The Reserve Bank has lifted its ban on the 'sanction and disbursal of loans' by Asirvad Micro Finance and DMI Finance Pvt Ltd, in a big relief to the two microfinance companies, according to an RBI circular issued on Wednesday.
India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent in the financial year 2024-25 down from 8.2 per cent growth recorded in 2023-24, according to the first advance estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday.
A total of 98.12% of the Rs 2,000 bank notes in circulation as on May 19, 2023, have been returned at the close of business on December 31, 2024.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday directed all banks to put in place a facility to enable a remitter to verify the beneficiary bank account name before initiating a transaction using the RTGS or NEFT system.
The Indian economy and the domestic financial system are underpinned by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, healthy balance sheets of banks and non-banks with returns on assets at decadal highs, according to the RBI financial stability report released on Monday.
The RBI, the extended arm of the government, which licenses the banks, has full responsibility to ensure full protection to bank deposits. The government therefore needs to regulate fully and protect all deposits in all banks because the deposits belong to the depositing public no matter whether the bank is privately owned, governmentowned, or a cooperative
India's current account deficit narrowed sharply in the January-March 2023 quarter, RBI data showed on Tuesday, attributable to a moderation in the trade deficit and robust services exports.
Scams are a product of greed and immorality. However, abuse of the financial system has been made possible because of the system's weaknesses. In an age which heralds technology as the silver bullet, we should not overlook the most critical source of competitive advantage - the people. Compliance and controls are dependent on the people running it. The most agile auditors will struggle to stop managers determined to hide their dirty laundry from view
Swaminathan Janakiraman, Managing Director at State Bank of India, has been appointed Deputy Governor (DG) of the Reserve Bank of India.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that the Adjudicating Authority has issued showcause notices to Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited, its officials and three banks under the relevant provision of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) on the basis of a complaint filed by the probe agency in connection with illegal remittances made by the company to the tune of Rs 5,551.27 crore.
