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National Financial Switch

With a view to inter-connect the ATMs in the country and facilitate easy banking for the common man, the Institute of Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT),...

November 4, 2011

RBI: Income grows 12.7% in 2010-11

The RBI has posted an income of Rs. 37,070 Crore for the year 2010-11. The accounting year of RBI starts from July and ends in June. Reserve Bank...

November 4, 2011

India Post to seek Banking License

India Post is the largest postal network in the world, comprising 1.55 lakh post offices, of which nearly 1.4 lakh are in rural areas. The department of posts...

November 4, 2011

Financial Inclusion: New operational guidelines on Financial Inclusion

The new RBI guidelines on Financial Inclusion have shifted the onus from “‘one district-many banks” to “‘one district-many banks-one leader bank“. The new operational guidelines are for the...

November 4, 2011

Differentiated Bank Licences and Issues with New Licenses in India

The Indian financial system currently consists of commercial banks, co-operative banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The commercial banks can be divided into categories depending on...

November 4, 2011

Why Two year Extension to Subbarao?

Recently, the PMO office has announced a two-year extension for Reserve Bank of India governor D Subbarao. We note that it’s Finance Ministry, which deals with the RBI...

October 30, 2011

Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)

Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) is the primary instrument of Reserve Bank of India for modulating liquidity and transmitting interest rate signals to the market. It refers to the difference...

April 28, 2011

History of Reserve Bank of India

Prior to RBI, all the functions of a central bank were being done by Imperial Bank of India. Imperial Bank of India was established in 1921 via the...

April 28, 2011

Current Trends: Statutory Liquidity Ratio

As per Section 24 (2A) of Banking Regulation Act 1949, every banking company in India has to maintain equivalent to an amount which shall not at the close...

October 12, 2010

Current Affairs April 20, 2010

Appointments:Meghalaya: 21st Chief Minister – Dr Mukul Manda SangmaDr Mukul Manda Sangma has been sowrn in as 21st Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He leads Congress-United Democratic Party-led five-party...

April 30, 2010

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