Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India on Monday injected Rs 50,000 crore into the banking system by purchasing government securities through an Open Market Operation (OMO), aiming to maintain comfortable liquidity conditions ahead of expected tax-related outflows.Under the operation, the central bank purchased several bonds with different maturity periods.These included 6.33 per cent government securities maturing in 2035 worth Rs 13,507 crore and 6.01 per cent bonds maturing in 2030 …
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New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee (MPC) is likely to keep policy rates unchanged in FY27 as consumer price index (CPI) inflation is expected to see an uptick, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Crisil Ratings said that CPI inflation will rise as the food inflation normalises, adding that the non‑food inflation should remain benign, helped by lower crude oil prices and continued benefits of goods and services tax cuts in the first half of…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a series of liquidity-enhancing measures that will pump in more than Rs 2 lakh crore into the banking system to ease liquidity pressure.The RBI said it will use a combination of open market bond purchases, a foreign exchange swap, and a variable rate repo operation to ease liquidity conditions in the financial system. The steps are being undertaken following a review of current liquidity and financial conditions.As part of…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan show that private sector credit has plunged by a staggering 79 per cent compared to the previous year, which means businesses have raised few or no loans to expand operations and create jobs, according to a report in Pakistan’s The News International.In the first half of the previous financial year, businesses borrowed Rs 1.87 trillion from banks, which came down to a mere Rs 395 billion in the current financial…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) After an exceptional year in which gold prices surged and the Pakistan Stock Exchange delivered near-record returns, investors are now entering 2026 with growing uncertainty. With interest rates expected to ease, taxes rising on savings, property markets losing momentum and equities no longer cheap, the easy gains of the past three years appear to be behind.For many Pakistanis, the challenge ahead is not how to make quick money, but how to protect hard-earned wealth in a …
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The government of India on Monday announced the sale (re-issue) of “6.48 per cent Government Security 2035” for a notified amount of Rs 32,000 crore through price-based auction using the multiple price method. The auction will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India’s Mumbai Office on January 2.The Government will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore against the security, according to a Finance Ministry statement.Up to 5 per cent…