Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

Cut in Key Policy Rates by RBI

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... Cut in Key Policy Rates by RBI
News and Press Release
Dated:- 13-12-2013

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate by 150 basis points from 10.25 per cent to 8.75 per cent during September 20, 2013 to October 29, 2013 and increased the repo rate by 50 basis points from 7.25 per cent to 7.75 per cent during the same period. The policy initiative .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... s announced by RBI are aimed at supporting growth for the development of the economy and anchoring inflationary expectations. RBI has taken the following measures to improve liquidity conditions in the market: i) reduction in the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate from 10.25 per cent to 8.75 per cent; ii) reduction in the minimum daily Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) balance maintained by the banks .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... to 95 per cent of the requirement from 99 per cent; iii) introduction of weekly variable rate term repos of 7-day and 14-day tenors for an amount equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the Net Demand and Time Liability (NDTL) of the banking system; and iv) open market purchase auctions since August 2013, thereby injecting primary liquidity of Rs. 285.9 billion into the banking system. The RBI has also .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... provided refinance facility of Rs. 5,000 crore to Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to ease liquidity stress faced by medium, micro and small enterprises. This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
News - Press release - PIB .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates