RBI likely to cut repo rate, first time in nine months
Posted Date : 25-Jan-2013 , 08:40:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to reward the government next week for its efforts to reform the economy and bring its finances under control by announcing its first cut in interest rates in nine months.
The RBI has been growing in confidence that the governmen...
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RBI hikes FII limit in govt securities
Posted Date : 24-Jan-2013 , 06:00:02 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank on Thursday hiked FII investment limits in government securities and corporate bonds by $ 5 billion each, taking the total cap in domestic debt to $ 75 billion, with a view to bridging the current account deficit.
Further liberalising the norms, the...
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Charge prepayment penalty only on fixed rate loan dues: RBI
Posted Date : 23-Jan-2013 , 01:04:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Home loan borrowers who have opted for fixed rates may have easier terms on their mortgages as the Reserve Bank of India has advised banks to revise the penalty structure on prepayments and charge it only on the outstanding amount. It has also recommended that banks should focus on raising...
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RBI directs urban co-op banks to extend interest subvention for exporters
Posted Date : 23-Jan-2013 , 09:39:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With a view to encouraging exports, Reserve Bank of India, RBI has directed urban co-operative banks to extend interest subvention of 2 per cent for exporters in segments like handicraft, carpets,small and medium enterprises and certain engineering goods, by a year till March 2014. RBI in its n...
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RBI allows hotels to prepay loans through ECBs
Posted Date : 22-Jan-2013 , 09:05:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indian companies in the hotel sector (with a total project cost of Rs 250 crore or more), irrespective of their geographical location, have been allowed to tap the external commercial borrowing (ECB) route.
The ECBs will be for repayment of outstanding rupee loan(s) and/or for fre...
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Banking system shows signs of instability on rising NPAs: RBI
Posted Date : 20-Jan-2013 , 01:42:24 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The banking system has recently shown signs of moderate rise in instability due to increase in non-performing assets (NPAs), the Reserve Bank has said in a working paper.
"The movements in the banking stability indicator...that there are symptoms of a moderate rise in instability of the banking sec...
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Personal appearance for FEMA related cases optional: RBI
Posted Date : 19-Jan-2013 , 09:01:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank Friday said personal appearance before the compounding authority in FEMA cases is not mandatory and has no bearing on the penalty imposed.
"... Appearing for a personal hearing before the compounding authority is optional and the applicant can choose not to appear for it," RBI said...
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RBI permits repo in CPs, CDs, NCDs
Posted Date : 08-Jan-2013 , 09:20:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The corporate bond market was in for a boost on Monday as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed repo transactions in commercial papers (CPs), certificates of deposits (CDs) and non-convertible debentures (NCDs) maturing in less than one year.
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RBI cancels registration of two NBFCs
Posted Date : 07-Jan-2013 , 10:54:53 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today said it has cancelled registration of two non-banking financial companies — Emcorp Finance Ltd andCare Credit and Investments Company Pvt Ltd.
“Following cancellation of the registration certificate the companies cannot transa...
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Banks to put information of frauds before audit committee: RBI
Posted Date : 05-Jan-2013 , 03:08:57 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India has directed banks to place information regarding any frauds before the audit committee of the board of directors every quarter.
In a notification on Friday, RBI said an annual review of frauds should also be conducted and placed before the ...
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Urjit Patel appointed RBI deputy governor
Posted Date : 02-Jan-2013 , 06:46:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Urjit Patel has been appointed as a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, banking secretary DK Mittal told Reuters on Wednesday.
Patel will replace Subir Gokarn, who was heading the monetary policy department, among others in the central bank.
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Strike by RBI staff deferred
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2012 , 10:10:57 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employees has decided to defer tomorrow's proposed nationwide strike.
The forum said in a statement that the decision to defer the strike was taken after the RBI management gave an assurance that the currency and coins counters of the central ba...
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RBI defers implementation of Basel III norms to April 1
Posted Date : 30-Dec-2012 , 09:25:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India has rescheduled the date for implementation of Basel III norms to April 1. The earlier deadline was January 1, 2013.
This comes as a relief for banks as Basel III norms require the equity capital of a bank to be not less than 5.5 per cent of risk-weighted loans, as per the...
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Nationwide RBI employees strike on January 1
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2012 , 08:38:58 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Employees and officers under the banner of United Forum of RBI Officers and Employees have called a country-wide strike on January one 2013 to protest the decision to close currency notes and coins issue counters from that date.
In a press statement issued by the forum, General Secretary of...
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RBI proposal may put 70% NBFCs out of business; over 9,000 companies may lose licences
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2012 , 08:09:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
More than two-thirds of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) face closure if the Usha Thoratpanel recommendation on minimum asset size is implemented by the Reserve Bank of India, shutting a vital source of funding in many parts of the country.Nearly 9,000 companies lending to borro...
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RBI to inject Rs 8,000 crore cash in debt markets this week
Posted Date : 25-Dec-2012 , 08:37:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday said it will pump in Rs 8,000 crore in the market on December 28 by buying government securitiesto ease the liquidity situation.
“Consistent with the stance of monetary policy and based on the current assessment of prevailin...
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Highlights of RBI policy review
Posted Date : 18-Dec-2012 , 01:55:18 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The RBI left its key interest rates unchanged as expected on Tuesday but said policy focus was shifting towards growth, reiterating its October guidance of further easing in the first quarter of 2013 as inflation was seen cooling.
"In view of inflation pressures ebbing,&nbs...
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RBI allows foreign funding for low-cost housing
Posted Date : 17-Dec-2012 , 09:23:22 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed property developers to borrow money overseas through external commercial borrowing (ECB) for funding low-cost housing projects.
Housing finance companies can also avail of ECB for financing prospective owners of low-cost housing units, t...
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RBI fixes reference rate of rupee for US dollar and EURO
Posted Date : 06-Dec-2012 , 07:21:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank today fixed the reference rate of the rupee for the US dollar at 54.5690 and the euro at 71.5 as against 54.9 a dollar and 71.7 a euro as on Tuesday.In a press release issued by RBI, the exchange rates for the pound and yen against the rupee were quoted at 87.9 a pound and 66.3 per ...
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RBI relaxes borrowing rules for mobile auction winners
Posted Date : 27-Nov-2012 , 08:53:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) has relaxed overseas borrowing rules for successful bidders in the country's cellphone airwaves auction, making it easier for them to raise money to pay the cash-strapped government.
The RBI said on Monday the winning bidders could use short-t...
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RBI to soon allow Aadhaar for banking transactions
Posted Date : 26-Nov-2012 , 08:56:23 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Sunday said it will soon allow Aadhaar card as an identity proof for banking transactions that will enable banks to ease the KYC (know-your-customer) process for millions of customers.
The central bank will soon issue a circular allowing the use of the Aadhaar as ...
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RBI bans loans to buy gold
Posted Date : 20-Nov-2012 , 09:15:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday notified a total ban on banks from advancing any loans to its customers for purchasing gold in any form, which includes primary gold, gold bullion, gold jewellery, gold coins, units of gold Exchange Traded Funds ( ETF) and units of gold mutual funds.&nb...
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RBI to banks: Show action taken on unhedged forex risks
Posted Date : 14-Nov-2012 , 08:45:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
At a time when the risks from unhedged foreign currency exposure of companies has emerged as a big scare for the banking sector, theReserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks to furnish action taken reports on the issue before end-December 2012.
The direction on filing th...
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RBI asks banks to strengthen credit monitoring as NPAs jump
Posted Date : 09-Nov-2012 , 08:20:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank today said the banks need to strengthen their due diligence and credit appraisal system along with overall monitoring mechanism to contain the rising bad assets seen in the banking system. "Banks need to, not only utilise effectively, the various measures put in plac...
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RBI issues guidelines on liquidity management
Posted Date : 08-Nov-2012 , 08:08:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said banks should fix a lower limit for their IBL (inter-bank liability).
“The IBL of a bank should not exceed 200 per cent of its net worth as on March 31 of the previous year. However, individual banks may, with the approval of their board ...
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RBI to NBFCs: Replace post-dated cheques with standardised norm
Posted Date : 07-Nov-2012 , 08:49:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank today asked non- banking financial companies (NBFCs) to replace post-datedcheques issued to them by customers with new standardised cheques with improved security features.NBFCs accept post-dated cheques from their customers for future monthly installment payments. For the...
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RBI may ease monetary policy
Posted Date : 07-Nov-2012 , 08:27:52 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, may ease monetary policy as early as January as price pressures ease in Asia's third-largest economy in the first part of next year on the back of slower growth.
RBI Governor Subbarao said this on Monday. Growth in India has slumped to around 5.5 p...
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RBI changes definition of sickness for assessing MSE viability
Posted Date : 03-Nov-2012 , 08:53:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has modified the definition of sickness and a procedure for assessing the viability of sick micro and small enterprises (MSEs). According to a notification issued by RBI on Thursday, “An MSE is considered sick when any of the borrowal account of the en...
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RBI:RBI cuts CRR by 25 bps to 4.25%
Posted Date : 30-Oct-2012 , 11:47:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR)by 25 basis points to 4.25%, but kept the key policy rates including the repo rate unchanged. The CRR cut is meant to inject Rs 17500 crore into the banking system. It is intended to pre-empt prospective liquidity c...
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RBI Survey lowers GDP growth projection to 5.7% from 6.5% for current fiscal
Posted Date : 29-Oct-2012 , 11:14:52 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indicating that a cut in interest rate is likely, the Reserve Bank has said despite high inflation it would take steps to support growth in the half- yearly review of monetary policy tomorrow.
RBI said the Survey of Professional Forecasters has lowered the GDP growth projection to 5.7 per cen...
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