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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to bolster bank capital adequacy by allowing the inclusion of quarterly profits in CRAR without strict NPA provisioning conditions. In a move aimed at supporting the capital adequacy of commercial banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday proposed to ease norms for including quarterly profits in the computation of the Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) and to withdraw the requirement of maintaining an Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections: BJP Likely to Announce First List of Candidates This Week More than ₹40 lakh crore in collateral-free loans have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana over the past eleven years, marking a major expansion of formal credit access for India's small businesses and micro entrepreneurs. The flagship micro-credit programme, launched on April 8, 2015, has issued over 58 crore loans so far, helping individuals start or expand small enterprises across sec ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Wednesday decided to dispense with the Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR), an additional buffer which banks were required to maintain to hedge against depreciation in the value of investments, as a measure to support the capital adequacy of lenders. Banks currently maintain IFR as an additional buffer against depreciation in the value of their investments, subject to mark-to-market (MTM) requirements. Currently, commercial banks (including Local Area B ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday announced a set of measures aimed at simplifying regulations for banks, improving access to finance for small businesses, and enhancing liquidity in financial markets. In its official statement, the central bank outlined steps to reduce compliance burden for banks while strengthening the overall financial system. Also Read | Sikkim State Lottery Result Today 6 PM Live: Dear Regal Wednesday Lottery Result of Apr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- India's central banking institution, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday announced it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. "Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 5.00 percent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate remains at 5.50 percent," an RBI statement reads. Meanwhil ...Read More >
New Delhi: The meeting of the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee concluded today. Several major decisions were taken during this meeting. Specifically, the RBI decided to keep the repo rate unchanged. The RBI has made no adjustments to the repo rate, maintaining the level that has been in effect for quite some time. Consequently, the repo rate has been fixed at 5.25 per cent, remaining exactly the same as before. Following this, the pertinent question arises: Will the RBI's decis ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday announced a set of measures aimed at simplifying regulations for banks, improving access to finance for small businesses, and enhancing liquidity in financial markets. In its official statement, the central bank outlined steps to reduce compliance burden for banks while strengthening the overall financial system. It stated, "Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies... This Statement sets out various d ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7: DBS Bank India announced its new DBS Aspire banking proposition, along with the signature Aspire debit card, designed for the country's fast-growing, well-travelled, emerging affluent segment. DBS Aspire extends premium banking access to clients with a total relationship value of Rs. 10 lakh or a minimum monthly savings account average balance of Rs. 2 lakh, positioning the bank as a long-term banking partner to these customers as they grow their wealth. As internati ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], April 7: DBS Bank India announced its new banking/account/dbs-aspire" rel="noopener" target="_blank">DBS Aspire banking proposition, along with the signature Aspire debit card, designed for the country's fast-growing, well-travelled, emerging affluent segment. DBS Aspire extends premium banking access to clients with a total relationship value of Rs. 10 lakh or a minimum monthly savings account average balance of Rs. 2 lakh, positioning the bank as a long-term banking pa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Private sector Yes Bank on Monday said Vinay Muralidhar Tonse has taken charge as MD and CEO of the bank for three years. Tonse, a former MD of State Bank of India, replaced Prashant Kumar who completed his extended term on April 5. Tonse has taken charge as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the bank with effect from April 6 on such terms and conditions, including remuneration, as approved by Reserve Bank of India and subject to the approval of the sharehold ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India introduced trade relief measures for exporters to counter ongoing logistical disruptions and geopolitical uncertainties. The central bank extended the enhanced export credit period of 450 days for all disbursals made until June 30, 2026. The bank released the Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2026, to provide a buffer for businesses affected by the West Asia crisis. The RBI on Tuesday confirmed that the extensio ...Read More >
In a response to the persistent geopolitical uncertainties and supply chain disruptions in West Asia, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced the continuation and expansion of key relief measures aimed at supporting exporters struggling to meet payment realisation deadlines. The central bank said it has been receiving multiple representations from stakeholders highlighting difficulties in adhering to prescribed timelines for the realisation of export proceeds. These challenges are ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India introduced trade relief measures for exporters to counter ongoing logistical disruptions and geopolitical uncertainties. The central bank extended the enhanced export credit period of 450 days for all disbursals made until June 30, 2026. The bank released the Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2026, to provide a buffer for businesses affected by the West Asia crisis. The RBI on Tuesday confirmed that the extensio ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks believe mark-to-market (MTM) treasury losses are expected to be significantly larger than estimated due to a sharp rise in 10-year yield, which crossed the psychological mark of 7% on Monday - its highest level since 2024. The 10-year yield closed at 7.03% on Monday, the last trading day of this fiscal year, versus its previous close of 6.94%. The money market will be closed on Tuesday due to Mahavir Jayanti. The yield jumped 37 bps in March, the biggest monthly move since Februar ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) endeavours to maintain sufficient liquidity in the banking system to ensure that the productive requirements of the economy, including the rural sector, are met and transmission to market rates remains robust. According to a statement released by the Finance Ministry, "the Government has taken various measures to ensure uninterrupted credit flow for rural development initiatives, including SHGs." Also Read | Rampur Shocker: Woman D ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 30 (PTI) Bank credit to industry grew at faster pace of 13.5 per cent on the fortnight ending February 28, compared with 7.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Monday. The buoyant growth is majorly driven by higher growth in 'infrastructure', 'all engineering', 'chemicals and chemical products', 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels' and 'textiles', said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI has released data on sectoral deployment of ba ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 30 (PTI) Bank credit to industry grew at faster pace of 13.5 per cent on the fortnight ending February 28, compared with 7.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Monday. The buoyant growth is majorly driven by higher growth in 'infrastructure', 'all engineering', 'chemicals and chemical products', 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels' and 'textiles', said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI has released data on sectoral deployment of ba ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has approved HDFC Bank to acquire and hold an aggregate stake of up to 9.5% in IndusInd Bank, within the regulatory framework governing significant shareholding in banks. The approval, dated Dec 15, 2025, has been disclosed by IndusInd Bank in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.According to sources the approval is primarily to facilitate portfolio investments by HDFC's group companies, primarily its mutual fund and insurance arms. Market participants view the holdin ...Read More >
Mumbai: RBL Bank expects its proposed share purchase deal with Emirates NBD to conclude within the next 5-8 months, with the management indicating the full $3 billion (₹26,850 crore) infusion - the biggest foreign direct investment in commercial banking - is likely this FY itself. The bank proposes to simultaneously seek regulatory and federal approvals while it seeks shareholder nod for the majority takeover. "It should be somewhere in the 5-8-month range," R Subramaniakumar, MD & CEO, RBL Ba ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 18 (PTI) ICICI Bank on Saturday reported that its consolidated net profit for the September quarter inched up by 3.2 per cent to Rs 13,357 crore as a fall in provisions helped overcome the impact of margin compression. On a standalone basis, the second largest private sector lender reported a 5.2 per cent growth in its post-tax profit at Rs 12,359 crore, up from Rs 11,746 crore in the year-ago period. The core net interest income increased 7.4 per cent to Rs 21,529 crore on the bac ...Read More >
MUMBAI: IDFC FIRST Bank reported a 76% rise in profit after tax (PAT) to Rs. 352 crore for Q2 FY26, driven by lower provisions and growth in its retail and commercial businesses. The bank's CASA ratio crossed 50% for the first time, reflecting improved funding stability.The PAT jump was supported by a 16.2% YoY decline in total provisions to Rs. 1,452 crore, including a sequential fall of 12.5% from Rs. 1,659 crore in Q1. The bank used Rs. 75 crore of its microfinance provision buffer during the ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 3 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Friday proposed a framework with objectives of ensuring prudence while allowing operational flexibility to banks when they lend to related parties. The RBI has issued draft 'Reserve Bank of India (Lending to Related Parties) Directions, 2025' with the aim to provide a harmonised, principle-based framework to be adopted by regulated entities (REs) for inter alia lending to related parties. The draft introduces scale-based materiality thresholds beyond whi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- India's central banking institution, Reserve Bank of India, on Wednesday announced it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 percent. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. "After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic and financial developments and the outlook, the Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment faci ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) To enhance the resilience of the financial sector, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced that the expected credit loss (ECL) framework for provisioning is proposed to be made applicable to all financial institutions from April 1, 2027. Announcing the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the ECL framework of provisioning with prudential floors is proposed to be made applicable to all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Small Finance Banks ( ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government has cleared the appointment of Asheesh Pandey as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of India, and Kalyan Kumar as the new head of Central Bank of India. Both appointments are for a period of three years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the appointments. Pandey, who is currently serving as Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra, will take charge as MD and CE ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union government on Monday appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a tenure of three years. Murmu's appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet and would come into effect from October 9. He will replace M. Rajeshwar Rao, whose extended service is set to end on October 8. Currently, he is serving as Executive Director at the RBI, looking after the Department of Supervision. As p ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government has appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a three-year term. Murmu would replace M Rajeshwar Rao, whose extended tenure is coming to an end October 8. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment for a period of three years from the date of joining the post on or after October 9, sources said Monday. Murmu is currently Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), overseeing the Departme ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 14 (ANI): In a major financial fraud, miscreants allegedly siphoned off Rs 16.48 crore from the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) account maintained at the Kaman Choumuhani branch of UCO Bank. Following AMC's complaint, the West Agartala Police Station launched an investigation and arrested a bank cashier, identified as Ramayani Srimoyee, who was remanded to three days of police custody by the court. Also Read | Spycam Row: Ashok Gehlot Hits Out at Raja ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 14 (ANI): In a major financial fraud, miscreants allegedly siphoned off Rs 16.48 crore from the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) account maintained at the Kaman Choumuhani branch of UCO Bank. Following AMC's complaint, the West Agartala Police Station launched an investigation and arrested a bank cashier, identified as Ramayani Srimoyee, who was remanded to three days of police custody by the court. Dipak Majumder, Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporati ...Read More >
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