Monetary Policy Committee

Despite rising inflation, RBI holds interest rates at lowest-ever

Despite rising inflation, RBI holds interest rates at lowest-ever

April 9, 2022

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India that ended its two-day meeting on Friday has decided to keep the repo and reverse repo rates at 4 pc and 3.5 pc respectively, the lowest-ever levels for both the benchmark rates. The decision was taken even as the MPC and...

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Second wave wipes off economic revival hopes

Second wave wipes off economic revival hopes

May 22, 2021

On April 7, after its Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the Reserve Bank of India, country’s central bank, maintained its projection for India’s GDP growth in the current fiscal at 10.5 pc, despite clear signs of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic spreading in some parts o...

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Reserve Bank of India leaves repo rate untouched

Reserve Bank of India leaves repo rate untouched

December 8, 2016

Much against the popular expectation, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday chose not cut the repo rate. It was left untouched at 6.25 pc.

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