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What is Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

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About Reserve Bank of India

What is Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India whose primary function is to manage and govern the financial system of the country. It is a statutory body established in the year 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The central bank regulates the issue and supply of the Indian rupee. It also looks after the central government’s money. The central bank plays the role of the bankers’ bank and regulates the banking sector. It also plays an important role in India’s development story by supporting the government in its developmental projects and policies.
 
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Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak to address discrepancies in aviation law: Govt

Naidu explained that the 1934 Act had undergone 21 amendments, resulting in ambiguities and contradictions, particularly regarding the powers and functions of internal organisations

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2024 | 7:19 PM IST

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2024 | 7:12 PM IST

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Updated On : 17 Jul 2024 | 12:15 AM IST

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Union Budget 2024: The Delhi Market Association has urged the government to consider measures to lower the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on essential items and on shop rentals

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Updated On : 17 Jul 2024 | 2:10 PM IST

India's overnight swap market pricing in rate cuts before 2023 end: Experts

OIS rates, often seen as the clearest indication of future policy rate actions, are interest rate derivative products that move as per the expectations of rate trajectory

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2023 | 6:13 PM IST

Indian Overseas Bank raises FD rates; senior citizens to get 7.75% interest

This announcement is in line with the Reserve Bank of India's decision to keep the repo unchanged at 6.5%

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Updated On : 10 Apr 2023 | 4:57 PM IST
Updated On : 09 Apr 2023 | 11:08 PM IST

Weekend Bites: Pause not pivot, GDP, Doge, and litti-chokha for thought

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2023 | 9:00 AM IST

Foreign exchange reserves at $578.45 bn, snaps 2-week rise, shows RBI data

A comfortable level of foreign exchange reserves will further bolster macroeconomic stability, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the bank's monetary policy decision on Thursday.

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2023 | 10:36 PM IST

RBI estimate too optimistic, will pivot to rate cuts in October: Nomura

Japanese brokerage Nomura on Friday said Reserve Bank's 6.5 per cent real GDP growth estimate for FY24 is too optimistic, and the central bank will pivot to rate cuts from October

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2023 | 10:37 PM IST

Portal for unclaimed deposits across banks to be ready in 3-4 months: RBI

The deposits remaining unclaimed for 10 years in a bank are transferred to the 'Depositor Education and Awareness' (DEA) Fund maintained by RBI

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 11:17 PM IST

An unexpected pause

Inflation remains significantly above the target

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Updated On : 11 Apr 2023 | 4:59 PM IST

It's just a pause, not a pivot, says Shaktikanta Das on RBI's status quo

FY24 inflation projection cut to 5.2%; growth forecast at 6.5%

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 11:58 PM IST

Households in India expect inflation to moderate, find RBI surveys

Inflation expectations over the next three and 12 months declined by 30 basis points each in its March round of surveys, from the January round, the Reserve Bank of India said

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 8:18 PM IST

Industry associations welcome RBI decision to pause interest rates

After six consecutive hikes aggregating 250 bps, RBI hits a pause

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 8:00 PM IST

Int'l banking system is headed for more trouble, says Raghuram Rajan

His comments add to warnings that the troubles at SVB and Credit Suisse are indicative of deeper underlying problems in the financial system

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 7:52 PM IST

A prudent comma, not a myopic full stop!

The RBI has not used the word stickiness in its policy statement while characterising core inflation, but instead used "unyielding core inflation"

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 10:44 PM IST

RBI's decision of not changing repo rate in line with expectations: Experts

The repo rate hike has been paused after six consecutive rate increases aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 5:47 PM IST

RBI may pause on rate hikes at next meet also: ICICI official Prasanna

The central bank's surprise decision to hold its key repo rate steady, at 6.5 per cent

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 3:29 PM IST

Realty, auto firms expect demand to remain intact after RBI holds rate

Sales in the affordable segment (units priced below Rs 40 lakh) dipped between 2019 and 2022 and further in the first quarter of 2023, said Anuj Puri, chairman of Anarock

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 11:50 PM IST