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RBI lifts business curbs imposed on American Express Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the business restrictions imposed on American Express Banking Corp due to the satisfactory compliance demonstrated by the entity to RBI rules, the central bank said in a release.

Aug 25, 2022

Overseas business: Govt simplifies overseas investment rules to ensure ease of doing business

The government has simplified the overseas investment rules with the aim of enhancing the 'ease of doing business' sentiment.

Aug 23, 2022

LIC Housing Finance hikes prime lending rate by 50 bps [details inside]

The RBI's decision to hike the repo rate by 50 basis points on 5th August was well measured and abreast with the global economic trend.

Aug 22, 2022

No service charge on UPI transactions, clarifies Centre [Details]

The Union Finance Ministry has clarified that no service charge would be levied on UPI transactions.

Aug 22, 2022

RBI Gold bonds: Second Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme series to open on August 22

The government has announced that the second series of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme for the current fiscal will open for subscription on August 22, and the issue price is Rs 5,197 per gram.

Aug 20, 2022

Most banks hike deposit rates ahead of festive season

Most banks are increasing their deposit rates for boosting deposit to support rising credit off-take as liquidity in the banking system has narrowed.

Aug 17, 2022

Forex: India's forex reserves rises after 4 weeks of fall

India's forex reserves rose around $2.4 billion during the week ending July 29 after falling for the four consecutive weeks. The rise was seen on back of positive inflows by the foreign investors in the Indian equity market.

Aug 6, 2022

Economy: Bank of Baroda to raise Rs 1,000 cr via infrastructure & affordable housing bonds

Bank of Baroda, the second largest state-owned bank, is planning to raise Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of infrastructure and affordable housing bonds on August 12, a source close to the development told IANS.

Aug 6, 2022

Economy: Benchmark bond yield rises 9 basis bps after RBI hikes repo rate

The yield on benchmark government bond yields rose sharply by 9 basis points in the morning trade after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced an increase of the repo rate by 50 basis points.

Aug 5, 2022

Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Ecomony: RBI ups policy rate to 5.40% to contain inflation

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced the rise of policy rate or repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.4 per cent.

Aug 5, 2022

Indian Rupee depreciates further: 1 US dollar equals 80 rupees

As predicted earlier, the Indian rupee on Tuesday crossed Rs 80 for a US dollar. The fall in rupee's value is owing to multiple factors like Russia-Ukraine war, outflow of foreign institutional investors and others, said experts.

Jul 19, 2022

RBI, Bank Indonesia to cooperate against money laundering, terror financing

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said it has signed an MoU with Bank Indonesia (BI) to improve mutual cooperation between the two central banks.

Jul 16, 2022

RBI fines Ola Financial Services over Rs 1.67 crore for non-compliance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday fined Ola Financial Services Private Ltd over Rs 1.67 crore for non-compliance of regulations.

Jul 12, 2022

RBI to allow Rupee payment for exports, imports; Announces new framework

The RBI said prior approval is a must and the measure promotes growth of global trade with emphasis on exports from India

Jul 12, 2022

Razorpay gets RBI approval for Payment Aggregator license

The central bank issued a payment aggregator framework in March 2020, stating that payment gateways will be mandated to have a license in order to acquire merchants and provide them with digital payments acceptance solutions.

Jul 11, 2022

RBI projects inflation to ease in second half of FY23

Inflation was expected to moderate significantly to the target rate of four per cent by third quarter of FY23, with a projected average inflation rate of 4.5 per cent for 2022-23, said RBI Governor.

Jul 11, 2022

Foreign Exchange: RBI relaxes regulations to boost forex inflows

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced a series of measures to boost foreign exchange inflows.

Jul 6, 2022

Odisha EOW asks Google to remove 45 'illegal' loan apps from Play Store

1 in 2 Indians victims of extortion, data misuse due to instant loan apps, reveals survey

A new report by community social media platform LocalCircles released on Tuesday showed that over 54 per cent of citizens surveyed experienced extortion or data misuse during the collection process from instant loan apps

Jul 6, 2022

Large borrowers' loan accounts and bad loans decline: RBI's Financial Stability Report

The share of large borrowers for scheduled commercial banks (SCB) has declined in the recent times while their share in the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) also went down, said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Jul 2, 2022

RBI hits hard on Bitcoin, DeFi, crypto trading platforms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slammed unbacked crypto assets (such as Bitcoin), stablecoins and decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto asset trading platforms, underscoring the need for regulatory guardrails to ensure financial stability and consumer and investor protection.