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RBI MPC 2025: Rupee firms as forex reserves rise to $686 billion
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RBI MPC 2025: Rupee firms as forex reserves rise to $686 billion

India’s foreign exchange reserves climbed to $686 billion as of November 28, providing 11 months of import cover, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday…

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RBI Inflation FY2025-26: MPC slashes inflation aim by 60 bps to 2% as food prices ease

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday said inflationary pressures have continued to ease, aided by recent GST rate cuts, a…

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RBI GDP Growth 2025: Central bank raises FY26 growth forecast to 7.3%

The Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday revised India’s GDP forecast for FY2025-26 upwards to 7.3%, compared with the earlier…

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RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%, maintains neutral stance; revises GDP, inflation forecast for FY26

The RBI-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday concluded its three-day meeting and unanimously decided to cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points…

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RBI MPC Meeting: Key takeaways from RBI’s latest policy

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, ending its two-meeting pause and extending the monetary…

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RBI MPC meet highlights: From India’s ‘goldilocks moment’ to rate cut, here’s what RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said today

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday described the current macro-economic environment as a “rare Goldilocks moment for India”, with inflation at a benign 2.2% and…

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India, Oman hold 14th Strategic Consultative Group meeting

The 14th round of India-Oman Strategic Consultative Group (IOSCG) meeting was held in Muscat, Oman, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. The meeting…

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Formulations driving drug export growth: Pharmexcil chairman Namit Joshi

India’s pharmaceutical exports are poised to scale a new high of $32 billion despite sluggish growth in the US market and intense global scrutiny over…

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Health & national security cess only on demerit goods like pan masala, not essentials, says Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said the proposed health and national security cess will be levied only on demerit goods such as pan…

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Sberbank plans to go big in India, move rupee surplus into G-Secs

NEW DELHI: Russia’s Sberbank plans to step up its India presence, eyeing retail expansion in 10 cities and a new data centre to support its…

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