Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, congratulated Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Governor, Shaktikanta Das for bagging an A+ grade rating in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2024.
The ongoing volatility in the prices of key food items such as tomatoes, onions, and potatoes (collectively known as TOP) and pulses continues to pose significant challenges for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), highlights a report by SBI.
At the post-monetary policy press briefing, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that GDP growth figures in the US are doing well and it was not right to rush to a conclusion that the country was slowly slipping into recession.
Governor Das said, "On the external financing side, foreign portfolio investors turned net buyers in the domestic market from June 2024 with net inflows of USD 9.7 billion during June-August (till August 6) after witnessing outflows of USD 4.2 billion in April and May."
Das added, "Assuming a normal monsoon and taking into account the 4.9 per cent inflation print, Q1 CPI inflation for the current financial year (2024-25) is projected at 4.5 per cent, with q2 at 4.4 per cent, Q3 at 4.7 per cent and Q4 at 4.3 per cent. CPI inflation for the first quarter of n
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to deliver the monetary policy statement on Thursday at 10:00 am, following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the post-policy press conference scheduled to be telecast at 12:00 pm on the same day.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is closely tracking the developments of the compilation of new global standards of macroeconomic statistics, highlighted RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, at the 18th Statistics Day Conference in Mumbai on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 26: India is at the threshold of a major structural shift in its growth trajectory, moving towards 8 percent GDP growth in a sustained manner, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. He was speaking at the 188th AGM of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Das said, "India's domestic financial system is now in a much stronger position than it was before we entered the period of the COVID crisis. Indian financial system is now in a much stronger position, characterized by robust capital adequacy, low levels of non-performing assets, and healthy
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained the status quo on the Repo Rate, keeping it unchanged at 6.5 per cent. The decision comes amidst a backdrop of economic uncertainties both domestically and globally.