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- Dollar Doldrums (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
The credit policy statement last week didn’t address the difficult choice facing India today.
- Is Indian Press Independent? (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 04, 2007)
THE press in India has teased or even irritated the government but has enjoyed freedom. Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister, said that the government disliked the liberties taken by the press.
- J&k Not A Paradise For Jobless (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
The nationalised banks operating in Jammu and Kashmir have a pathetic attitude towards self-employment schemes. They not only discourage the Kashmiri unemployed youth from taking loans for self employment schemes but also keep their documents . . . .
- Monetary Policy Review — Managing The Tide (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Aug 04, 2007)
The First Quarter Review of Annual Monetary Policy for 2007-08 released by the Reserve Bank of India on July 31 created hardly any flutter. Many financial dailies and analysts had predicted the contours well in advance and were not disappointed.
- Accredited Loan Providers — A Placebo For Rural India? (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Aug 04, 2007)
It is among the last and vast frontiers of economic deprivation and poverty in the country — the wasted hinterlands of Rural India. Now, in an attack on entrenched poverty, the Government has accelerated extension and expansion of micro-credit on . . . .
- Volatility Continues (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
It was another jittery day for investors the world over as the US Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq recovered in late trades, while European and Asian markets had mixed trading on Thursday with the swinging BSE Sensex ending the day with a gain of 50 points.
- Monetary Policy: Rbi's Delimma (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 03, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) first quarter review of its annual monetary policy for 2007-08 reflects the policy dilemmas of a central bank that wants to keep an eye on both the exchange rate and the interest rate but has limited flexibility to . . .
- Concern Over Liquidity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 02, 2007)
The first quarter review of the monetary policy does not depart from the RBI’s well known recent stance of maintaining price stability at all costs.
- Dont Expect Interest On Crr Deposits: Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The Centre, on Tuesday, ruled out revisiting a legislation that did away with payment of interest by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to banks for their mandatory cash deposits with the apex bank.
- Neither Hot Nor Cold (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done the right thing by leaving interest rates unchanged and hiking the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 7 per cent. By raising the CRR, which is the amount of cash that banks are supposed to keep locked u
- The Rising Rupee Bites (Times of India, Amit Mitra, Aug 02, 2007)
The strengthening of the rupee is fraught with dangers in a world where China simply refuses to allow its renminbi (yuan) to appreciate.
- Attacking Liquidity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 02, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor YV Reddy has once again surprised the markets by increasing the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 7 per cent in an unexpected move.
- India Moves To Control Inflation (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
India's central bank has sought to cool inflation by raising the proportion of funds that the country's lenders must keep in reserve rather than lend out.
- Sensex Down 600 Pts On Global Worries (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The spectre of defaults in sub-prime lending in the US housing loan market, which spooked markets worldwide, didn’t spare the country’s bourses either.
- Monetary Policy: Rbi's Delimma (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) first quarter review of its annual monetary policy for 2007-08 reflects the policy dilemmas of a central bank that wants to keep an eye on both the exchange rate and the interest rate but has limited flexibility to do muc
- Rbi Plays Safe (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2007)
The RBI on Tuesday raised the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 7 per cent.
- The Dance Of Death (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
It was a routine busy Friday in Mumbai, which had sufficiently recovered from two-rounds of the devastating communal violence of December 1992 and January 1993 in the aftermath of the demolition of the disputed Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
- Crr To Go Up By 50 Basis Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
In a move to curb excess money supply and maintain price stability, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday increased the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 7 per cent from the fortnight beginning August 4.
- Interest Rates Should Stabilise Around Current Levels (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , Aug 01, 2007)
Defending a target interest rate — usually a short-term rate or even a corridor — is the cornerstone of monetary policy implementation by central banks.
- Rbi Hikes Cash Reserve Ratio, Keeps Rates Same (Indian Express, George Mathew, Aug 01, 2007)
Faced with huge foreign capital inflows, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continued with its hawkish vigil on the banking system.
- High Growth To Continue: Reddy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Despite deceleration in corporate sales and profit growth, the high growth rate in industrial and service sector will continue, said RBI governor YV Reddy in the first quarter review of annual statement on monetary policy.
- Rbi Ups Crr To Keep Liquidity Under Leash (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Emboldended with having kept inflation under check, and further tightening the lid firmly on inflation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Tuesday, caught the banking sector off-guard by increasing the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 . . . . . .
- Liquidity Mop (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 01, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India sprang a surprise in its quarterly monetary policy review today, without making it a painful one.
- Rbi Hikes Crr By 0.5%, Other Rates Steady (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India kept its key rates unchanged, though it increased the requirement of statutory deposits (CRR) to suck out liquidity worth 16,000 crore from the market.
- Sensex Vaults 290 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Despite unexpected 0.5% CRR hike by Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday, Sensex vaulted 290 points on the back of strong recovery on the US and Asian bourses and encouraging quarterly results from India Inc.
- A Sensible Policy, On Expected Lines (Business Line, A. Seshan, Aug 01, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s first quarter review of its Annual Policy Statement has turned out to be on the expected lines.
- Credit Policy Won’T Raise Home Loan Rate (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor YV Reddy on Tuesday unveiled the quarterly review of the credit policy. Ordering banks to keep a tight leash on lending, it hoped to keep inflation within manageable limits. Here’s how the policy affects you.
- The Rbi’S Silent Signals (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 01, 2007)
The Annual Monetary Policy for 2007-08 was released yesterday. Although the markets were expecting some new messages on exchange rate policy in view of the protests against rupee appreciation, the Policy Statement has been silent on this issue . . . . . .
- Rbi Hikes Cash Reserve Ratio By 50 Bps (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
In a bid to curtail excess liquidity in the system, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday hiked the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points (bps) effective August 4.
- Reddy: Rbi To Keep Focus On Domestic Sector Savings (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Mumbai, July 31: Dr Y.V. Reddy, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, stressed the need to protect domestic savings.
- Hedge Fund Is A Cause For Concern, Says Rbi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has expressed its serious concern on the growing importance of unregulated and large pools of private capital in the form of hedge funds.
- Cheaper Power? (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Yesterday’s quarterly announcement of its monetary and credit policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was on expected lines.
- Rbi Hints At More Checks On Inflows (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Checks on the large capital flows could be on the anvil as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) today said its inflation target for 2007-08 hinges on a “more active” capital account management.
- Rbi Asks Banks, Firms To Hone Risk Mgmt (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged banks, financial institutions and corporates to gear up their risk mitigation strategies to deal with higher economic volatilities.
- Predictable But Partial (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Yesterday’s quarterly announcement of its monetary and credit policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was on expected lines.
- Issues That The Rbi Did Not Tackle (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
From inflation to currency trading, there was a whole host of things to be done, and the apex bank did not somehow touch upon them.
- Monetary Policy: Rbi's Delimma (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) first quarter review of its annual monetary policy for 2007-08 reflects the policy dilemmas of a central bank that wants to keep an eye on both the exchange rate and the interest rate but has limited flexibility to . . .
- Coping With The Flow (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 01, 2007)
Most monetary policy reviews of the Reserve Bank of India resonate with old concerns, the principal one in the central bank’s view being “price stability”.
- Fiscal Steps Reined In Inflation: Rbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Monday, said inflation has been “contained” by interest rate increases and import duty cuts the past three years, signaling there may not be any immediate need to raise borrowing costs further.
- From One Challenge To Another (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 31, 2007)
The RBI’s quarterly policy review tomorrow will take place in a substantially different economic setting compared to the previous few meetings.
- ‘Interest’Ing Conundrum For Rbi (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 31, 2007)
Move over equities, the bond street is in a bull run. The 10-year government bond yield at around 7.8 per cent has moved down 60 bps since its high of 8.4 per cent reached on June 12.
- Rbi Releases Q1 Macro Report (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
Manufacturing sector continues to drive the Indian economy, even though the growth has moderated in the much-hyped mobile telephony and civil aviation sector, the Reserve Bank said in a report.
- On The Fence (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
On July 13, the gold and foreign exchange reserves amounted to $219 billion — $57 billion over the figure a year ago, $42 billion of which accumulated during the current calendar year.
- Policy Rates May Not Change: Experts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Ahead of the RBI quarterly review of credit policy on Tuesday, there seems to be a consensus amongst economists that policy rates would be left untouched and the apex bank would adopt a wait-and-watch policy on inflation.
- E-Transfer Of Forex To Come Under Lens (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
As part of a global push against money laundering and choking flow of funds for terror financing, the government is set to establish a trail of all foreign exchange transactions, including electronic transfers through various intermediaries by . . . .
- Credit Policy: Rbi For Status-Quo (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Ahead of the RBI quarterly review of credit policy on Tuesday, there seems to be a consensus amongst economists that policy rates would be left untouched and the apex bank would adopt a wait-and-watch policy on inflation.
- From One Challenge To Another (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 30, 2007)
The RBI’s quarterly policy review tomorrow will take place in a substantially different economic setting compared to the previous few meetings. Both WPI inflation and loan growth, which were running well ahead of the central bank’s comfort . . . .
- Credit Policy Review — A Pause In Policy Rate Changes? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Jul 30, 2007)
The central bank may not make any changes in interest rates at this time. Its policy may be directed towards stemming capital inflows, at the source of many of its troubles. And as suggested by the EAC, the RBI should curb Indian firms from . . . .
- It Industry Cries Foul As Rupee Gains (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
India's IT industry, the flag bearer of a resurgent economy, wants the government to step in and check the rupee's unprecedented rise to a nine-year high in an effort to protect their earnings.
- Rbi Fixes Dollar, Euro Rates (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday fixed the Reference rate for the dollar at Rs 40.27 per dollar and the single European unit at Rs 55.23 per Euro from Rs 40.30 per dollar and Rs 55.64 respectively on Wednesday.
- Policy Without Framework (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jul 27, 2007)
RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy will announce the credit policy for the next quarter on July 31.
- Creditable Move (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 27, 2007)
If you cannot beat them get them to join you. That edited aphorism seems to lurk behind a recommendation of a Reserve Bank of India Technical Group on a new piece of legislation to rein in the ubiquitous village moneylender.
- Reassuring Politics, Reasonable Economics (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
The Indian system has shown capacity for learning by doing and learning from over-doing.
- Upa Shows An Iron Fist For ‘Foreign Hand’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
In 2002, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, honoured former IAS officer Harsh Mander with the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna award for what it called his “commendable work” in Gujarat after the riots.
- The Collapsing Dollar (Business Line, Shanmuganathan N, Jul 27, 2007)
People tend to associate the word “collapse” with a big-bang event that happens over a short interval of time — a few minutes to a few days.
- 93 Blasts: 11th Death Sentence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
The accused who had parked a car laden with RDX at the basement of Air India building in South Mumbai and later tried to bomb Shiv Sena party headquarters was sentenced to death by the special TADA court here on Wednesday.
- Regulating Moneylenders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
An RBI group has suggested that the states should register all moneylenders and fix the maximum interest rates to be charged by them.
- What Sets India Apart From The ‘Big Five’ (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
If one were to single out the most significant macroeconomic development of the country’s post-‘reform’ era, the unprecedented build-up of its foreign exchange reserves would probably emerge a clear winner.
- When Experience Is A Liability (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Analysts and investors are optimistic on India, but it is difficult to be as bullish.
- Rbi Panel Suggests Legislation To Regulate Money Lenders (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Group has recommended legislation to regulate money lending, fixing maximum interest rates lenders charge and making it compulsory for all states to register them.
- Fe Interest To Swell India Kitty By $8 B (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
India is likely to gain $7-8 billion this year on surplus foreign exchange reserves invested by the Reserve Bank of India in central banks of other countries and International Monetary Fund (IMF), thanks to hardening global interest rates.
- Rupee — Stronger The Better (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 24, 2007)
With infrastructure demanding large funds, especially foreign capital, it is of utmost importance that the country has an appreciating currency to instil confidence among overseas investors. Thus, an appreciating currency is the need of the hour . . ..
- Who Will Take The Lead In Cutting Rates? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 24, 2007)
Recent developments in the money/forex market are turning out to be knotty for commercial banks and call for an early RBI intervention.
- Harness The Forex Flood (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 24, 2007)
Had anyone suggested in 1991 that India would in just over 15 years accumulate foreign exchange reserves of more than $200 billion, that would have been dismissed as fantasy.
- Rupee On The Rise (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Jul 24, 2007)
A couple of months ago, one could not open a newspaper or magazine without coming across some reference to the raging inflation.
- An Upbeat Note On The Economy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 24, 2007)
In predicting a GDP growth rate of 9 per cent for this year, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council headed by C. Rangarajan, is more optimistic than other institutions.
- Nabard Targets Rs 20,000 Cr Short-Term Lending In Fy08 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) plans to increase short-term lending to regional rural banks and co-operative banks in 2007-08 to Rs 20,000 crore from Rs 14,500 crore in the last fiscal.
- On The Horns Of A Dilemma Financial Scene (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Even as the Government placates exporters with a package there is an awareness of the all round costs that an exchange rate variation can cause.
- Appreciating The Causes And Effects Of Rupee Appreciation (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 23, 2007)
The recent weeks have seen the rupee rising against the dollar amidst squeals of protest by exporters of textiles and other manufactured goods, besides services.
- Forex Kitty Swells $4.12 B, Touches $219 B (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
‘RBI has been buying dollars to maintain the rupee at 40.35 levels’
- The Real-Estate Bubble: How Soon Before It Bursts? (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jul 21, 2007)
Mr Thomas Joseph, a Kochi-based advocate-turned-bookshop-proprietor made Rs 7.5 lakh in three months, by doing virtually nothing.
- Curbing Unsolicited Telephone Calls (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2007)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), after considerable prodding by consumer groups and the judiciary, has taken a big step forward in curbing unsolicited telephone calls, an abuse by telemarketers.
- Centre Keen On Skill Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
Secretary of the Central Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Chandrapal has said that the Government is laying considerable emphasis on skill development as part of its initiatives to promote self-employment programmes across the . . ..
- Dont Get Carried Away By Sensex: Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
One should not get carried away by the recent high on the Sensex. It is a good indicator but dont take it as the sole indicator, said Mr Chidambaram.
- Wipro Infotech Close To $1-B Mark (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
Wipro Infotech, the India, West Asia and Asia Pacific IT services and products business of Wipro, is within striking distance of a billion dollar revenue this financial year.
- A Partial Redress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2007)
The Government of India’s announcement of a package of concessions for exporters was widely anticipated, especially with the recent appreciation of the rupee becoming politically sensitive.
- An ‘Interest’Ing Climb Down Ahead (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , Jul 20, 2007)
The key question engaging the minds of all economic agents now is: Is the stage set for an immediate softening of interest rates or is it premature to make this call now?
- Corporate Governance — Short On Compliance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 20, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in designing corporate governance norms for India, has made considerable effort to take from the best practices in leading equity markets around the world.
- Great Leap Forward (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 19, 2007)
Euphoria is in the air. Finance minister P Chidambaram believes that the economy can grow at 10 per cent in 2008-09.
- Financial Inclusion Via Exclusion? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 19, 2007)
The government is about to come out with a microfinance Bill which will be infructous from the very start. The Micro Financial Sector Development and Regulation Bill, about to emerge from the parliamentary standing committee on finance, seeks to do three
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