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No rate cut this time: What kept RBI in wait-and-watch mode, answers CRISI
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision reflects confidence in the country's growth-inflation dynamics, with stable economic momentum and a gradual normalisation of inflation supporting the continuation of a neutral policy stance, according to Dha
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Positive for the banks as well as for the real estate sector: RBI Governor
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"It will help the real estate sector and the REITs. There is already a framework for lending by the banks to the real estate, only through companies and other legal entities. That lending was not allowed to be done in case the borrower was a trust," Governor Malhotra said.
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RBI permits direct bank lending to REITs; Industry applauds move to ease f
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Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO for India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa at CBRE, welcomed the move, stating it will provide a "major boost" to these investment tools. He noted that the change will "make it easier for the trusts to raise funds at relatively cheaper rates." By openi
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RBI eases norms for NBFCs to boost ease of doing business
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed significant regulatory easing for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to promote ease of doing business while maintaining strong sectoral growth.
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Experts see RBI's rate pause as balanced move, says focus shifts to liquid
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Economists and market experts on Friday said the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and maintain a neutral stance was largely in line with expectations, with many highlighting a likely shift in policy focus towards liquidity managem
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Trade agreements with EU and US to support export growth, says RBI Governo
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The recently concluded India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the prospective India-US trade deal, along with several other trade agreements, will support exports over the medium term, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra.
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Banks to be allowed to lend directly to REITs, RBI proposes easing norms t
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said that banks will be allowed to lend directly to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), as the central bank moves to improve financing access for the real estate sector.
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RBI to issue draft guidelines for protecting customers from mis-selling, a
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Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday proposed to issue three draft guidelines for customer protection: one, relating to mis-selling; two, regarding recovery of loans and engagement of recovery agents; and three, on limiting liability of customers in unauthorised electroni
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Afghanistan food prices soar despite falling dollar, straining import-depe
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Afghanistan is seeing sharp rises in food prices despite a weaker US dollar, with flour, rice and cooking oil becoming costlier. Shopkeepers and residents say purchasing power has dropped, while authorities cite monetary policies as households struggle amid import and transit challenges.
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RBI proposes compensation for small-value transaction fraud; raises collat
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Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced a set of measures aimed at enhancing customer protection, advancing financial inclusion, enhance flow of credit, strengthening urban cooperative banks (UCBs), promoting ease of doing business for NBFCs, and deepening financia
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RBI projects retail inflation at 2.1% for FY26; warns of Q4 uptick
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday projected retail inflation for the current fiscal year (2025-26) at 2.1 per cent, even as it flagged potential "upside risks" from geopolitical tensions and volatile energy prices.
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RBI revises FY27 Q1, Q2 GDP growth projections upward, defers full-year ou
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced an upward revision in India's real GDP growth projections for the first two quarters of the next financial year, 2026-27, while deferring the full-year growth forecast to the April policy meeting.
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