Malhotra's appointment marks him as the first RBI governor since Duvvuri Subbarao to transition directly from the Finance Ministry
The one-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee may open near 84.88
As the head of India's central bank, Malhotra inherits the management of an economy beset with the dual challenge of rising prices and slowing growth
He talks of how the relationship between the central bank and the government has evolved, why putting business restrictions is the last resort for the regulator
While there is speculation about what Malhotra's first move will be amid slowing growth and elevated inflation, let's take a look at the rate actions of the previous four RBI governors
Outgoing RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das hoped that there would be a nationwide roll-out of Unified Lending Interface
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, who will demit office later today, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for their guidance and encouragement
Sanjay Malhotra takes charge as 26th RBI governor at a time when headline retail inflation has shot up to 6.2%
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Outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said he gave his best to the institution, and asserted that ties between Mint Road and the finance ministry were "the best" in his six-year stint. Speaking to reporters on the last day of his term, Das said the "perspectives" of the central bank and the finance ministry can be different on many issues and the phenomenon is seen the world over. "...in my tenure, I think we have been able to resolve all such issues through internal discussions," Das, the career bureaucrat-turned-central banker, said. "The relationship between the government, and the finance ministry in particular, and the Reserve Bank of India... I think they have been at their best. We had excellent cooperation, excellent coordination," Das added. Das, who had served as the secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and also worked closely on demonetisation in 2016, was appointed as the RBI Governor in 2018 following the sudden resignation of Urjit ...
Malhotra's appointment comes as economic growth has slowed and inflation has risen
Here's how leading brokerages have interpreted the development, and their expectations from Sanjay Malhotra as regards key rates and maintaining a balance between growth and inflation
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S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said the Indian economy is set for "resilient growth" in 2025 and projected inflation pressure to recede which will lead to "modest" easing of the monetary policy by the RBI. In its India outlook for 2025, S&P also retained India's growth forecast for current fiscal at 6.8 per cent, followed by 6.9 per cent growth in 2025-26. "The Indian economy is set for resilient growth in 2025 on the back of strong urban consumption, steady service sector growth and ongoing investment in infrastructure," Vishrut Rana, Economist at S&P Global Ratings, said. We expect the central bank to ease monetary policy modestly during 2025 as inflationary pressures recede, Rana said. Last week, RBI retained benchmark interest rates at 6.5 per cent to control inflation but cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to infuse liquidity into the system. India's economy grew 8.2 per cent in 2023-24. It said the GDP growth print for fiscal Q2 (June-September 2024) .
Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra on Tuesday said he will work to understand all perspectives and do what is best for the economy after he takes charge as the RBI Governor on December 11. Responding to reporters' queries outside the finance ministry, Malhotra said, "One has to understand the turf, all perspectives and do what's best for the economy." Malhotra, 56, who is currently the Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, was on Monday evening named by the government to succeed Shaktikanta Das as the governor of the central bank. A 1990-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Malhotra, has more than three decades of experience in public policy with expertise in areas like power, finance, and taxation. He takes guard at a time when the Indian economy is faced with the dual challenge of slowing growth rate and high inflation. While Das kept benchmark interest rates unchanged for almost two years in a bid to control inflation, the incoming governor is said to be a team play
Outgoing RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das reflects on six years at the helm as Sanjay Malhotra prepares to take over
With a new governor at the helm of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and a deputy governor retiring next month, the RBI's monetary policy committee (MPC) will have a new look
KV Kamath commends outgoing RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das for his leadership and expresses confidence in Sanjay Malhotra's capabilities as the new RBI Governor
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Allowing state notes to be turned into so-called strip bonds would give investors an extra spread of 30-to-40 basis points over comparable federal securities, one of the people said