RBI to cut SLR gradually to 18% by mid-2019
The consolidated regulation and guidelines will be issued by the end of December 2018.
Dec 06, 2018, 13:05 PM IST
Three terrorists arrested by J&K police in Budgam
Three terrorists were on Sunday arrested by police in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district.
Nov 19, 2017, 21:48 PM IST
RBI disappoints by keeping its rates unchanged: FICCI
Real interest rates remain unduly high and a cut in policy and lending rates would have helped propel demand for interest sensitive sectors such as consumer durables, auto and housing
Oct 04, 2017, 18:57 PM IST
Sensex gives thumbs up to RBI rate hold, monsoon forecast
Buoyed by the RBI's status quo on policy rates and a revised estimate of a good monsoon, the BSE Sensex on Wednesday closed almost 81 points higher at 31,271.28 with sectors like banking and auto making most of the gains.
Jun 07, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
Government drops plan to use gold deposits as part of CRR, SLR
The government has dropped plans to utilise gold mobilised under the proposed monetisation scheme for meeting mandatory liquidity requirements for banks, as it wants to avoid another confrontation with RBI.
Aug 10, 2015, 19:01 PM IST
Good interest rate must for success of gold scheme: Nomura
At present, banks are offering an interest of up to 1 percent on gold deposits and the same needs to be "much higher" for the new scheme to succeed.
May 22, 2015, 18:59 PM IST
Banks may get nod to use gold deposits for meeting CRR, SLR
The government is considering allowing banks to utilise gold mobilised under the monetisation scheme for meeting mandatory liquidity requirements set by the Reserve Bank.
May 19, 2015, 19:20 PM IST
RBI keeps rate unchanged; hopes banks will cut lending rates
Awaiting cues from the Budget, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan left interest rate unchanged saying there was no case for a reduction now.
Feb 03, 2015, 22:41 PM IST
RBI keeps interest rate unchanged, EMIs on loans to remain same
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday kept the short-term indicative policy rate (repo rate) unchanged at 7.75 percent at its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review.
Feb 03, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
RBI to cut down "pre-emptions" to spur efficiency
A day after he lowered SLR, the mandatory government bond holding requirements for banks, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday said RBI is all for reducing "pre-emptions" over a longer horizon for more efficiency in the financial system.
Aug 06, 2014, 14:24 PM IST
Rajan hints at more SLR reductions as fiscal metrics improve
For the second time in as many months, RBI cut SLR by 50 basis points to 22 percent.
Aug 05, 2014, 15:46 PM IST
RBI chief says there is a need to cut SLR further
Rajan also said interest rate tools are blunt and the central bank is trying to use other tools.
Aug 05, 2014, 12:44 PM IST
SLR cut will spur lending: Raghuram Rajan
The RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said that the SLR cut will enable the banks to lend more money.
Aug 05, 2014, 12:19 PM IST
RBI Monetary Policy Review: Key Highlights
Short-term lending (Repo) rate unchanged at 8 percent
Aug 05, 2014, 12:13 PM IST
RBI will not hold rates high any longer than necessary: Rajan
The central bank is monitoring the liquidity situation and trying to keep the call money rate close to 8 percent, Rajan said.
Aug 05, 2014, 11:56 AM IST
Sensex slips below 25,700 after RBI keeps rates unchanged
The benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex on Tuesday slipped below 25,700 in late morning trade after the RBI kept interest rates unchanged in its monetary policy review.
Aug 05, 2014, 11:16 AM IST
RBI policy review on Tuesday likely to hold rates
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep rates unchanged when it reviews its monetary policy Tuesday as part of its bi-monthly exercise.
Aug 03, 2014, 22:09 PM IST
SBI, BoB seek treatment of gold deposits as part of CRR/SLR
The country's two biggest state-run lenders Saturday pitched for treating a portion of their gold deposits as part of the mandatory cash reserve ratio (CRR) or statutory liquidity ratio (SLR), both of which banks consider as non-productive.
Jun 28, 2014, 17:25 PM IST