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RBI Monetary Policy Updates
The Monetary Policy Committee of RBI meets four times a year. The committee recently held its meeting on February 8, 2023. This is the first meeting since Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented her budget. The committee has four members. During ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
CPI inflation reaches 7.41% in September 2022
India’s retail inflation surged to a 5-month high in September, surpassing RBI’s upper margin of 6 per cent for the ninth consecutive time. Key facts Retail inflation, measured using the Consumer Price Index (CPI), has increased from 7 per cent ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
RBI Monetary policy committee (MPC) Meeting- Highlights
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held meeting on August 5, 2022. On the basis of assessment of current and evolving macroeconomic situation, MPC has decided to: Hike policy repo rate by 50 basis points, under liquidity adjustment facility (LAF). Repo ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
RBI Monetary Policy Committee Announcements – Update (May, 2022)
Recently, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held an unscheduled meeting and made some important announcements. What are the announcements? The MPC unanimously decided to increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 40 basis points to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
RBI Monetary Policy April 2022- Highlights
The Reserve Bank of India led by Governor Shaktikanta Das has released the monetary policy update for April 2022. Policy Rates The Policy Repo Rate has been kept unchanged at 4 percent. The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate remains unchanged ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
RBI Monetary Policy Update
On February 10, 2022, RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept key interest rates unchanged. It retained the accommodative stance in its first policy after Union Budget 2022. Key Facts This is the tenth consecutive time that, MPC has maintained the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
RBI to conduct first SLTRO for small finance banks
The Reserve Bank of India recently announced that it is to conduct the first Special Long Term Repo Operation (SLTRO) of Rs 10,000 crores for Small Finance Banks. What is the plan? The RBI will conduct the SLTRO for each ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
RBI measures to boost economy
The Reserve Bank of India recently launched a host of measures to protect individual borrowers and the small and medium enterprises in the country. What are the measures announced? RBI has opened on-tap liquidity window of Rs 50,000 crores at ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021