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REITs, or real estate investment trusts, own and operate office parks, malls and warehouses in India. (Reuters)
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RBI set to allow banks to lend directly to REITs in real-estate boost| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India plans to allow banks to lend directly to the real estate investment trusts, or REITs, to unlock fresh funding for…

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)
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MPC keeps repo rate at 5.25% as India inflation stays benign| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India has maintained a status quo on its benchmark repo rate even as India’s inflation rate continues to remain below its…

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‘US tariff cut may lift GDP by 20-30 bps’, say economists

New Delhi: The Indian economy is poised to gain from lowered US tariffs, with economists estimating a 20-30 basis point boost to gross domestic product…

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A worker unloads sacks of onions from a truck, at a wholesale vegetable market in Jalandhar (PTI)
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India’s retail inflation rate rises to 1.33% but still below RBI tolerance band| Business News

India’s annual retail inflation quickened to 1.33% in December from 0.71% in November, as the decline in food prices moderated, government data showed on Monday….

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India set for real GDP growth of 7.5% as inflation stays cool: Axis Bank chief economist Neelkanth Mishra

Kolkata: India is likely to record a 7.5% real GDP growth in the next fiscal while the headline inflation will remain within the central bank’s…

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India’s GDP to grow 7.5% in FY27, inflation to remain benign, Axis Bank economist says

He projected the trend GDP growth at 7% while the real GDP growth to be above it, driven by structural and regulatory reforms, lower borrowing…

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RBI cuts policy rate by 25 bps

Mumbai: A ‘Goldilocks’ economy of record low inflation and multi-quarter strong economic growth overshadowed a sharply depreciating currency for the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI)…

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Despite the RBI's clear direction, banks and lending institutions often delay or partially pass on the benefits of rate cuts to home loan borrowers. (Representational photo) (Pixabay)
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RBI repo rate cut puts the common man at the crossroads — loan relief but savings squeeze| Business News

In a move poised to stimulate growth in the Indian economy, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committe has reduced the benchmark repo rate…

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A man walks past a logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Rupee inside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. (Reuters)
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RBI revises inflation forecast lower, GDP growth forecast higher| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India expects softer inflation and faster economic growth in the Indian economy, even as the rupee remains under pressure in the…

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After keeping the repo rate unchanged in the past two monetary policy meetings, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra had opened the door to repo rate cuts last month. (Reuters)
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RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25% amid rupee slump| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India has cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, even as the monetary policy committee tries to balance…

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