Morgan Stanley expects the Reserve Bank of India to start cutting rates from June 2024, with both retail and wholesale inflation figures remaining at a manageable level. The Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI in its February review meeting unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, maintaining status quo […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while maintaining the status quo in the repo rate, pegged India’s GDP growth for the next financial year 2024-25 (April-March) at 7 per cent. Quarter-wise, 7.2 per cent growth is seen in Q1, 6.8 in Q2, 7.0 in Q3, and 6.9 in Q4, respectively. RBI said that risks are […]
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its February review meeting is expected to again put a pause on the repo rate, according to SBI Research. In its December meeting, the RBI unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, thus maintaining the status quo […]
Amid the ongoing controversy, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has issued a cautionary advisory to Indian traders to switch from Paytm to other payment apps in light of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) restrictions. Recently, RBI in the exercise of its powers under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, had directed […]
India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (INPMI), climbed to 56.5, up from an 18-month low of 54.9 in December, according to HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by S&P Global. India’s manufacturing industry had significant progress at the start of 2024, achieving its quickest expansion in four months in January. Although the final reading was […]
Zomato has obtained a licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for its subsidiary, Zomato Payments, allowing the company to function as an online payment aggregator. This milestone positions Zomato alongside industry leaders like Tata Pay and Razorpay, expanding its role in the burgeoning digital payment landscape. Zomato Payments was established to conduct business […]
Data released on Friday unveils a challenging economic scenario for India as the year concluded, with a simultaneous slowdown in industrial output and a notable spike in inflation. The statistics, revealed by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, indicate that industrial output growth plummeted to an eight-month low of 2.4 per cent in November. […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took stringent measures against Dhanlaxmi Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, and ESAF Small Finance Bank, imposing monetary penalties for various non-compliances, on 12 January. The penalties were issued based on identified deficiencies in regulatory compliance, emphasising the need for financial institutions to adhere to prescribed guidelines. Dhanlaxmi Bank faced […]
India’s retail inflation rose to 5.69 per cent in December which is marginally higher than 5.5 per cent in the previous month, states data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi). It should also be noted that inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has remained within the Reserve Bank of […]
The Indian economy is expected to grow 7.3 per cent in the current financial year 2023-24, remaining the fastest-growing major economy, the National Statistics Office said on Friday. However, these are early projections for 2023-24. Improved data coverage, actual tax collections, expenditures incurred on subsidies, and data revisions made by source agencies would have a […]
