RBI hikes debt cap for dollars
In a bid to arrest the rupee slide and attract more capital inflows, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday relaxed the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms, increased the overall cap of forei
Govt may cut spend, raise NRI deposit rates to boost economy
Interest rate hike for NRI deposits, bond issue for overseas investors to improve capital inflows in the wake of rout of the rupee and slashing wasteful spending may be among the steps to be announced
Industry asks RBI to cut interest rates, boost investments
Industry on Sunday asked RBI to go in for a bold move and cut interest rates at least by 50 basis points (bps), besides releasing more funds in the banking system to arrest slowdown in economic growth
Padmanabhaswamy temple-model security for RBI
The regional office of the Reserve Bank of India at Kochi could soon be provided a five layer security cover like the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram in view of the increasing risk to its
Weak April IIP data piles pressure on policymakers
India's industrial output growth flatlined in April, piling pressure on policymakers to cut rates and revive the economic fortunes of the BRIC nation that Standard & Poor's warned could be downgraded
Scammers take clue from RBI directive
Scammers seem to be adapting to changes fast, as a spam e-mail offering unclaimed funds in Indian banks has been landing in the in-boxes of scores of email users these days.
The RBI recently directed
New security system at RBI
In a bid to beef up the security in the regional office of Reserve Bank of India in the city, bank authorities are set to install crash rated boom barrier system which will help the security officials
RBI taking steps to check rupee slide: Pranab
Attributing the slide in rupee value to various domestic and global factors, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the Reserve Bank was taking steps to arrest the currency's depreciation.
RBI considering all options to check rupee slide
As rupee continued its downward slide, RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn on Friday said all options are considered to check its fall.
The steps taken by RBI ‘has so far contributed to stability and c
RBI likely sold up to $500mn to defend rupee
The RBI is estimated to have sold $400-$500 million worth in spot, though possibly some of that was also in forward markets, dealers say.
The USD/INR rebounds to 53.88/89 to the dollar, after being p