In a similar move, The RBI had given the HDFC Bank the permission to increase its take in HDFC Life Insurance and HDFC Ergo General Insurance beyond 50 per cent
Das said that India's GDP growth rate in FY23 may come out to be more than earlier predictions of 7%
Legacy shadow banks continue to do business without a self-regulatory body. This is far from ideal
Government monitoring developments in the West closely, says one official
In FY23, IDFC First bucked the industry trend of a decline in CASA share in total deposits
The RBI has instructed banks to limit their unsecured loan portfolios to the levels seen in FY23, a CEO of a private bank said
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India's financial system remains "completely" insulated from the recent developments in the US and Switzerland, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, asserting that the country's banking system is resilient, stable and healthy. The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told a press conference here on Thursday that at the global level, the recent developments in the banking system in the US and in Switzerland, have once again, brought into focus the importance of financial stability and banking sector stability. He was here for the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Find and the World Bank along with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Responding to a question on the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, he said the developments related to failures of banks in the US and also in Switzerland have naturally renewed a lot of interest. "So far as India is concerned, the Indian banking system, the Indian financial system, remains completely insulated from the ..
Central bank executive was regional director of Bhopal office, holds bachelor's degree in civil engineering
Says banks have a role to play by making finance available to incentivise sustainable initiatives
RBI's regulatory philosophy is to issue guidelines and create a process of grievance redress
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