Month: August 2026

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RBI holds policy rates while raising growth forecast; cuts inflation projections

The central bank Wednesday unanimously decided to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25% for the fourth consecutive review and retained a neutral stance,…

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OfBusiness IPO plans: SoftBank-backed OfBusiness is said to explore reviving IPO
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OfBusiness IPO plans: SoftBank-backed OfBusiness is said to explore reviving IPO

OFB Tech Pvt, the operator of technology supply chain and financing platform OfBusiness, is considering reviving plans for an initial public offering that could raise…

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RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Central bank flags a threat for Indian agriculture warming up in the Pacific

Even as the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday trimmed its inflation forecast, it flagged El Niño-driven risks to agriculture and…

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RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Crude oil volatility remains key inflation risk

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday warned that volatile global crude oil prices remain a key risk to inflation, saying geopolitical tensions have…

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Why RBI MPC left repo rates unchanged for fourth consecutive time in August policy

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday chose caution over action, extending its pause on interest rates for a fourth consecutive policy meeting as…

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India’s July services sector growth slides to over four-year low as demand wilts: PMI

Bengaluru: Growth in India’s dominant services sector slumped ​to its weakest ​pace in over four years in July as ​demand was weighed down by fierce…

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Emcure Pharma Q1 profit jumps 36%, revenue rises 23%; appoints Samit Mehta as COO “We have begun FY27, the second year of our five-year plan—on…

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RBI MPC meeting August 2026 highlights: Repo rate decision, inflation outlook & GDP forecast; key takeaways from Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s speech

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent…

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Timeline: How RBI’s repo rate has changed since June 2000

The Reserve Bank of India left interest rates unchanged on Friday, meeting market expectations, as ‌it ⁠awaits ⁠data to judge if higher oil prices are…

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RBI GDP growth forecast 2026
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RBI GDP Growth 2026-27: Malhotra & Co lift FY27 GDP forecast to 6.7% from 6.6% on growth resilience

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised its FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.7% from 6.6%, citing resilient domestic economic activity and a better-than-expected…

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