggests stricter safeguards

Up to 70 per cent of the acquisition cost may be financed by banks, with the remaining 30 per cent having to come from the acquiring company's own equity contribution. According to the proposal, either the acquiring company or a step-down special purpose vehicle (SPV) created specifically for the acquisition can receive the funding.

Oct 25, 2025

India's forex reserves surge by $4.5 bn to cross $702 bn mark

India's gold reserves held by the RBI as part of the country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $6.2 billion to surpass the $108.5 mark for the first time on the back of a sharp rise in the price of the precious metal and increased purchases by the central bank.

Oct 24, 2025

Mutual fund houses allocate Rs 5,294 crore in IPOs, backing small-cap growth stories

India sees sharp surge in SME IPOs, supported by strong retail participation, market sentiment

The numbers soared significantly in FY25, with SMEs raising Rs 9,110.97 crore. Fresh issues (Rs 8,344.37 crore) contributed 91.5 per cent, while the OFS part was Rs 775.6 crore or 8.5 per cent.

Oct 21, 2025

RBI eases norms for small business loans, working capital loans to jewellers

"Banks are generally prohibited from lending for the purchase of gold or silver in any form, or lending against the security of primary gold or silver. However, a carve-out has been allowed for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) for granting working capital loans to jewellers," the statement said.

Sep 30, 2025

RBI likely to keep repo rate unchanged amid growth risks, low inflation: Report

The central bank had last cut the repo rate by 50 basis points in June, while the August review saw the rate being held steady, according to a report by Bajaj Broking. The report said the RBI is likely to maintain the current rate as inflation remains low and manageable, but risks to growth are becoming more visible.

Sep 29, 2025

RBI Monetary Policy Committee unlikely to cut rates in October: Report

The transmission of the past 100 bps rate cut is assessed as nearly complete for fresh deposits (-94 bps) but muted for outstanding deposits (-18 bps), ICRA said in its report.

Sep 25, 2025

Shaktikanta Das 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI urges banks to step up efforts to return crores in unclaimed deposits

Balances in savings and current accounts that remain inoperative for ten years, or term deposits not claimed within ten years from the date of maturity, are classified as unclaimed deposits and subsequently transferred by banks to the DEA fund maintained by the central bank.

Sep 24, 2025

GST reforms can further lower inflation, allow RBI to cut repo rate by another 25 bp this year

"However, if the pass-through is only partial, the inflation fall could be closer to 0.5 ppt. We expect the RBI to cut rates once again by 25bp in 4Q25, taking the repo rate to 5.25 per cent," an HSBC report said.

Sep 4, 2025

India's forex reserves jump $1.49 billion to $695.11 billion

An increase in the country's foreign exchange kitty gives the RBI more headroom to strengthen the rupee vis-a-vis the US dollar. Adequate forex reserves enable the RBI to intervene in the spot and forward currency markets by releasing more dollars to prevent the rupee from going into a free fall and curbing its volatility.

Aug 22, 2025

Banks to clear cheques within few hours starting October 4: RBI

The RBI decided to transition CTS from batch processing to continuous clearing with 'on-realisation-settlement' to improve the efficiency of cheque clearing, reduce settlement risk for participants, and enhance customer experience.

Aug 14, 2025

No proposal to stop supply of Rs 500 denomination banknotes from ATMs: Govt

"The RBI has informed that as part of their endeavour to enhance public access to frequently used denominations of banknotes, a circular titled 'Dispensation of Rs 100 and Rs 200 Denomination Banknotes through ATMs' has been issued on April 28, 2025, directing all banks and White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) to ensure that their ATMs dispense Rs 100 and Rs 200 denomination banknotes on a regular basis," the minister said.

Aug 5, 2025

Sensex, Nifty open lower amid uncertainty around Trump tariffs

Indian stock market ends marginally up amid Q1 earnings, trade deal talks

The Sensex recovered from early losses to close at 82,634.48, up 63.57 points or 0.08 per cent. The broader Nifty index also ended almost flat at 25,212.05, rising just 16.25 points or 0.06 per cent.

Jul 16, 2025

RBI advises banks to use DoT's Financial Fraud Risk Indicator to prevent cyber swindling

The RBI's advisory to all scheduled commercial banks, small finance banks, payments banks, and co-operative banks, issued on June 30, is a testament to the power of inter-agency collaboration in safeguarding citizens in India's growing digital economy, according to a DoT statement issued on Wednesday.

Jul 2, 2025

New biomass guidelines to boost bio-energy, ease of doing business

New biomass guidelines to change alternative energy future, ease of doing business

The guidelines also encourage significant simplification of documentation requirements. Developers of briquette and pellet manufacturing plants will no longer be required to submit number of documents related to clearance matters.

Jun 28, 2025

India clocks current account surplus of $13.5 billion in Jan-March quarter

Net services receipts increased to $53.3 billion in Q4 2024-25 from $42.7 billion in the same quarter of the previous year. Services exports have risen on a year-on-year basis in major categories such as business services and computer services, the RBI said.

Jun 27, 2025

RBI's new project finance directions to cushion banks against risk: Report

The new direction brings in a higher base level standard asset provisioning for under-construction projects set at 1 per cent and a slightly higher 1.25 per cent for under-construction CRE exposures (that compares with the extant 0.4 per cent to 1.0 per cent), with step-ups linked to DCCO deferment period.

Jun 26, 2025

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