Economics
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RBI eases NPA-linked capital rules, scraps IFR buffer for banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced two significant regulatory relaxations for commercial banks on April 8, 2026 First change: The RBI proposed removin...
RBI MPC key takeaways 2026: Check major announcements on repo rate, GDP & inflation by Governor Sanjay Malhotra
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee concluded its April 2026 meeting on April 8, maintaining the repo rate at 5.25% for the second consecutive policy meeting...
In big structural shift, women borrowers become a major driver of credit demand in India
A joint report by NITI Aayog (Women Entrepreneurship Platform), TransUnion CIBIL, and MicroSave Consulting titled "From Borrowers to Builders: Women and Indi...
RBI MPC Repo Rate: Sanjay Malhotra & Co hold rates steady at 5.25% as war shocks rattle outlook
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its April 8, 2026 meeting. RBI Gove...
RBI MPC Highlights: What Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced today
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced the outcome of the April 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, maintaining the policy repo rate at 5.25% with a 'neu...
RBI MPC at a glance: Your one-stop guide for all key decisions
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), at its April 6–8, 2026 meeting (first bi-monthly policy of FY2026-27), kept the repo rate unchan...
RBI MPC 2026: Why Malhotra and Co left rates unchanged?
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% with a 'neutral' stance — its first policy decision aft...
Crude oil, remittances & exports: RBI spells out where the Iran war bites India
The Reserve Bank of India, in the context of the April 2026 MPC meeting, highlighted the macroeconomic risks from the ongoing West Asia conflict to India's e...
Crude oil futures tumble 18 pc on US-Iran ceasefire; global benchmarks below USD 100/barrel
Crude oil futures in India fell approximately 18% to Rs 8,775 per barrel in futures trade after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire WTI (West Texa...
Credit borrowing by women at Rs 76 lakh crore; 16 crore active women borrowers: NITI Aayog report
The Finance Minister announced that credit borrowing by women in India has reached Rs 76 lakh crore, reflecting significant progress in women's financial inc...
Women borrowers hold Rs 76 lakh crore credit portfolio: Report
A report titled "From Borrowers to Builders: Women and India's Evolving Credit Market," released under the aegis of NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platf...
RBI says new NBFC classification at the end of month
The Reserve Bank of India announced it will unveil a new framework for categorising Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) into Upper, Middle, and Base layers...
RBI keeps policy rate unchanged amid inflationary pressure
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% on April 8, 2026 — the second consecutive hold The decision came ...
RBI's calibrated decision aimed at strengthening economic environment: Experts
The Reserve Bank of India kept its key policy rate (repo rate) unchanged at 5.25% at the April 2026 MPC meeting — described by economic experts as a "calibra...
RBI projects FY27 retail Inflation at 4.6 pc, within government-mandated target
The Reserve Bank of India projected retail (CPI) inflation for FY2026-27 at 4.6%, within the government-mandated target range of 4% ± 2% (i.e., 2%–6%) The MP...
RBI Inflation 2026–27: Sanjay Malhotra & Co peg FY27 inflation projection at 4.6% as war risks cloud outlook
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) set its CPI inflation forecast for FY2026-27 (FY27) at 4.6% during the April 2026 policy review T...
RBI ups crude oil, exchange rate baseline assumptions for FY27
The RBI revised upward its baseline assumptions for crude oil prices for FY27, setting the benchmark at $85 per barrel — up from ~$70 per barrel assumed in t...
Cabinet clears Rs 1.74 lakh crore projects; major push for HPCL Rajasthan refinery expansion and Jaipur Metro Phase 2
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved proposals worth a total of approximately Rs 1.74 lakh crore on April 8, 2026 Key approvals: HPCL Raj...
RBI MPC: India's central bank sounds alarm with five risks as Iran war threatens domestic stability
At the April 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra formally identified five key risks to India's economic growth trajectory ar...
RBI expects 6.9 pc economic growth this fiscal
The Reserve Bank of India, in its first bi-monthly monetary policy announcement for FY2026-27 (April 2026), projected India's GDP growth at 6.9% for the curr...