News for '-reserve-bank-india'

RBI action may weigh on growth, increase costs for Bank of Baroda

RBI action may weigh on growth, increase costs for Bank of Baroda

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

The Reserve Bank India's (RBI's) decision to ban the onboarding of new accounts on the "bob World" mobile digital platform led to a selloff in the Bank of Baroda (BoB) stock. The stock of the public sector bank dropped by around 3 per cent. The central bank cited "material supervisory concerns"; news reports claimed mobile numbers were randomly linked to accounts to purportedly inflate registrations on bob World.

Will ED Raids Derail BYJU's Funding Plans?

Will ED Raids Derail BYJU's Funding Plans?

Rediff.com11 May 2023

'Which fund manager in the world will put money into a company that hasn't filed its annual account?'

Govt to issue sovereign gold bonds with tenure of 8 years

Govt to issue sovereign gold bonds with tenure of 8 years

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

The government will issue Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) in six tranches beginning April 20, the Reserve Bank of India said on Monday. The bonds will be denominated in multiples of gram(s) of gold with a basic unit of 1 gram and the tenure of the SGB will be eight years with exit option after fifth year to be exercised on the interest payment dates.

Why banks are hesitant to lend more to real estate sector

Why banks are hesitant to lend more to real estate sector

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

Owing to the risk perception attached with the segment by banks, the residential realty segment has been increasingly relying on non-banking financial companies and housing finance companies to raise debt financing, reports Abhijit Lele.

Rate cut may not spur corporate capex

Rate cut may not spur corporate capex

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

Historically, there has been no correlation between growth in bank credit to industry and lower benchmark interest rate

Lack of good economists impacting policy making: Rajan

Lack of good economists impacting policy making: Rajan

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

Flagging the issue of lack of enough economists in the country, Reserve Bank India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has said the inability to get quality talent may be hurting policy making.

Kolkata banks welcome RBI move over ATMs

Kolkata banks welcome RBI move over ATMs

Rediff.com27 Dec 2007

Large banks across the country might be crying foul on the recent suggestion of the Reserve Bank India (RBI) to do away with the charge on inter-bank ATM usage, but the Kolkata-based banks have largely welcomed the move.

Earn interest on idle gold, Modi to launch schemes on Nov 5

Earn interest on idle gold, Modi to launch schemes on Nov 5

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

Gold deposited by households to gold savings accounts will be used for auctioning, replenishment of RBI's gold reserves.

Japan's legal claim threatens Tata assets in UK: Report

Japan's legal claim threatens Tata assets in UK: Report

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

The London Commercial court has granted Tata Sons a period of 23 days, starting July 27th 2016, to apply to set aside the exparte order

Note ban objective was to squeeze out cash: Jaitley

Note ban objective was to squeeze out cash: Jaitley

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Jaitley said note ban has compelled people to deposit money into bank accounts.

Goldman downgrades Indian stocks on growth concerns

Goldman downgrades Indian stocks on growth concerns

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating on Indian stocks to 'underweight'.

Microfinance industry coming back to life

Microfinance industry coming back to life

Rediff.com9 Feb 2014

New players show up after 3 years; northern states take lead in loan growth.

What govt must ideally do to revive sentiment on Dalal Street

What govt must ideally do to revive sentiment on Dalal Street

Rediff.com7 May 2015

Markets have gone into a tailspin, the Modi govt must revive investment sentiment.

The mystery behind the Rs 3 lakh crore deposits in 15 days

The mystery behind the Rs 3 lakh crore deposits in 15 days

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.

Mr PM, the Bangladeshi taka is doing better than the rupee!

Mr PM, the Bangladeshi taka is doing better than the rupee!

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our 'economist prime minister',' says TVR Shenoy.