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Special Clearing Operations on March 31, 2020

Reserve Bank of India today advised all the banks to be ready to conduct a Special Clearing exclusively for Government cheques at all clearing houses across the country on March 31, 2020. According to the regulator’s communication normal clearing timings as applicable to any working Tuesday shall be followed on March 31, 2020. Additionally, a…

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FAQs on rescheduling of Term Loans and Working Capital payments

On March 27, 2020 (Friday), the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI announced certain regulatory measures to mitigate the burden of debt servicing brought about by disruptions on account of COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the continuity of viable businesses. With regard to rescheduling of Term Loans, Working Capital payments, and NPA classification certain common…

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Important measures are taken by RBI in the recent past to preserve the financial stability of the country

In the Statement of Development and Regulatory Policies released on March 27, 2020, RBI released several regulatory measures to mitigate the burden of debt servicing brought about by disruptions on account of COVID-19 pandemic and to safeguard the continuity of viable businesses. The package includes Rescheduling of Term Loans and Working Capital payments, recalculate the…

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RBI drastically slashes Repo and other key policy rates in its advanced MPC meeting

Today (March 27, 2020), the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced  Seventh Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20 and slashed all the key policy rates. According to the announcement the MPC decided to advance its meeting scheduled for 31st March, 1st and 3rd April 2020 and met on 24th, 26th, and 27th March. As per the announcement…

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COVID 19: How does lockdown impact banking services in India?

In light of the spreading disease – COVID-19 – and government orders, banks across the country are working at reduced capacities, providing only essential services. Only essential basic services allowed: Effective from Monday, March 23, 2020, only basic essential services like cash deposit and withdrawal, cheque clearances, remittances,, and government transactions are undertaken by the…

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