BOI Bank of India has reduced interest rates on short-term and medium-term fixed deposits for select periods with effect from April 15. It has withdrawn the special fixed deposit scheme for 400 days term where the interest rate was highest of 7.3 %. Today on 12th April decision came post RBI Reserve Bank of India […]
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RBI reduced repo rates by 0.25%; second time reduction since February 2025
RBI Reserve Bank of India has reduced interest rates by 0.25% amid a spate of downgrades to growth following Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. RBI reduced repo rates from 6.25% to 6%, a second cut since February when rates were brought down after 5 years. The move is expected to lower home and auto loan EMIs, offering […]
ATM withdrawals to be costlier from May 1 with RBI approval
RBI Reserve Bank of India has approved hike in ATM interchange fees by Rs 2 for financial transactions and Re 1 for non-financial transactions and the revision will be effective from May 1, as per media source. The cash withdrawal fee will go up to Rs 19 from Rs 17 per transaction, and the balance check […]
Prachay Capital Limited Public Issue of Secured NCDs to open on 28 February 2025
Key Highlights: Issue Size: Base issue of ₹5,000 lakh, with a Green Shoe option to retain oversubscription up to ₹5,000 lakh, aggregating up to ₹10,000 lakh. Instrument: Listed, Rated, Secured, Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of face value ₹1,000 each. The Company has filed prospectus dated 17 February 2025(Prospectus) with Registrar of Companies Maharashtra at Pune […]
RBI retains repo rate at 6.5% and cuts CRR to 4%
December 6, 2024 Today RBI Reserve Bank of India has decided to retain the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, Governor Shaktikanta Das announced. For the 11th consecutive time the repo rate has remained unchanged at 6.5%. Meanwhile, the RBI cut the CRR cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points to 4%. This comes at a […]
PM Narendra Modi addresses RBI@90 opening ceremony
Releases commemorative coin to mark 90 years of RBI “RBI plays a pivotal role in advancing our nation’s growth trajectory” “RBI has witnessed both the pre and post-independence eras and has created an identity around the world based on its professionalism and commitment” “Today we have reached a point where the Indian banking system is […]
RBI’s monetary policy by Mr Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank
Mr Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank, on the monetary policy commented of the RBI policy, which was status quo as the central bank kept its policy rate and stance unchanged, as expected. However, the RBI seemed less hawkish on liquidity management compared to the previous policy which could be seen as a signal of […]
Rs 2,000 notes withdrawn from circulation as per RBI; notes must be exchanged before September 30, 2023
RBI Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation. However, the notes will continue as legal tender, the central bank said in a circular on Friday. The RBI has advised banks to stop issuing Rs 2,000 currency notes with immediate effect. In a circular, the central bank said that […]
RBI approves appointment of Kaizad Bharucha as Deputy Managing Director and Bhavesh Zaveri as Executive Director of HDFC Bank
Ahmedabad, April 20, 2023: The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Mr Kaizad Bharucha as the Deputy Managing Director and Mr Bhavesh Zaveri as Executive Director of HDFC Bank for a period of three years,with effect from April 19, 2023. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank will be […]
Supreme Court judgement likely on petitions challenging government’s decision to ban Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes of Nov 2016
Supreme Court is likely to give its judgement today on petitions challenging government’s decision of November 2016 to ban Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes. Rs 10 lakh crore wort h of money was wiped out of circulation overnight because of the move.Fifty-eight petitions were filed in the apex Court challenging the notes ban, […]