RBI hikes REPO rate by 50 basis points, bank rate and MSF also spiked to 5.15%
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 4.90 per cent. The move comes barely a month after the central bank in a surprise off-cycle meeting had jacked up the repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 per cent to…
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Interest Equalization Scheme with reduced interest rates extended till March 2024 or till further review
[Today, RBI clarifies about Government order on Production Linked Incentive (PLI)] Updated on 31.05.2022 In the RBI circular dated March 8, 2022, it was stated that the extended IES would not be available to those beneficiaries who were availing of the benefit under any Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of the Government. In this regard,…
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RBI report: Fake notes of Rs.500 doubled and Rs.2000 increased to 54.16% in 2021-22
On Friday RBI released its annual report 2021-22, a statutory report of its central board of directors for the period April 2021-March 2022. As per the RBI report, counterfeit notes of all denominations increased in the financial year 2021-22. The RBI detected 101.9 per cent more fake notes of Rs. 500 denomination and 54.16 per…
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RBI increases cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday announced that the Central Bank has decided to increase the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 4.5 per cent of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL), effective from the fortnight beginning May 21, 2022. “ in keeping with the stance of withdrawal of accommodation and in…
Read article RBI announces changes in Repo rate, SDF and MSF from May 4, 2022
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI in its meeting today decided to increase the policy Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 40 basis points from 4.00 percent to 4.40 percent with immediate effect. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate and marginal standing facility (MSF) rate stand adjusted from 3.75 percent…
RBI revives instructions on SLR maintenance for balance held under SDF and SLR holding in HTM category
In partial modification to notification DBR.Ret.BC No.11/12.02.001/2018-19 dated December 05, 2018, the Reserve Bank of India notified on Friday (08/04/2022) that the balances held by banks with the RBI under the SDF shall be an eligible Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) asset and such balances shall form part of “Cash” for SLR maintenance. Banks shall report…
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