Effective February 1, IDBI Bank reduced its deposit and lending rates by 25 basis points after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut policy repo rate and banks' cash reserve ratio (CRR). In its third quarter review of monetary policy, RBI cut repo rate by 0.25 per cent and slashed CRR by the same margin to inject Rs 18,000 crore of liquidity into the syst
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Infra firms welcome RBI rate cut
Infrastructure developers and development finance companies cheered the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to cut policy repo rate in its third quarter review of monetary policy. Infrastructure developers urged banks to pass on the cut in policy rate to borrowers and thereby reduce the cost of funding
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RBI cuts repo rate to support economic growth
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent with immediate effect in its third quarter review of monetary policy 2012-13. In order to infuse liquidity into the banking system, the central bank also reduced the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks by 25 basis points from 4.25 per
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RBI expected to reduce policy rate
Majority of economists and financial market observers expect Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut policy repo rate by 25 basis points on January 29 to 7.75 percent. The decline in inflation gauge based on wholesale price index (WPI) and the government's resolve to reduce fiscal deficit increased expectation that the central bank would redu
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Panel suggests allowing banks to issue fixed rate bonds
An expert panel suggested Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow banks to issue long-term bonds which carry fixed interest rate in order to mop up resources for lending to infrastructure sector. The panel headed by KK Vohra, Chief General Manager, internal debt management department, RBI, suggested that banks can issue long term bonds with minim
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Governor comments temper policy rate cut hope
Expectation that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would reduce policy rates during the monetary policy review on January 29 was tempered by the recent remarks of Governor D Subbarao. Subbarao recently remarked that reducing inflation is the priority of the central bank and will always be. Only then can the poor be given relief, he added
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MFIs asked to charge rates in sync with borrower ability
Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan suggested micro finance institutions (MFIs) to charge interest rates according to the repayment ability of borrowers. He remarked that fixing the interest rate independent of the repaying capacity of the borrower is asking for disas
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Corporate bond issue declines sharply
Fresh bond issuance by companies has dwindled sharply in the last few months because issuers are delaying their fund raising plan expecting Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut policy rate going forward.Also, expectation of tax-free bonds flooding the markets from November has also reduced fresh issuance by companie
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Large funds must be attracted to bonds
A committee appointed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said called for encouraging large institutional investors such as pension funds, provident funds, insurance companies, etc. to invest in bonds floated by bank
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Cement: Inflationary impacts
The last year and a half has seen high interest rates which have contributed to a subdued growth sentiment. For inclusive growth, it is vital that a correction in the interest rates is actioned so that