Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
RBI’s Chakrabarty suggests more active role for deposit insurers
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor KC Chakrabarty says more active role for deposit insurance systems will better protect stakeholders
Subbarao emphasises need for broader resolution regimes
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao calls for resolution regimes to include non-bank financial institutions
India faces ‘significant’ inflation challenge
Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments review outlines action taken in recent months and describes challenge of bringing down inflation to an acceptable level on a sustainable basis as “significant”
India adds two more members to board of directors
YH Malegam and MV Rajeev Gowda appointed as directors; announcement follows the seven new members added last month
RBI paper denies large gold purchase drove up market prices
Reserve Bank of India study says 200-tonne purchase of gold from IMF did not have sizable impact on gold price trend
RBI paper measures optimum inflation threshold
Reserve Bank of India study makes case for adoption of lower inflation target than current threshold level
RBI’s revised securitisation guidelines could ‘kill’ Indian market
Latest Reserve Bank of India revised draft guidelines for securitised transactions draw criticism; one lawyer says the rules would "nearly kill" securitisation in the country
RBI’s Khan favours balanced policy orientation to EME capital inflows
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Harun Rashid Khan says a variety of policy tools are needed to manage capital inflows in emerging markets
Forward guidance not always a positive sum game: Subbarao
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao identifies challenges in using monetary policy statements to offer guidance on future policy
Indian government overhauls RBI central board of directors
Seven new directors replace retirees from Reserve Bank of India’s central board of directors; all will serve four-year terms
Financial literacy key to stability: RBI’s Chakrabarty
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor KC Chakrabarty says improving financial literacy is necessary to minimise financial stability risks
Step-up in rate hikes was warranted: RBI’s Mohanty
Reserve Bank of India executive director Deepak Mohanty says tighter monetary policy eased inflationary pressures
RBI profits fall on low return from foreign assets
Reserve Bank of India reports a 20% decline in profits over the 12 months to June due to declines in income on foreign assets and higher expenditure costs
RBI’s Subbarao on scaling up corporate governance in emerging markets
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says banks’ special role as financial intermediaries requires special corporate governance rules
RBI advisory committee split over rate hike
Minutes of Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Advisory Committee shows divisions over central bank’s decision to raise interest rates
RBI’s Mohanty on success of new monetary policy framework
Reserve Bank of India executive director Deepak Mohanty offers positive feedback on central bank’s new operating framework
Reserve Bank of India's Rajagopalan dies
Shashi Rekha Rajagopalan, a member of the central board of directors of the Reserve Bank of India, passes away; Reserve Bank governor pays respects
RBI paper says gold is misclassified in capital formation
A Reserve Bank of India study says valuables such as gold are misclassified in the gross capital formation as store value
RBI paper reviews financial inclusion policies in India
Reserve Bank of India case study on West Bengal region shows financial inclusion programmes are having limited success
Online banking poses challenges: RBI’s Padmanabhan
New executive director responsible for the IT, payment and settlement systems and foreign exchange department discusses challenges of online and telephone banking
Hawkish RBI in ‘surprise’ rate hike
Reserve Bank of India shocks markets with 50-basis point rate hike in a bid to curb rising inflationary pressures; further rate hikes expected this year
RBI's Gokarn on new financial stability empahsis
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says financial stability can be jeopardised in environment of price and macroeconomic stability
RBI asked to regulate entire microfinance sector
Reserve Bank of India to receive powers to regulate entire microfinance sector under proposed bill
New deputy governor at RBI
Former Reserve Bank of India executive director Harun Rashid Khan assumes new role as deputy governor