rbi: RBI proposes norms for disclosure of climate-related financial risks for lenders

rbi: RBI proposes norms for disclosure of climate-related financial risks for lenders

Kolkata: The Reserve Bank of India has told banks and other lenders to disclose more information about their climate-related financial risks so that stakeholders — from regulators to customers — can understand and assess the risk early. Climate-related disclosures by regulated entities is an important source of information for different stakeholders — customers, depositors, investors … Read more

Real interest rates above 2% may not be sustainable from growth perspective: Shashanka Bhide

Real interest rates above 2% may not be sustainable from growth perspective: Shashanka Bhide

Durable, high GDP growth requires inflation to be under control but real interest rates above 2% may not be sustainable when it comes to supporting the growth needs of the Indian economy, said Shashanka Bhide, member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India. If one goes by the MPC’s projection of … Read more

RBI wants to keep inflation vigil, MPC’s external members see room to ease a bit

RBI wants to keep inflation vigil, MPC’s external members see room to ease a bit

Mumbai: Temporary food shocks, fiscal consolidation and high real interest rates have created the scope for reduction in policy interest rates, said external members of the Monetary Policy Committee, but those from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) believe that the markets are running ahead of policy makers. Prof. J.R. Varma, who voted for a … Read more

RBI wants to keep inflation vigil, MPC’s external members see room to ease a bit

RBI wants to keep inflation vigil, MPC’s external members see room to ease a bit

Mumbai: Temporary food shocks, fiscal consolidation and high real interest rates have created the scope for reduction in policy interest rates, said external members of the Monetary Policy Committee, but those from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) believe that the markets are running ahead of policy makers. Prof. J.R. Varma, who voted for a … Read more

RBI to meet banks to examine grey areas in overseas investment rules

RBI to meet banks to examine grey areas in overseas investment rules

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will meet banks to sort out the grey areas in overseas investment (OI) regulations which have stalled the plans of several wealthy Indians, business families, and startups from taking exposures to foreign securities, funds and companies. Can a resident individual subscribe to an ‘unregulated’ fund in Singapore? Can … Read more

interest rates: Global interest rates may have peaked: RBI report

interest rates: Global interest rates may have peaked: RBI report

Kolkata: The Reserve Bank of India believes that global interest rates may have peaked while achieving the inflational target looks like a prolonged journey. In India repeated food shocks are preventing the positive impact of falling core inflation from manifesting itself in lower Consumer Price Index, the central bank said in its state of the … Read more

India’s debt to GDP ratio by 2030-31 will be much lower than IMF’s projection: RBI paper

India’s debt to GDP ratio by 2030-31 will be much lower than IMF’s projection: RBI paper

Indian government expenditure needs to be focused on development given the growth needs and the interim budget intentions signal that the general government debt-GDP ratio could decline to 73.4 per cent by 2030-31, around 5 percentage points lower than the IMF’s projected trajectory of 78.2 per cent, a research paper by RBI showed. “With recalibration … Read more

Central bankers’ models need to increase emphasis on supply side: Shaktikanta Das

Central bankers’ models need to increase emphasis on supply side: Shaktikanta Das

KOLKATA: Central bankers may have to junk their historical economic models to handle crises in the future after they were found deficient during the pandemic, with the global economy undergoing a paradigm shift spawned by rapidly altering labour dynamics and advancements in artificial intelligence, said the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Emerging … Read more

RBI: Key gauge shows traders expecting fewer rate cuts

RBI: Key gauge shows traders expecting fewer rate cuts

Mumbai: Overnight indexed swaps (OIS), the principal financial market gauge for gauging which way interest rates are headed, show that traders have reduced the extent of rate cuts they expect from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) this year, following a vigilant tone on inflation and liquidity by the central bank. A slower-than-expected inflation decline … Read more

India needs to grow at 7-8 per cent annually to become developed nation by 2047, says Ex RBI Guv C Rangarajan

India needs to grow at 7-8 per cent annually to become developed nation by 2047, says Ex RBI Guv C Rangarajan

India needs to grow at seven to eight per cent annually in order to become a developed nation with USD 13000 per capita income by 2047, former Reserve Bank Governor C Rangarajan said on Tuesday. Asserting that innovation cannot be a single solution to reduce inequalities or poverty, the former Chairman of the Prime Minister’s … Read more