Following are the highlights of the
RBI's sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement:
* Repo rate unchanged at 6.75 pc;
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* Cash reserve ratio or CRR unchanged at 4 pc;
* Marginal standing facility rate and Bank Rate at 7.75 pc;
* Policy to remain accommodative if fiscal side helps;
* Reforms in Budget to create space for rate cut;
* Expects FY17 inflation at around 5 pc;
* Indian economy is being viewed as a beacon of stability;
* Pegs FY16 growth at 7.4 pc; FY17's at 7.6 pc;
* RBI to create a special ecosystem for startup funding;
* Prospects for the rabi harvest are improving slowly;
* First bi-monthly monetary policy for 2016-17 on April 5.