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- Why The Rbi Wants Reform (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
The underlying causes for a hardening rupee now are of a more fundamental nature than mere speculative or errant behaviour by market participants.
- Hedging To Manage Price Risks (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 06, 2007)
The consumer’s strategy must include determining targeted margins based on cost sheet for each month and fixing cost of raw material as a percentage of total cost of production.
- The Fine Print (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) warning in its Annual Report 2006-07 on the subprime crisis has, understandably, grabbed headlines in most papers.
- Capital Eddies (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 04, 2007)
Just how far the Indian economy has meshed into the global context is mirrored in the opening sentence of the Reserve Bank of India’s annual report for the year ended June 2007.
- Steady And Stable (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2007)
The Central Statistical Organisation’s announcement on Friday that the economy had grown at 9.3 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year could not have come at a better time.
- The Fine Print (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) warning in its Annual Report 2006-07 on the subprime crisis has, understandably, grabbed headlines in most papers.
- Picture Hidden Behind 'Growth' (Pioneer, Parthasarathi Ganguly, Sep 04, 2007)
The Indian economy has observed growth above expectation, particularly in the manufacturing and services sectors, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Statistics.
- A Cautious Approach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2007)
Extrapolating the broad macroeconomic trends of 2006-07, the Reserve Bank of India in its annual report is generally optimistic about robust economic growth continuing this year.
- Gdp & Inflation Numbers Bring Cheer (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 03, 2007)
If the first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) are any indication, any fears that the recent pick up in growth is a short-lived phenomenon can be set at rest. GDP in the first . . .
- Picture Hidden Behind 'Growth' (Pioneer, Parthasarathi Ganguly, Sep 03, 2007)
The Indian economy has observed growth above expectation, particularly in the manufacturing and services sectors, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Statistics.
- The Crowning Of The Moneylender (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Sep 01, 2007)
It is a sad commentary on the times we live in, that an RBI technical group looks to moneylenders to resolve the crisis of rural credit in India.
- Indian Economy On A Roll, Gdp Up 9.3 Pc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
A buoyant Indian economy grew at a blistering 9.3 per cent during April to June this year, while inflation fell below 4 per cent, its lowest in 15 months.
- Bankers Ask Govt To Allow Islamic Banking In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
International and domestic banks led by Indian Banks Association (IBA) on Wednesday pitched for allowing Islamic banking, estimated at over 1.2 trillion dollars and growing at 15 per cent annually, in India.
- Indian Economy Sets Scorching Pace, Grows At 9.3 Percent In Q1 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
After showing a growth rate around eight to 8.5 percent for long, the Indian economy finally managed to show a GDP growth rate of 9.3 percent during the April-June quarter of the current fiscal.
- Economy Picks Pace Riding On Sectoral Surges (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
Belying concerns of a slowdown, the countrys economy grew at a higher-than-expected rate of 9.3 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal on robust manufacturing and services sector, although ...
- Price Still A Prickly Problem, Says Rbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Excuding confidence that the countrys economic growth momentum would continue at a strong pace this fiscal the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Thurday, called for continuous vigil and appropriate policy actions by all concerned to maintain price . . . .
- Hedge, Private Equity Funds May Pull Out: Rbi (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India has warned that hedge funds and private equity funds, which are major investors in emerging market economies like India, could pull out of these markets, in the face of the continuing crisis in the US mortgage market . . . .
- Roadblock For Icici, Sbi? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2007)
The country’s top bureaucrats and financial regulators clearly don’t talk to each other. That is the only conclusion one can draw from the timing of RBI’s discussion paper on holding companies in banking groups.
- Unintentional (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 31, 2007)
ICICI Bank is the daughter of ICICI who swallowed her mother. ICICI saw an end to its business of long-term finance after liberalization brought in new competitors.
- Us Credit Crisis May Hit India: Rbi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
For the first time Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said something about likely repercussions of the US subprime crisis on Indian economy and markets on Thursday.
- Rbi Remains Bullish On Economy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bullish about the economy notwithstanding the threat of inflationary pressures and external shocks like the recent sub-prime crisis in the US.
- Us Mortgage Crisis May Hit India: Rbi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
RBI on Thursday expressed concern over development in subprime mortgage market in US as it might affect economic growth in emerging economies including India.
- Moving Towards A Consensus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
The Planning Commission’s decision to set up a high-level committee to take a comprehensive look at financial sector reform is to be welcomed. The committee, under the chairmanship of Raghuram Rajan, has 12 members drawn from banks . . . ..
- Did ‘Fair Value’ Fail In Sub-Prime Crisis? (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Aug 30, 2007)
Tomes have been written about the sub-prime crisis in the US and its effect on international markets. Stock markets have tanked and many hedge funds have closed some funds and laid off people.
- Holding Banks Back? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 30, 2007)
In its concern for regulation, the RBI discounts the ambition in Indian banks to think big. Its model may hamper growth, rather than give it free rein.
- Using Forex To Fund Core Sector Risky (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 30, 2007)
After months of hair-splitting, the government appears to have had its way: a portion of the country’s forex reserves ($5 billion) is to be given to the SPV for infrastructure financing.
- Core Sector Financing Gets $5b (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
There is more money waiting to chase big infrastructure projects with the government ready with the $5 billion overseas wholesale banking company, billed as India's version of Temasek to lend funds to core sector projects.
- G.K. Raman Passes Away At Puttaparthi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
G. K. Raman, Chairman of Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co and former Managing Director of Sundaram Finance Ltd (SFL), passed away at Puttaparthi on Monday following a heart attack. He was 76. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter and two . . . .
- Holding Companies Mooted For Banks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday mooted a proposal to set up financial holding companies (FHCs) or banking holding companies (BHCs) for Indian banks “as the banks would be much better protected from possible adverse effects from the activities of . . .
- Rbi's Discussion Paper On Holding Firms In Banking Sector (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Concerned over proliferation of intermediate holding companies, the Reserve Bank on Monday issued a discussion paper to formulate a new framework for financial sector entities to allow conglomerates to undertake banking, insurance and other . . .. . .
- Subprime Lessons For India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2007)
It’s like a bushfire. It starts in one corner of the forest, takes hold of the undergrowth and blazes its way across the expanse in no time. In somewhat similar fashion, the subprime word has suddenly entered our everyday vocabulary.
- 'Mayawati Is A Strong Administrator, And Her Return As Cm With A Majority Is What Uttar Pradesh Needed' (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 27, 2007)
Today's guest is somebody who tries very hard to stay out of headlines. But there are millions of rumours about him. He's someone who's almost a recluse, but paints really big on our social, corporate, and political scene, the real Saharasri Subroto . . .
- Sbi Board Approves Merger Of Sbs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
The boards of both SBI and State Bank of Saurashtra, its wholly-owned subsidiary, have given approval to the merger proposal on Saturday.
- Fm Assures All Steps To Stem Prices (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The Centre, on Friday, asserted that it would take all necessary fiscal measures as and when required to control the price rise.
- India Inc Raised $15 B Via Ecb In 5 Months (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Indian companies have borrowed about $14.97 billion through external commercial borrowing (ECB) and foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB) within a span of five months from January to May 2007.
- Ice-Cream, Accountants, Cats And Dogs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2007)
What do ice-creams, telephone instruments, KitKat chocolate, electric filament lamp, and bottled mineral water have in common? These were the subject matter of a bunch of 15 appeals that the apex court disposed of a few days ago, when deciding the . . . .
- Japan Floats Bilateral Currency Swap Treaty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Wednesday, said it has drawn up a basic structure, for currency swap agreement with India which will cater to short term liquidity and complement foreign exchange norms.
- India, Japan Agree On Currency Swap (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that India and Japan have agreed on a basic framework for a currency swap agreement, which would offer protection against a sudden and large withdrawal of funds
- India And Japan Sign Currency Swap Pact (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
India and Japan have finally agreed to sign a basic bilateral agreement on currency swap, which will add to a regional network of such accords designed to provide emergency financial liquidity to either or both parties in times of currency market . . . .
- Us Lobbyist To Hard-Sell Modi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
He can't get a US visa because of the taint of the post-Godhra riots. But that did not stop Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi from hiring a US lobbying firm for an image make-over.
- India Inc Goes Global Shopping (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
Indian companies struck 550 merger and acquisition deals worth US$55 billion in the first six months of 2007 - already more than the size of M&A deals in all last year - leaving a new Asian imprint whose implications on the global economy raise . . . . .
- What Now? (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 22, 2007)
The sub-prime crisis is unlikely to affect India much. As was to be expected, as soon as investors had become complacent about risk, it came out of nowhere to bite us.
- Stronger Rupee — What It Means For Fdi Growth (Business Line, S. Majumder , Aug 22, 2007)
With GDP poised to grow annually at 10 per cent in the next five years, FDI will play a key role in sustaining this growth. And given the rise in rupee value, telecommunications, electronics, automobile and banking are the front-runners in the. . .
- Rating Agencies: Fence Eating The Crop? (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 22, 2007)
Who are the biggest culprits in the US mortgage and financial market crisis? It is a no-brainer: undoubtedly the world’s largest credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.
- Govt Nod To Sbi Bill (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The government plans to buy Reserve Bank’s stake in National Housing Bank and Nabard by June next year so as to ensure the central bank does not own the institutions it regulates.
- Wait And Watch (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Aug 21, 2007)
Wait and watch is the buzz phrase in the lexicon of the world’s financial community. No one is prepared to hazard a guess as to what could happen next in the financial sector.
- Call Rates Zoom 55 Pc (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Rates in the overnight call money market rose to 55% levels, a five-month high, on Friday. Much of the demand was fuelled by banks’ need to comply to reserve requirements.
- A Reticent Rbi Succumbs (Frontier Post, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 18, 2007)
THOUGH still remote and unintelligible to the ordinary citizen, the annual statement on and quarterly reviews of monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) receive much attention from the Finance Ministry, the financial sector and the media.
- Perfecting The Monetary Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 17, 2007)
The RBI’s use of multiple weapons to control monetary expansion has paid off, even if, in the process, the objective of optimality of exchange rate could not be protected. The latter has to be addressed separately.
- Fdi Regime, Opaque As Ever (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
Since 1991 the government has issued hundreds of press notes and a maze of clarifications and releases, still the FDI policy and its implementation lacks basic clarity about fundamental objectives and the political courage to implement the same.
- Fdi Regime, Opaque As Ever (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 16, 2007)
Since 1991 the government has issued hundreds of press notes and a maze of clarifications and releases, still the FDI policy and its implementation lacks basic clarity about fundamental objectives and the political courage to implement the same.
- Increasing Disconnect Between Economy And Stock Market (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 16, 2007)
The country’s capital market is increasingly influenced by global developments because of the active participation by FIIs and big corporates’ growing appetite for global borrowings.
- Will The Optimism Last? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 16, 2007)
Record capital spend and high business confidence make for a positive outlook, but delayed projects and a dearer rupee may cloud the optimism.
- Gdp Will Grow At 9%: Cmie (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said it expects industry to rise 9.6 per cent and services sector to grow 10.7 per cent in the fiscal year that began in April.
- Capital Investments May Top Last Year’S Levels: Rbi (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Despite rising interest rates and appreciating rupee, capital investments by Indian companies in the current fiscal could exceed last year’s level, according to a study by the Reserve Bank of India.
- It’S The Housing Bust, Stupid (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Central banks the world over have pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into banking systems suddenly short of liquidity in the wake of the subprime mortgage problem that has spread from the US to all continents.
- India’S External Situation — Fallout Of The Rupee Rise Cannot Be Ignored (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 13, 2007)
At the time of its annual and half-yearly monetary policy statements, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) routinely comes out with a competent and elaborate analysis of the macroeconomic developments of the period under reference.
- Harmonising Monetary Goals (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2007)
Recent developments in India and several other Asian countries provide a ringside view of the dilemmas that policy-makers sometimes face in pursuing monetary policy objectives that have inflation as the primary focus.
- Rbi Nod To $1 Lakh Deposit Abroad (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Indian residents can now transfer up to $100,000 per financial year in their overseas bank accounts without getting the consent from RBI.
- Coffee & Funds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 13, 2007)
It is astonishing that 43 years after Unit Trust of India started US64 and 14 years after the first private mutual funds were permitted, less than 2 per cent of the working population has invested in them according to an Invest India survey.
- Rbi Group On Interest Rate Futures (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday decided to constitute a working group (WG), which would examine the scope of participation of non- residents, including foreign institutional investors (FIIs), in interest rate futures.
- Banking On The Future (Business Line, M. Sitarama Murthy, Aug 11, 2007)
In an overview of banking operations since Independence, especially the reform period, makes the point that past achievements pale in the face of the challenges ahead.
- Rbi Panel On Interest Rate Futures Set Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
The panel would analyse the experience with interest rate futures so far and focus on product design issues.
- Don’T Bank On A Bail-Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 10, 2007)
There is a spin being given to the latest increase in the cash reserve ratio (CRR) last week. It is that the Reserve Bank had no alternative because the commercial banks were drowning in liquidity following the conversion of billions of dollars on . . . .
- Regulator Exempts Vcfs From Seeking Rbi Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Thursday exempted venture capital funds (VCFs) from seeking Reserve Bank of India permission for investing in overseas companies.
- The New Monetary Policy (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 10, 2007)
THE monetary policy for the fiscal year 2007-2008 has been announced by Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Shamshad Akhtar.
- Liquidity Management (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2007)
In a swift policy initiative the Finance Ministry has reacted to restrict external commercial borrowings on the lines recommended by the Prime Minster’s Economic Advisory Council and the Reserve Bank of India.
- Rbi Move To Revive Interest Rate Futures (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a working group to find ways to revive trading of interest rate futures and to consider whether foreign investors should be allowed to trade the derivatives.
- Caught In The Muddle (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 10, 2007)
In almost all discussions or articles about India’s appeal as an investment destination, one prominent selling point is “rule of law”.
- Take Robust Rupee In Stride, Exporters Told (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
"We have taken note of short-term pain of exporters and we have given them a package. We hope that they will quickly adjust to new level of rupee," Mr Chidambaram said.
- Good Governance Demands Disclosure Of Risk Perceptions (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 09, 2007)
All the sectors of the economy are beginning to realise the importance of risk in various activities, although financial risks occupy prime position in the context of new products, changing technologies and market-savvy players, along with . . . .
- Rbi Raises Mss Cap To Rs 1.5 Lakh Cr (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the cap on bond sale under Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) to Rs 1,50,000 crore in a bid to absorb liquidity generated through its intervention in the forex market.
- Rbi Raises Intervention Bond Ceiling (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today raised the cap on bond sale under the market stabilisation scheme (MSS) to Rs 1,50,000 crore in a bid to absorb liquidity generated through its intervention in the forex market.
- Hike In Cash Reserve Ratio: Unnecessary Step (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 09, 2007)
The Reserve Bank's justification for increasing the Cash Reserve Ratio, all these years, is utterly false.
- Icici Bank Cuts Deposit Rates By 25-50 Bps (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
ICICI Bank today reduced interest rates on deposits of value less than Rs 15 lakh by 25-50 basis points for select maturities upto two years, a day after the country’s largest lender SBI reduced its deposit rates.
- Leads, Lags And The Current Account (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 08, 2007)
Just as the level of outstanding trade credit affects the stock of external debt, changes therein need to be accounted in the BoP data.
- Imperatives In Corporate Forex Hedging (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
Today, the overall environment is quite conducive to Indian companies re-denominating their cost base in currencies which are depreciating against the rupee.
- Raise The Ecb Cap, Says The Govt (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 07, 2007)
The finance ministry’s reported move to increase the annual cap on external commercial borrowing (ECB) illustrates the dilemma facing the government.
- Economic Governance, Key For Further Development (Business Line, Bhanoji Roa, Aug 07, 2007)
Some academicians and policy-makers believe that the present tempo of investment and economic growth in India will not continue for long unless there is a visible and enduring change in governance, in general, and economic governance, in particular.
- Fake Coins Flood Markets (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
After fake currency notes, it is fake coins that are flooding the markets. Fake coins of Re 1 and Rs 5 denominations are believed to be in circulation in large numbers.
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