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What’s key to India’s forex defence? Patra suggests it’s $1 trillion buffer

India needs a foreign exchange reserve buffer of at least $1 trillion to ensure it has enough firepower to intervene in currency markets, according to…

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RBI seeks banks’ views on AI-based facial recognition tools at ATMs, branches to curb fraud

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought inputs from banks on implementation of facial recognition or other artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems at…

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Retail inflation climbs to 3.21% in February

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation rose 3.21% year-on-year in February from 2.74% in January, largely due to a low base effect and higher food prices, official…

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Middle East conflict poses near-term challenges to Indian economy: RBI MPC member

Conflict in the Middle East poses some immediate-term challenges for the Indian economy but is unlikely to dent long-term economic growth momentum, an external member…

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India’s strong core can extend goldilocks ride: RBI’s Sanjay Malhotra

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra said corporates, banks, central and state governments and the private sector are in robust shape, evidence that…

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Stability, reforms aid India’s rise: Former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

New Delhi: India’s evolution into a “credible” economic power is rooted in macroeconomic stability, institutional reforms and stronger balance sheets across banks and corporates, former…

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We expect policy rate to be at current level or lower for a long time: Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, RBI

Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra told Sangita Mehta and Sruthijith KK in an interview that India’s Goldilocks phase can be sustained as macroeconomic…

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India’s forex reserves drop by $2.11 bn to $723.608 bn for week ending Feb 20

India’s foreign exchange reserves dropped by $$2.11 billion to reach $723.608 billion in the week ending February 20, latest data released by the Reserve Bank…

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New CPI series shows January inflation at 2.75%| Business News

India’s inflation series is now 12 years up-to-date. The National Statistics Office (NSO) released the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series on Thursday with base…

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From roti to OTT: New inflation math tells story of new India

The January Consumer Price Index (CPI) print marked more than just a new inflation number. At 2.75%, inflation returned to the Reserve Bank of India’s…

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