INDIA INTELLIGENCE REPORT
 

News Analysis - RBI

 

Reserve Bank of India

  • Is the Economic Growth Sustainable? (February 07, 2007)
    If economic reforms keep pace, in the next several years, the Indian economy is expected to pass Italy, France, and the UK and become the fifth largest in the world spurred by more efficient industries competing with the global system.<More>

  • Govt to Buy SBI, NABARD off RBI (February 06, 2007)
    In a surprising move, the government has decided to buy India's largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from the current holders Reserve Bank of India (RBI).<More>

  • RBI Squeezes Money Supply (February 06, 2007)
    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the Repo Rate to control money supply making loans more expensive and also limiting risky credit exposure in sensitive areas-this key rate is the rate at which banks lend against government bonds.<More>

  • RBI Rate-Based Navigation (January 04, 2007)
    While the economy was in full throttle last year, increasing concerns on excess liquidity and inflation saw the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) trying to steer the economy to sustainable levels through a process of rate hikes.<More>

  • 31 New SEZ (October 03, 2006)
    Despite intense opposition and public debate over Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policy, the Board of Approvals (BoA) cleared 31 proposals including the South Korean Posco’s proposal for a Rs. 55,000 crore (USD 12 billion) steel project.<More>

  • IMF Asks for Financial Reform (September 08, 2006)
    Visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato said that “There is a need to make the financial system more efficient” and the “structural reforms” is required for India “more capable of benefiting from world economy.”<More>

  • Growth Pace to Continue (July 28, 2006)
    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reaffirmed growth forecast of 7.5%-8% citing strong corporate sector growth, continued investment inflow, strong orders, high capacity utilization, good export growth, stabilized inflation, and sufficient liquidity of banks.<More>

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