RBI Makes External Benchmark Based Interest Rate mandatory for certain categories of loans from October 1, 2019

The government has asked banks to come up with repo-linked loan products for faster transmission of Reserve Bank’s rate cuts to borrowers.

Transfer of Surplus Reserves by RBI to Government and Its Implication on the Economy

RBI board accepts Jalan committee recommendation. Amid slowing economic growth and rising global uncertainty, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board on Monday approved transfer of Rs 1.76 lakh crore surplus reserves to the central government.

Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies

RBI has issued the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies on August 7, 2019. This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures in the areas of Financial Markets; Payment and Settlement Systems; Banking Regulation, Financial Inclusion and Credit flow to NBFCs. I. Financial Markets 1. Introduction of stripping/reconstitution facility for State Development Loans…

Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Reserve Bank of India

India’s Central Bank Reserve Bank of India announced on 6th August the IIIrd Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy wherein they announced an array of conventional and unconventional measures to boost slowing economic growth, including reducing the benchmark interest rate by an irregular 35 basis points (bps), its fourth rate cut this year. The Reserve Bank of India’s six-member rate-setting…

RBI Dy Governor’s Portfolios

DG Portfolios Wef  24th July 2019, the distribution of portfolios amongst the Deputy Governors will be as following: Name Departments Shri N.S.Vishwanathan 1. Co-ordination 2. Department of Banking Regulation (DBR) 3. Department of Communication (DoC) 4. Department of Co-operative Banking Regulation (DCBR) 5. Department of Non- Banking Regulation (DNBR) 6. Enforcement Department 7. Financial Markets…

Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework – Launch of Utkarsh 2022

The RBI Governor Shri Shaktikant Das launched “Utkarsh 2022” on 23rd July 2019. It is the Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework, in line with the evolving macroeconomic environment, to achieve excellence in the performance of RBI’s mandates and strengthening the trust of citizens and other institutions. A formal strategic management framework was launched in…

RBI Governor met CEOs of Public Sector Banks on 19th July 2019

RBI Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das held a meeting today with the CEOs of the public sector banks and the Chief Executive of Indian Banks Association (IBA) on the 19th July 2019. The Governor acknowledged discernible improvements in the banking sector while underscoring that several challenges still remain to be addressed, particularly with regard to the…

Cabinet approves seven amendments to IBC for easier resolution

The Union Cabinet cleared seven amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) during its meeting on Wednesday 17th July  which will allow the government to stick to strict timelines, and simultaneously, maximise the value of an insolvent entity from the resolution plan as a going concern. The amendments will also aid decision-making in the…

Financial Stability Report – June 2019 -RBI

The Reserve Bank of India today released the 19th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR). The FSR reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on risks to financial stability, as also the resilience of the financial system. The Report also discusses issues relating to development and regulation…

RBI releases Financial Benchmark Administrators (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2019 under section 45 W of the RBI Act, 1934

The Reserve Bank of India released the Financial Benchmark Administrators (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2019 on 26th June  2019. These directions shall apply to Financial Benchmark Administrators(FBA) administering ‘significant benchmarks’ in the markets for financial instruments regulated by the Reserve Bank. The identification of a benchmark as a ‘significant benchmark’ shall be based on use, efficiency…