bank boards

RBI frees bank boards from the compliance treadmill

RBI’s bank board rules cut routine work but leave directors answerable for strategy, technology and risk. #RBI #board Read more »
rupee, RBI intervention

Rupee weakness is not RBI’s biggest currency risk

RBI intervention can prevent panic, but an over-managed rupee distorts hedging, reserves use and exchange-rate signals. #RBI #rupee Read more »
RBI IFR rule change

RBI IFR rule change favours PSBs, mid-cap banks

RBI IFR rules rollback frees internal bank buffers, with PSBs and select mid-cap private banks gaining more than large private lenders. #RBI Read more »
RBI Financial Stability Report

RBI Financial Stability Report flags small loans risk

RBI Financial Stability Report shows clean bank books, but household debt, micro firms and costlier deposits need closer watching. #RBI Read more »
central bank independence

Why central bank independence still protects the value of money

Central bank independence is tested when governments want low rates despite deficits, tariffs, oil shocks, and inflation. #centralbank Read more »
Fuel price

RBI monetary policy faces West Asia oil shock test

West Asia tensions have turned oil prices into a test of credibility for RBI monetary policy and its inflation-targeting framework. Read more »
disclosure norms RBI,

RBI disclosure norms seek sharper view of bank risks

RBI’s proposed Pillar 3 disclosure norms call for sharper, standardised disclosures on capital, liquidity and risk across banks. #RBI #Banking Read more »
rupee depreciation

Rupee depreciation: Why RBI cannot reverse the fall

Oil prices, capital outflows and trade deficits are driving rupee depreciation against the dollar beyond RBI’s control. #rupee #RBI #forex Read more »
rupee, RBI

RBI curbs test the rupee internationalisation push

RBI’s foreign exchange curbs stabilise the rupee, but raise questions on market openness and long-term policy credibility. #RBI #rupee Read more »
RBI misselling rules

RBI misselling rules may reshape retail finance conduct

RBI misselling rules shift the burden from customer signatures to seller responsibility in India’s fast-growing retail finance market. #RBI Read more »