In the last week of March, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had asked all lending institutions to offer a three-month moratorium to their borrowers,…
Credit Growth: Are We Barking Up Wrong Tree?
India’s banking regulator is upset with the extreme risk aversion of commercial banks, which are holding back the flow of credit to the productive sectors…
Can The Reserve Bank Of India Talk The Bond Yield Down?
In an interview with a TV channel last Friday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das reiterated the central bank’s commitment to growth and…
Five Wise Men And Reserve Bank’s New Window For Loan Restructuring
None could miss the collective sigh of relief from the bankers’ community on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to open a restructuring window…
How Many Banks Will Swim Naked?
IDBI Bank Ltd and Uco Bank did an encore in the June quarter. IDBI Bank posted a Rs 144.43 crore net profit, after recording a…
Wanted: A Monetary Policy Committee With More Power And ‘Flexibility’
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Indian central bank’s rate-setting body under a new monetary policy framework put in place in 2016, had its 24th meeting last…
A NON-MONETARY POLICY, But Par For The Course
In May, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) went for an out-of-turn policy rate cut for the second time in a row, paring its…
Rate Cut Unlikely But RBI To Continue With Dovish Policy …
In March and May, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) went for out-of-turn policy rate cuts following off-cycle meetings of its rate-setting body, the Monetary Policy…